Series synopsis
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American drama comedy talk television series that premiered on NBC on October 4, 1963. It ended on May 17, 1967. It stars Bob Hope, Mike Kellin, Abraham Sofaer and Leif Erickson.
Premise
No premise has been added yet.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bob Hope as Self - Host
- Mike Kellin
- Abraham Sofaer as Juano
- Leif Erickson
- Peter Duryea
- Signe Hasso
- Melvyn Douglas as Pat Konke
- Ken Murray
Supporting cast
- Eleanor Parker
- Susan Strasberg as Gabriella
- Frank Puglia as Guide
- Jerome Cowan
- Leo Genn
- Lee J. Cobb as Ernie Wigman
- Grace Lee Whitney as Mona
- Stephen Boyd
- Joey Heatherton as Cress
- Wayne Osmond
- Jacques Bergerac
- Marisa Pavan as Alva
Guest cast
- Mike Kellin
- Abraham Sofaer as Juano
- Leif Erickson
- Peter Duryea
- Signe Hasso
- Melvyn Douglas as Pat Konke
- Ken Murray
- Eleanor Parker
- Susan Strasberg as Gabriella
- Frank Puglia as Guide
- Jerome Cowan
- Leo Genn
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 121 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 19 | October 25, 1963 | April 13, 1966 |
| Season 1 | 26 | October 4, 1963 | June 5, 1964 |
| Season 2 | 25 | October 2, 1964 | June 4, 1965 |
| Season 3 | 25 | September 15, 1965 | June 22, 1966 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 14, 1966 | May 17, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Variety Special | October 25, 1963 |
| 2 | Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special | December 13, 1963 |
| 3 | Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Christmas Special | January 17, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Killing At Sundial A young interloper comes between a disgruntled wife and her older husband. |
October 4, 1963 |
| 2 |
Something About Lee Wiley The story of jazz singer Lee Wiley, her failed marriage to bandleader Jess Stacy. |
October 11, 1963 |
| 3 |
Seven Miles of Bad Road In a small southern town, the sheriff's wife is attracted to handsome Gabe Flanders, who is hitchhiking to California. Trouble ensues. |
October 18, 1963 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Think Pretty A dancing record executive who is trying to sign up a star comedian. |
October 2, 1964 |
| 2 |
Murder in the First Brad Kubec, who was a first year law student went to work as a live-in gardener for the the Hartley family, one of the richest families in the state. Brad was shy, had a shuttering problem and was a little unstable. He finds himself falling in love with Carol Hartley.Carol was a spoiled housewife who seemed to have everything but was desperate for Brad's attention. She led him on and let Brad take her out on a date to the county fair while her husband was away on business. This only fed Brad's obsession with her. When she broke off the affair, something snapped in Brad and it was ""Murder In The First"". |
October 9, 1964 |
| 3 |
Have Girls Will Travel Old west marriage broker Horatio Lovelace travels from town to town matching lassies to prospective husbands. |
October 16, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Game After being invited for a big hunt, he soon realizes he is the game. |
September 15, 1965 |
| 2 |
The Crime A pair of illicit lovers have been murdered, and prosecuting attorney Abe Perez is going all out to get a conviction against the dead man's wife, a wealthy socialite who used to date Perez. |
September 22, 1965 |
| 3 |
March From Camp Tyler Hostilities arise between Cavalryman and Native Americans in this western episode. |
October 6, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nightmare In her secluded mansion, crippled Isobel Cain receives loving care from her husband Morgan and her twin sister Vicky. But the two have more than Isobel's welfare at heart: they're planning to poison dear Isobel and live happily ever after on her money. |
September 14, 1966 |
| 2 |
Time of Flight Private detective Al Packer had his legs broken by two hoods after he put their friend behind bars. Now, barely able to hobble around his apartment, Packer receives an attractive offer for a routine job: $300 a week to protect a small-time thief named Markos. But the new case is anything but routine: At a seedy hotel hideout, Packer sees Markos gunned down -- or does he? The ""corpse"" comes alive, fires Packer and leaves the hotel. |
September 21, 1966 |
| 3 |
And Baby Makes Five A New York author fed up with the pressures of urban living, quits his job and moves with his pregnant wife to a small California town. Here he accepts an editor's position at a tiny weekly newspaper, inspiring both praise and wrath by using the publication as a pulpit for his crusading. |
October 5, 1966 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 1963 |
| Last aired | May 17, 1967 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Friday at 20:30:00 |