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Catalogue Number

24307

Program Number

Date

June 02, 1950

Title

"Mars Is Heaven"

Description

An unusual treatment of the sci-fi classic (even though it was the first). Stuart Novins opens the show on Earth with a "You Are There" type broadcast. The story was subsequently used on "Dimension X" on July 7, 1950 (see cat. #39679) and January 7, 1951 (see cat. #54686), on "X Minus One" on May 8, 1955 (see cat. #1097 and #12027) and on "Future Tense" during July, 19776 (see cat. #23800). One of the "Dimension X programs was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during July, 1973.

Artists

Ian Wolfe; Ben Wright; Morton Fine (adaptor); Thomas Hanlon (announcer); William Johnstone (doubles); Paul Frees (triples); David Friedkin (adaptor); William N. Robson (producer, director); Elizabeth Root; Ruth Perrott; Stuart Novins; Walter Catlett; Ray Bradbury (author); Ivan Ditmars (music); Florence Bates; Jeff Corey ;

Source

CBS net

Sponsor

Richfield Oil (Eastern United States only)

Quality Very good to excellent
Complete

Complete

Duration

1/2 hour