Telephone Time is the title of a US TV drama

Drama

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 series that aired from 1956 to 1958 featuring plays by John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt (announcer)

John Nesbitt was an actor, narrator, announcer, producer and screenwriter born in Victoria, British Columbia, who died in Carmel, California...

 who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter

Frank C. Baxter

Francis Condie Baxter was an American TV personality and educator. He was a professor of English at the University of Southern California. Baxter hosted Telephone Time in 1957 and 1958 when ABC picked up the program and ended the tenure of John Nesbitt...

 hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller

Arthur Hiller

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The program showcased the talents of actors and actresses such as Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

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, Michael Landon

Michael Landon

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, Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

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, Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 30 films and dozens of television programs including the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the films Jailhouse Rock, The Glenn Miller Story, All the King's Men and The Caine Mutiny.-External links:...

, Lon Chaney Jr., Pamela Baird

Pamela Baird

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, Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

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, Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Strother Martin was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."-Early life:Strother Martin Jr. was born in Kokomo,...

, Judy Morris

Judy Morris

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, Ahna Capri

Ahna Capri

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, John Carradine

John Carradine

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, Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

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, and Michael Winkelman

Michael Winkelman

Michael L. Winkelman was an American child actor best known for his role as Little Luke McCoy from 1957 to 1963 in 157 episodes of the situation comedy television series, The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan in the title role of Grandpa Amos McCoy, with Richard Crenna as Luke McCoy, older...

. Famed circus performer Emmett Kelly

Emmett Kelly

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 made his dramatic debut in the presentation Captain from Kopenick.

John Nesbitt was nominated for an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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in 1957 for Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less.

External links

• TV.com: Telephone Time