Flight (1958 TV series)
Flight was an American television anthology series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1959. The series originally aired for one season,[1] with 38 half-hour episodes produced. It was created with the assistance of the United States Air Force and featured retired General George C. Kenney as the host and opening narrator.[2]
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Al Simon |
| Producer | Robert Stillman |
| Cinematography | McCadden Productions |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Production company | California National Productions |
| Distributor | NBC Television Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Original release | November 4, 1958 – March 25, 1959 |
Guest stars
| Star | Role | Episode title | Notes | Ref. |
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| John Agar | Guest | "Vertijet" | Ep 32 | [3] |
| Forrest Compton | Capt. Fleischer |
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| Mason Alan Dinehart | Guest |
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| James Drury | Guest | "Window in the Sky" | Ep 11 | |
| Louise Fletcher | Carol | "Red China Rescue" | Ep 7 | [5] |
| Robert Fuller | Guest | "Outpost in Space" | Ep 38 | |
| Peter Hansen | Kovacs | "Flight Surgeon" | Ep 4 | |
| Richard Jaeckel | Guest | "Parachute Jump" | Ep 1–Pilot | |
| Tom Laughlin | Guest | "The Hard Way" | Ep 9 | |
| John Pickard | Guest |
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| Burt Reynolds |
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| Marshall Thompson | Guest |
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| Lyle Talbot | Guest | "Submarine Patrol" | Ep 25 | |
Episode list
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Parachute Jump" | Maurice Geraghty | Douglas Morrow | November 4, 1958 |
| 2 | 2 | "Typhoon Chasers" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 3 | 3 | "Experiment Oxygen" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 4 | 4 | "Flight Surgeon" | Jean Yarbrough | John Meredyth Lucas | 1958 |
| 5 | 5 | "Escape" | Jean Yarbrough | Douglas Morrow | 1958 |
| 6 | 6 | "Sky Hook" | Jean Yarbrough | Robert C. Dennis | 1958 |
| 7 | 7 | "Red China Rescue" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 8 | 8 | "Bombs in the Belfry" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman and John Kneubuhl | 1958 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Hard Way" | Jean Yarbrough | Tony Barrett | 1958 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Dart" | Jean Yarbrough | Harold Swanton | 1958 |
| 11 | 11 | "Window in the Sky" | Jean Yarbrough | Fenton Earnshaw | 1958 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Derelict" | Jean Yarbrough | Arthur Browne Jr. | 1958 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Minefield" | Jean Yarbrough | Ellis Marcus | 1958 |
| 14 | 14 | "Skyfighters" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 15 | 15 | "Crash Investigation" | Jean Yarbrough | John Meredyth Lucas | 1958 |
| 16 | 16 | "Havana Run" | Jean Yarbrough | Les Farber and Mary Fay | 1958 |
| 17 | 17 | "Final Approach" | Jean Yarbrough | John Meredyth Lucas | 1958 |
| 18 | 18 | "Texas Fliers" | Jean Yarbrough | Burt Sims | 1958 |
| 19 | 19 | "Japanese Code" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 20 | 20 | "Flight Plan" | Jean Yarbrough | Richard M. Powell | 1958 |
| 21 | 21 | "Master Sergeant" | Jean Yarbrough | Douglas Morrow | 1958 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Snark" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 23 | 23 | "Border Incident" | Jean Yarbrough | Tony Barrett | 1958 |
| 24 | 24 | "Operation Angel" | Jean Yarbrough | Tony Barrett | 1958 |
| 25 | 25 | "Submarine Patrol" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1958 |
| 26 | 26 | "Decision" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman and Jack Laird | 1958 |
| 27 | 27 | "Destination Normandy" | Jean Yarbrough | John Hawkins | 1958 |
| 28 | 28 | "Story of a General" | Jean Yarbrough | Thomson Burtis | 1959 |
| 29 | 29 | "Eye for Victory" | Jean Yarbrough | Fenton Earnshaw | 1959 |
| 30 | 30 | "Enemy Agent" | Jean Yarbrough | Douglas Morrow | 1959 |
| 31 | 31 | "Show of Force" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1959 |
| 32 | 32 | "Vertijet" | Gerry Morton | Story by : Robert Hinkle Teleplay by : Vance Skarstedt | 1959 |
| 33 | 33 | "Chopper Four" | Jean Yarbrough | Story by : Capt. James H. Brown Teleplay by : Jack Laird | 1959 |
| 34 | 34 | "Three Men" | Jean Yarbrough | Leonard Heideman | 1959 |
| 35 | 35 | "Mercy Commando" | Jean Yarbrough | Jack Laird | 1959 |
| 36 | 36 | "The Chaplin Story" | Jules Bricken | Russell S. Hughes and Leonard Heideman | 1959 |
| 37 | 37 | "Survival" | Val Raset | Leonard Heideman | 1959 |
| 38 | 38 | "Outpost in Space" | Boris Sagal | Antony Ellis | 1959 |
References
- "Flight (1958– )". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- Fox, Rina. "Flight (1958-59)". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- Hinkle, Robert (2009). Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood (1st ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806140933.
- Kansas City Time Staff 1958, p. 10.
- Irvin 2014, p. 132.
- The Sydney Morning Herald Staff 1959, p. 25.
Sources
- Kansas City Time Staff (July 19, 1958). "Mason Alan Dinehart". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri: The Kansas City Star (1958–77) Capital Cities Communications (1977–90). p. 10. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- Irvin, Richard (2014). George Burns Television Productions: The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981. New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 132. ISBN 978-0786494866.
- The Sydney Morning Herald Staff (November 23, 1959). "Flight 7:00 P.M.–John Pickard". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 25. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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