Flight (TV series)

Flight
Directed by
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes38
Production
Executive producerAl Simon
ProducerRobert Stillman
CinematographyMcCadden Productions
Running time24 mins.
Production companyCalifornia National Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseNovember 4, 1958 (1958-11-04) –
March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)

Flight is an American television anthology series that originally 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]

Guest stars

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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

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Parachute Jump"Maurice GeraghtyDouglas MorrowNovember 4, 1958 (1958-11-04)
2"Typhoon Chasers"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
3"Experiment Oxygen"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
4"Flight Surgeon"Jean YarbroughJohn Meredyth Lucas1958 (1958)
5"Escape"Jean YarbroughDouglas Morrow1958 (1958)
6"Sky Hook"Jean YarbroughRobert C. Dennis1958 (1958)
7"Red China Rescue"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
8"Bombs in the Belfry"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman & John Kneubuhl1958 (1958)
9"The Hard Way"Jean YarbroughTony Barrett1958 (1958)
10"The Dart"Jean YarbroughHarold Swanton1958 (1958)
11"Window in the Sky"Jean YarbroughFenton Earnshaw1958 (1958)
12"The Derelict"Jean YarbroughArthur Browne Jr.1958 (1958)
13"The Minefield"Jean YarbroughEllis Marcus1958 (1958)
14"Skyfighters"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
15"Crash Investigation"Jean YarbroughJohn Meredyth Lucas1958 (1958)
16"Havana Run"Jean YarbroughLes Farber & Mary Fay1958 (1958)
17"Final Approach"Jean YarbroughJohn Meredyth Lucas1958 (1958)
18"Texas Fliers"Jean YarbroughBurt Sims1958 (1958)
19"Japanese Code"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
20"Flight Plan"Jean YarbroughRichard M. Powell1958 (1958)
21"Master Sergeant"Jean YarbroughDouglas Morrow1958 (1958)
22"The Snark"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
23"Border Incident"Jean YarbroughTony Barrett1958 (1958)
24"Operation Angel"Jean YarbroughTony Barrett1958 (1958)
25"Submarine Patrol"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1958 (1958)
26"Decision"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman & Jack Laird1958 (1958)
27"Destination Norm&y"Jean YarbroughJohn Hawkins1958 (1958)
28"Story of a General"Jean YarbroughThomson Burtis1959 (1959)
29"Eye for Victory"Jean YarbroughFenton Earnshaw1959 (1959)
30"Enemy Agent"Jean YarbroughDouglas Morrow1959 (1959)
31"Show of Force"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1959 (1959)
32"Vertijet"Gerry MortonStory by : Robert Hinkle
Teleplay by : Vance Skarstedt		1959 (1959)
33"Chopper Four"Jean YarbroughStory by : Capt. James H. Brown
Teleplay by : Jack Laird		1959 (1959)
34"Three Men"Jean YarbroughLeonard Heideman1959 (1959)
35"Mercy Commando"Jean YarbroughJack Laird1959 (1959)
36"The Chaplin Story"Jules BrickenRussell S. Hughes & Leonard Heideman1959 (1959)
37"Survival"Val RasetLeonard Heideman1959 (1959)
38"Outpost in Space"Boris SagalAntony EllisMarch 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)

References

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  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. ^ a b Irvin 2014, p. 132.
  6. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald Staff 1959, p. 25.

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