Danger (1950)

Directed by

Sheldon Reynolds, Curt Conway, Ted Post, John Frankenheimer

Genre

anthology series, drama television series

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 240 episodes

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anthology series tells standalone dramatic stories in each episode. It features many famous actors from the 1950s in different roles.

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What happens

Danger is a CBS television dramatic anthology series that began on September 26, 1950, and ended on May 31, 1955. Its original title was Amm-i-dent Playhouse. The show "was one of the first television dramatic series to make effective use of background music" The show featured many actors including Leslie Nielsen, E. G. Marshall, Joseph Anthony, Edward Binns, John Cassavetes, Míriam Colón, Ben Gazzara, Grace Kelly, Richard Kiley, Walter Slezak, Hildy Parks, James Gregory, Paul Langton, Cloris Leachman, Jayne Meadows, Gregory Morton, Martin Ritt, Maria Riva, Lee Grant, Kim Stanley, Rod Steiger, Charles Tyner, Steve Allen, Anne Bancroft, Jacqueline Susann, Walter Matthau, and Leo Penn. Singer Johnny Desmond made his TV acting debut in the April 28, 1953, episode. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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