Tales of Tomorrow (1951)

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others featuring such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, Leslie Nielsen, and Paul Newman. The series had many similarities to the later Twilight Zone which also covered one of the same stories, "What You Need". In total it ran for eighty-five 30-minute episodes.

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Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
as as Harold 'Harry' Mason
Brian Keith
Brian Keith
as
Walter Abel
Walter Abel
as
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
as
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey
as
Olive Deering
Olive Deering
as as Ginny Walker
Nancy Coleman
Nancy Coleman
as
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony
as as Dr. Arthur Fulbright
Una O'Connor
Una O'Connor
as
Paul Tripp
Paul Tripp
as
Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot
as
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
as
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten
as
Gene Raymond
Gene Raymond
as
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton
as Dr. John Borrow
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
as
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
as
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
as
Bethel Leslie
Bethel Leslie
as
Victor Jory
Victor Jory
as
Vaughn Taylor
Vaughn Taylor
as Crazy John
Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott
as
Ernest Graves
Ernest Graves
as
Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman
as
John McQuade
John McQuade
as
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
as
Ed Peck
Ed Peck
as
Harry Townes
Harry Townes
as
Phillip Pine
Phillip Pine
as
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
as
John Newland
John Newland
as
Peggy Allenby
Peggy Allenby
as
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
as
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
as
Lola Albright
Lola Albright
as
Mort Abrahams
Mort Abrahams
as
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
as
Michael Mann
Michael Mann
as
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
as
Tom Drake
Tom Drake
as
Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn
as
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin
as
Martin Agronsky
Martin Agronsky
as
Rebecca Welles
Rebecca Welles
as
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
as
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
as
Doro Merande
Doro Merande
as
Robin Morgan
Robin Morgan
as
Ethel Remey
Ethel Remey
as
Nina Foch
Nina Foch
as
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
as
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
as
Jack Carter
Jack Carter
as Vic Russo
James Dean
James Dean
as
Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk
as
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
as
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
as
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour
as
Paul Ford
Paul Ford
as
Heywood Hale Broun
Heywood Hale Broun
as
Anthony Ross
Anthony Ross
as
William Eythe
William Eythe
as
Esther Ralston
Esther Ralston
as
Nita Talbot
Nita Talbot
as
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
as
Robert Alda
Robert Alda
as
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
as
Peter von Zerneck
Peter von Zerneck
as
Gaby Rodgers
Gaby Rodgers
as
Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke
as
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
as
Jim Boles
Jim Boles
as
Jean Alexander
Jean Alexander
as
Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell
as
Lex Barker
Lex Barker
as
Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick
as
Salem Ludwig
Salem Ludwig
as
William Prince
William Prince
as
Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake
as
Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick
as
Vinton Hayworth
Vinton Hayworth
as
Robert Webber
Robert Webber
as
Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood
as
Robert Allen
Robert Allen
as
Parker Fennelly
Parker Fennelly
as
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
as
Don Medford
Don Medford
as
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
as
Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley
as
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.
as
Lilia Skala
Lilia Skala
as
Harry Landers
Harry Landers
as
Robert H. Harris
Robert H. Harris
as
Liam Sullivan
Liam Sullivan
as
Richard Derr
Richard Derr
as
Mel Ruick
Mel Ruick
as
Peter Capell
Peter Capell
as
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
as
Frank Marth
Frank Marth
as
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
as Sgt. Wilson
John Conte
John Conte
as
Edmon Ryan
Edmon Ryan
as
Eva Gabor
Eva Gabor
as
Virginia Gilmore
Virginia Gilmore
as
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
as
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
as
Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane
as
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
as
Bert Lytell
Bert Lytell
as
Meg Mundy
Meg Mundy
as
Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
as
Connie Clausen
Connie Clausen
as
James Doohan
James Doohan
as
Calvin Thomas
Calvin Thomas
as
Edwin Jerome
Edwin Jerome
as Dr. Foyle (as Ed Jerome)
Joseph Holland
Joseph Holland
as Dr. Xenon
Constance Towers
Constance Towers
as Martha
Philip Faversham
Philip Faversham
as Jeffrey Stackpole (as Phil Faversham)
Vicki Cummings
Vicki Cummings
as Angie Fulbright
Florence Anglin
Florence Anglin
as Mrs. Calucci
John Shellie
John Shellie
as Pawnbroker
Virginia Vincent
Virginia Vincent
as Carlotta / Regina
Maurice Manson
Maurice Manson
as Saucer Man
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Verdict from space

  • 1x2

    Blunder

  • 1x3

    A child is crying

  • 1x4

    The woman at land's end

  • 1x5

    The last man on earth

  • 1x6

    Errand boy

  • 1x7

    The monsters

  • 1x8

    The dark angel

  • 1x9

    The crystal egg

  • 1x10

    Test flight

  • 1x11

    The search for the flying saucer

  • 1x12

    Enemy unknown

  • 1x13

    Sneak attack

  • 1x14

    The invader

  • 1x15

    The dune roller

  • 1x16

    Frankenstein

  • 1x17

    20,000 leagues under the sea: the chase (1)

  • 1x18

    20,000 leagues under the sea: the escape (2)

  • 1x19

    What you need

  • 1x20

    Age of peril

  • 1x21

    Memento

  • 1x22

    The children's room

  • 1x23

    Bound together

  • 1x24

    The diamond lens

  • 1x25

    The fisherman's wife (aka: fountain of youth)

  • 1x26

    Flight overdue

  • 1x27

    And a little child

  • 1x28

    Sleep no more

  • 1x29

    Time to go

  • 1x30

    Plague from space

  • 1x31

    Red dust

  • 1x32

    The golden ingot

  • 1x33

    Black planet

  • 1x34

    World of water

  • 1x35

    Little black bag

  • 1x36

    The exile

  • 1x37

    All the time in the world

  • 1x38

    The miraculous serum

  • 1x39

    Appointment on mars

  • 1x40

    The duplicates

  • 1x41

    Ahead of his time

  • 1x42

    Sudden darkness

  • 1x43

    Ice from space

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    A bird in hand

  • 2x2

    Thanks

  • 2x3

    The seeing eye surgeon

  • 2x4

    The cocoon

  • 2x5

    The chase

  • 2x6

    Youth on tap (aka: young blood)

  • 2x7

    Substance x

  • 2x8

    The horn

  • 2x9

    Double trouble

  • 2x10

    Many happy returns (aka: invaders at ground zero)

  • 2x11

    The tomb of king tarus

  • 2x12

    The window

  • 2x13

    The camera

  • 2x14

    The quiet lady

  • 2x15

    The invigorating air

  • 2x16

    The glacier giant

  • 2x17

    The fatal flower

  • 2x18

    The machine

  • 2x19

    The bitter storm

  • 2x20

    The mask of medusa

  • 2x21

    Conqueror's isle

  • 2x22

    Discovered heart

  • 2x23

    The picture of dorian gray

  • 2x24

    Two faced

  • 2x25

    The build box

  • 2x26

    Another chance

  • 2x27

    The great silence

  • 2x28

    Lonesome village

  • 2x29

    The fury of the cocoon

  • 2x30

    The squeeze play

  • 2x31

    Read to me herr doktor

  • 2x32

    Ghost writer

  • 2x33

    Past tense

  • 2x34

    Homecoming

  • 2x35

    The rivals

  • 2x36

    Please omit flowers

  • 2x37

    The evil within

  • 2x38

    The vault

  • 2x39

    Ink

  • 2x40

    The spider's web

  • 2x41

    Lazarus walks

  • 2x42

    What dreams may come

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