Episodes
1. Beauty and the Beast
January 12, 1958
60 min
Based on the novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, a merchant must give up one of his three daughters, or he will lose his life. Beauty sacrifices herself and so the story continues.
Guest Stars:
Claire Bloom, Charlton Heston, E.G. Marshall, Barbara Baxley, June Lockhart
2. Rumpelstiltskin
February 2, 1958
60 min
The miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.
Guest Stars:
Shaike Ophir, Phyllis Love, Kurt Kasznar, John Bleifer, Jonathan Harris
3. The Nightingale
February 18, 1958
60 min
The oppressed Chinese peasants and woodsmen have only one consolation -- the beautiful song of a nightingale. But word of this unusual bird reaches the emperor, who promptly orders it brought from the woods to the palace.
Guest Stars:
Thomas Mitchell, Liam Sullivan, Lisa Lu, Judith Braun, Dayton Lummis
4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
March 5, 1958
60 min
Guest Stars:
Boris Karloff, Jules Munshin, Shirley Temple, John Mylong, Jimmy Carter
5. Dick Wittington and His Cat
March 23, 1958
60 min
Guest Stars:
Jack Dimond, Sebastian Cabot, Orangey, Ashley Cowan, Martyn Green
6. The Land of Green Ginger
April 18, 1958
60 min
Abu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.
Guest Stars:
Anthony Eustrel, Kuldip Singh, Jack Albertson, Billy Curtis, Sue England
7. Rip Van Winkle
May 6, 1958
60 min
Rip Van Winkle wanders off to a mountain haunt in the Catskills. There he encounters a strange crew of dwarfs, whose powerful brew lulls him into a 20-year slumber.
Guest Stars:
E.G. Marshall, Leora Dana, Beverly Washburn, Paul Brinegar, Charles Davis
8. The Sleeping Beauty
June 8, 1958
60 min
Tale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.
Guest Stars:
Anne Helm, Judith Evelyn, Alexander Scourby, Nancy Marchand, Olive Deering
9. The Little Lame Prince
July 15, 1958
60 min
Prince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.
Guest Stars:
Rex Thompson, Lorne Greene, Anna Lee, Peter Forster, Mickey Finn
10. The Magic Fishbone
August 19, 1958
60 min
Princess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.
Guest Stars:
Lisa Daniels, Barry Jones, Leo G. Carroll, J.M. Kerrigan, Rex Evans
11. The Wild Swans
September 12, 1958
60 min
A wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.
Guest Stars:
Olive Deering, Grant Williams, Phyllis Love, Robert Banas, Bob Chapman
12. Hiawatha
October 18, 1958
60 min
An adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.
Guest Stars:
John Ericson, Nyra Monsour, Katherine Warren, J. Carrol Naish, Pernell Roberts
13. Rapunzel
October 27, 1958
60 min
Prince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.
Guest Stars:
Alexander Scourby, Carol Lynley, Don Dubbins, Agnes Moorehead, Marian Seldes
14. Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
November 12, 1958
60 min
A humble woodcutter, Ali Baba and his son Abdullah accidentally learn the location and means of entrance to a fantastic cache of treasure, used by a band of thieves. Unable to keep the secret of the cave from his greedy brother Kasim," Ali Baba reveals the magic password.
Guest Stars:
Nehemiah Persoff, Rafael Campos, Thomas Gomez, Robert Carricart, Miriam Colon
15. The Emperor's New Clothes
November 25, 1958
60 min
The conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.
Guest Stars:
Sebastian Cabot, Jimmie Horan, James Lanphier, Pernell Roberts, Richard Haydn
