Danger (TV series)
Danger is a television series which first aired on September 19, 1950, and ended in May 1955. The first episode, entitled "The Black Door", was directed by Yul Brynner, based on a story by Henry Norton and a teleplay by Irving Elman, and starring Dane Clark and Olive Deering.
| Danger | |
|---|---|
 Scene from an episode of the show | |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Written by | Jay Presson Allen George Bellak Mark Hellinger Paul Monash Reginald Rose Rod Serling Gore Vidal |
| Directed by | Yul Brynner Curt Conway Tom Donovan John Frankenheimer Sidney Lumet Ted Post Sheldon Reynolds |
| Presented by | Dick Stark |
| Narrated by | Dick Stark |
| Composer(s) | Tony Mottola |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 242 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Martin Ritt William Dozier |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS Television |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 19, 1950 – May 31, 1955 |
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, Martin Ritt, Maria Riva, Lee Grant, Kim Stanley, Rod Steiger, Steve Allen, Anne Bancroft, Jacqueline Susann, Walter Matthau, and Leo Penn.
The final episode, on May 31, 1955, was an adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier story "The Birds" with Michael Strong and Betty Lou Holland.