Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)

Anthology series featuring both classic and modern sci-fi themes.

Stars:

Leslie Nielsen, Cameron Prud'Homme, Theo Goetz

Cast

Series cast summary:
Leslie Nielsen	...	Farragut (6 episodes, 1952-1953)
Cameron Prud'Homme	...	Borden (4 episodes, 1951-1953)
Theo Goetz	...	Doctor Jarvis (4 episodes, 1951-1952)
Olive Deering	...	Ginny Walker (4 episodes, 1951-1953)
Edith Fellows		(4 episodes, 1951-1953)
Walter Abel		(4 episodes, 1951-1952)
Nancy Coleman	...	Jean (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Don Hanmer	...	Henry Judson (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Edgar Stehli	...	Burroughs (3 episodes, 1951-1952)
Barbara Joyce	...	Dr. Maroff (3 episodes, 1951-1952)
Thomas Mitchell	...	Captain Nemo (3 episodes, 1951-1952)
Lon McCallister	...	Gordon Kent (3 episodes, 1951)
Brian Keith	...	Peters (3 episodes, 1952)
Roger De Koven	...	Narrator (3 episodes, 1952)

Storyline

Anthology series featuring both classic and modern sci-fi themes.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | live broadcast

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 1951 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

George F. Foley

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (84 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For a production of "Frankenstein" Lon Chaney Jr. played the creature. Due to his heavy drinking, he thought that the actual performance was just another rehearsal. Instead of actually smashing the props on the set, he simply went through the motions as he did for the rehearsals.

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Soundtracks

Ballet music from "Romeo and Juliet"
Prokofiev

User Reviews

Check out the Frankenstein episode!

Here's a bit of trivia for anyone who's a fan of Universal monsters or Lon Chaney:

Lon Chaney starred in this TV show's rendition of the horror classic, and it was filmed live. Unfortunately, when Lon Chaney got dressed up in the Frankenstein Monster makeup (looking similar to Robert DeNiro's incarnation, by the way) and began performing the role live before millions of watchers, he didn't realize that it was the actual performance. He was dog-drunk and was sure that this was only a rehersal. Therefore, instead of smashing chairs and tables, he merely picked them up, pretended to throw them, and then put them back down on the ground....to be smashed for the actual performance. As a result, the episode didn't make a lot of sense, but it sure was fun on a camp-level.

Just figured someone might enjoy this bit of information.