Tales of Tomorrow
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| Tales of Tomorrow | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology Science Fiction |
| Starring | Thomas Mitchell Lon Chaney, Jr. Boris Karloff Rod Steiger Brian Keith Leslie Nielsen Franchot Tone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 85 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | 1.33:1 |
| Audio format | monaural |
| Original run | August 3, 1951 – June 12, 1953 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that aired 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, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, and Leslie Nielsen. The series ran for eighty-four 30-minute episodes.
Many episodes survive and are currently available on DVD, including the famous Chaney, Jr. appearance, during which he was reputedly so drunk that he thought he was in rehearsal during the live broadcast and, instead of smashing the breakaway furniture, gingerly put it back down while muttering "break later."[citation needed]
