The Burning Girl 

Alice Deering is a shy teenage girl who is trying to fit into a new community, make new friends and coexist with her abusive aunt and insensitive father, who insists she's a pyromaniac ... See full summary »

Director:

John Newland

Writers:

Merwin Gerard (creator), Lawrence B. Marcus (executive writer) (as Larry Marcus)

Stars:

Olive Deering, Luana Anders, Edward Platt

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Olive Deering	...	Aunt Mildred Denning
Luana Anders	...	Alice Denning
Edward Platt	...	Will Denning
Sandra Knight	...	Patty Leland
Geraldine Wall	...	Mrs. Leland
Al Hopson	...	Chief Keating (as Alfred Hopson)
Hampton Fancher	...	Tim Plunkett
Peter Walker	...	Dr. Wimmer
Phil Arnold	...	Purdy
John Newland	...	Self - Host

Storyline

Alice Deering is a shy teenage girl who is trying to fit into a new community, make new friends and coexist with her abusive aunt and insensitive father, who insists she's a pyromaniac despite her pleas of innocence. Things are certain to get hot sooner than later.

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Plot Keywords:

abusive aunt | pyrokinesis | firestarter | costume party | spontaneous combustion | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

Archival footage of firemen responding to a fire accompanies John Newland's narration. The fire is supposed to have happened in 1921, but the automobiles and clothing shown in the footage are from a later date.

User Reviews

The sixty sense....a mind power is still unknown by the science !!

I love this series, one the best that ever had, the first season has a countless mysterious short tales, The Burning Girl was one of them, Alice seems a normal teenager girl, but when she stays upset start burn something around, all reasons converge for an auntie who lives with his father, a jealous old and unmarried women, a bitter who quite often was drunk, she hates Alice, now to explain such power, in several parts of the world something alike this really happened, many people had the same and unexplained power, they had, a sort of sixty sense, a powerful mind demand an action in such pressure, the science have been trying explain this real events, without any conclusion yet, the mind power still unknown for the scientist, the studies continues and probable in near future they will get the answer, it have been happening for so many thousand years ago!!

Resume:

First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1959 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1