TV Reader's Digest
8.0
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1955–1956
2 seasons
~30m/ep
Drama
Overview
TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.
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Seasons
Season 1
26 episodes · 1955
Season 2
39 episodes · 1955
Details
Status
Ended
First aired
January 17, 1955
Last aired
July 9, 1956
Seasons
2
Episodes
65
Networks
ABC
Language
English
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