Flight (1958 TV series)

Flight was an American television anthology series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1959. The series originally aired for one season,[1] with 38 half-hour episodes produced. It was created with the assistance of the United States Air Force and featured retired General George C. Kenney as the host and opening narrator.[2]

Flight
Directed by
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes38
Production
Executive producer(s)Al Simon
Producer(s)Robert Stillman
CinematographyMcCadden Productions
Running time24 mins.
Production company(s)California National Productions
DistributorNBC Television Films
Release
Original networkSyndication
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Original releaseNovember 4, 1958 (1958-11-04) 
March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)

Guest stars

Star Role Episode title Notes Ref.
John Agar Guest "Vertijet" Ep 32 [3]
Forrest Compton Capt. Fleischer
  • "Chopper Four"
  • "Three Men"
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 33
  • Ep 34
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
Mason Alan Dinehart Guest
  • "Skyfighters"
  • "Three Men"
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 14
  • Ep 34
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
[4]
James Drury Guest "Window in the Sky" Ep 11
Louise Fletcher Carol "Red China Rescue" Ep 7 [5]
Robert Fuller Guest "Outpost in Space" Ep 38
Peter Hansen Kovacs "Flight Surgeon" Ep 4
Richard Jaeckel Guest "Parachute Jump" Ep 1–Pilot
Tom Laughlin Guest "The Hard Way" Ep 9
John Pickard Guest
  • "Operation Angel"
  • "Three Men"
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 24
  • Ep 34
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
[6]
Burt Reynolds
  • Capt. Sam Allen
  • Capt. Jack Hilyard
  • "Master Sergeant"
  • "Eye for Victory"
  • Ep 21
  • Ep 29
[5]
Marshall Thompson Guest
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
Lyle Talbot Guest "Submarine Patrol" Ep 25
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References

  1. "Flight (1958– )". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  2. Fox, Rina. "Flight (1958-59)". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  3. Hinkle, Robert (2009). Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood (1st ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806140933.
  4. Kansas City Time Staff 1958, p. 10.
  5. Irvin 2014, p. 132.
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald Staff 1959, p. 25.

Sources


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