Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents — Season 5
About this season
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, is a 1950s syndicated anthology series hosted and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. The series offered Buster Keaton in his first dramatic role in the episode entitled "The Awakening". British actor Christopher Lee appeared in varied role in thirteen episodes, including "Destination Milan". The program aired from 7 January 1953 to 11 February 1957 for a total of 117 episodes. Fairbanks himself starred in forty-eight episodes. In Melbourne, Australia the series was aired under the title Chesebrough Ponds Playhouse.
Episodes (14)
1. Timmy the Shanks
Aired 17 September 1956 • 30 min
2. The Man Who Wouldn't Escape
Aired 1 October 1956 • 30 min
3. Winning Sequence
Aired 8 October 1956 • 30 min
4. The Last Tour
Aired 15 October 1956 • 30 min
5. Someone Outside
Aired 22 October 1956 • 30 min
6. One Can't Help Feeling Sorry
Aired 29 October 1956 • 30 min
7. Crown of the Andes
Aired 5 November 1956 • 30 min
9. Rendezvous at Dawn
Aired 19 November 1956 • 30 min
10. Scheherezade
Aired 26 November 1956 • 30 min
11. To What Great Heights
Aired 3 December 1956 • 30 min
12. The Best Man
Aired 14 January 1957 • 30 min
13. Bulldog Drummond and 'The Ludlow Affair'
Aired 28 January 1957 • 30 min
Bulldog Drummond is contacted by a Mrs Harriet Ludlow, wife of an old friend; her husband has invented a new antibiotic formula potentially worth a fortune, but he has been kidnapped and held for ransom. Drummond sets out to prevent the formula from reaching the hands of the villains -- with or without his client's co-operation!
14. The Trouble with Destiny
Aired 4 February 1957 • 30 min
15. Together
Aired 11 February 1957 • 30 min