Your Favorite Story (1953)
Your Favorite Story is the title of a TV comedy anthology series that aired from 1953 through 1955. It premiered in December 1954 with the title Your Favorite Playhouse. This program was adapted from the radio show Favorite Story which ran from 1946 through 1949. The program's 25 episodes starred Adolphe Menjou and featured episodes originally written by Leonard St. Clair, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Frank R. Stockton.
Your Favorite Story: Season 1 - 26 Episode s
1x1 - How Much Land Does a Man Need?
January 11, 1953
1x2 - The Magician
January 18, 1953
1x3 - The Gold Bug
January 25, 1953
1x4 - Strange Journey
February 1, 1953
1x5 - Phantom Rickshaw
February 8, 1953
1x6 - An Eye for an Eye
February 15, 1953
1x7 - The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard
February 22, 1953
1x8 - Fury
March 1, 1953
1x9 - Work of Art
March 8, 1953
1x10 - The Gambler
March 15, 1953
1x11 - The Strange Mr. Bartleby
March 22, 1953
1x12 - The Prison with the Open Door
March 29, 1953
1x13 - The Cooper Penny
April 5, 1953
1x14 - Jack of Hearts
April 12, 1953
1x15 - The Canterville Ghost
April 19, 1953
1x16 - Born Unto Trouble
April 26, 1953
1x17 - The World Beyond
May 3, 1953
1x18 - Turtle Island
May 10, 1953
1x19 - Mr. Double
May 17, 1953
1x20 - Colonel Chabert
May 24, 1953
1x21 - The Man Who Sold His Shadow
May 31, 1953
1x22 - A Martyr to Science
June 7, 1953
1x23 - The Story..
June 14, 1953
1x24 - The Adoption
June 21, 1953
1x25 - The Diamond Lens
June 28, 1953
1x26 - The Postmistress
July 5, 1953
Your Favorite Story: 3 Season s
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