Series synopsis
Tales of Tomorrow is an American sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on August 3, 1951. It ended on June 12, 1953.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 85 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 43 | August 3, 1951 | August 8, 1952 |
| Season 2 | 42 | August 22, 1952 | June 12, 1953 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verdict from Space A defendant on trial, accused of murdering a prominent archaeologist, tells the jury an incredible story of a pending alien invasion. |
August 3, 1951 |
| 2 |
Blunder A scientist is on the verge of developing a new source of incredible power but after his colleagues discover an error in his calculations they find out there's no way to communicate this error to the scientist. |
August 10, 1951 |
| 3 |
A Child is Crying The government attempts to use a young girl as a weapon in the Cold War when she displays powerful mental abilities. |
August 17, 1951 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Bird in Hand Two youngsters discover a talking bird in a zoo and come to the realization that the bird is part of a plot by the animal kingdom to reclaim the world from humans. |
August 22, 1952 |
| 2 |
Thanks A scientific invention brings glory to a struggling violinist but it also causes him to commit murder. |
August 29, 1952 |
| 3 |
The Seeing Eye Surgeon When a prominent physician dons a pair of eyeglasses he discovers that he can see into the future. |
September 5, 1952 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 3, 1951 |
| Last aired | June 12, 1953 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |