TV Reader's Digest
Starring
Richard ReevesLouis Jean HeydtHelen MoweryPaul CavanaghAnthony EustrelDabbs Greer
Starring
Richard ReevesLouis Jean HeydtHelen MoweryPaul CavanaghAnthony EustrelDabbs Greer
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
About
TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.
All Seasons
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Season 11955
7.470262h 30m
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Season 21955
6.654395h 55m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Hugh Reilly Self - Host, Host-Narrator
Gene Raymond Self - Host, Albert Whitman
Richard Reeves Jess, Muller, Quartermaster
Louis Jean Heydt Constable Trimble, George Young, Joe Smith
Helen Mowery Clarissa, Mary Drew, Mrs. Chapman
Paul Cavanagh Commander Travis, Detective Superintendent Hubert Moore, Lawrence Holt
Anthony Eustrel British Director, George Somers, Henry Claibourne
Dabbs Greer Captain Larsen, Dr. Petrie, Dr. Rayborn
Dan Barton George Barrett, Joe Taylor, Lt. Ray Dower
Robert Foulk Dave Jackson, Harry Johnson, Policeman
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