Tales of Tomorrow

Season 2 (42 Episodes)

2 Seasons 1952 TV-G 25m 7

Anthology series featuring both classic and modern sci-fi themes.

"Tales of Tomorrow" was a television anthology science fiction series that was aired live between 3 August 1951 - 12 June 1953 and produced by George F. Foley. The show's success, lead to the production of a radio series in 1953 "Tales of Tomorrow". "Tales of Tomorrow" was developed by Theodore Sturgeon and Mort Abrahamson, together with the membership of the "Science Fiction League of America".

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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 A Bird in Hand

1. A Bird in Hand

Aired: Aug 22, 1952

Two youngsters discover a talking bird in a zoo and come to the realization t...

Episode 2 Thanks

2. Thanks

Aired: Aug 29, 1952

A violinist plays with a time machine.

Episode 3 Seeing-Eye Surgeon

3. Seeing-Eye Surgeon

Aired: Sep 5, 1952

Faced with performing a very difficult brain operation on an important scient...

Episode 4 The Cocoon

4. The Cocoon

Aired: Sep 12, 1952

Scientists exploring a crater in a remote jungle discover a perfectly-preserv...

Episode 5 The Chase

5. The Chase

Aired: Sep 19, 1952

A man arrives at a sea lodge and confesses to a murder but it's later reveale...

Episode 6 Youth on Tap

6. Youth on Tap

Aired: Sep 26, 1952

A man named Jeff definitely has his share of problems: his truck has been sto...

Episode 7 Substance 'X'

7. Substance 'X'

Aired: Oct 2, 1952

A young woman goes to her hometown at the behest of a food conglomerate. Her ...

Episode 8 The Horn

8. The Horn

Aired: Oct 9, 1952

An inventor labors on a horn to directly communicate emotions in an all-power...

Episode 9 Double Trouble

9. Double Trouble

Aired: Oct 16, 1952

The FBI investigates the author of a story about a death ray.

Episode 10 Many Happy Returns

10. Many Happy Returns

Aired: Oct 23, 1952

An alien on the Moon persuades an Earth boy to build a gadget, accidentally e...

Episode 12 The Window

12. The Window

Aired: Nov 6, 1952

A live telecast of Tales of Tomorrow (1951) keeps being broken into by a phan...

Episode 13 The Camera

13. The Camera

Aired: Nov 13, 1952

A blackmailer discovers a camera that will take pictures 25 years into the fu...

Episode 16 The Glacier Giant

16. The Glacier Giant

Aired: Dec 4, 1952

A reporter searches for a giant reportedly encased in the ice of the Himalayas.

Episode 17 The Fatal Flower

17. The Fatal Flower

Aired: Dec 11, 1952

A botanist breeding a monstrous carnivorous plant spars with his assistant, i...

Episode 18 The Machine

18. The Machine

Aired: Dec 18, 1952

A machine forewarns a doctor that one of his infant patients will grow up to ...

Episode 19 The Bitter Storm

19. The Bitter Storm

Aired: Dec 25, 1952

An embittered scientist secretly invents a receiver which picks up sounds fro...

Episode 22 Discovered Heart

22. Discovered Heart

Aired: Jan 15, 1953

A scout for a hostile invasion force from outer space comes to a lighthouse h...

Episode 24 Two-Faced

24. Two-Faced

Aired: Jan 29, 1953

To win a woman's heart, a man arranges to have the head of her former lover t...

Episode 25 The Build-Box

25. The Build-Box

Aired: Feb 5, 1953

A little boy is the recipient of a strange box from the owner of a gift shop.

Episode 26 Another Chance

26. Another Chance

Aired: Feb 12, 1953

The mysterious Dr. Borrow transports cornered petty thief Harold back in time...

Episode 27 The Great Silence

27. The Great Silence

Aired: Feb 19, 1953

A mysterious phenomenon that causes people to lose the use of their vocal cor...

Episode 30 The Squeeze Play

30. The Squeeze Play

Aired: Mar 12, 1953

A magician hates a reporter so he hypnotizes all the people with whom the new...

Episode 32 Ghost Writer

32. Ghost Writer

Aired: Mar 26, 1953

An out of work writer accepts a well-paying offer from a mysterious man to he...

Episode 33 Past Tense

33. Past Tense

Aired: Apr 2, 1953

A physician invents a time machine to go back in time and make a fortune by s...

Episode 34 Homecoming

34. Homecoming

Aired: Apr 9, 1953

An Air Force pilot who was long thought to be lost returns to his wife and ho...

Episode 35 The Rival

35. The Rival

Aired: Apr 16, 1953

After finding love again at a late age, an old man introduces his new bride t...

Episode 36 Please Omit Flowers

36. Please Omit Flowers

Aired: Apr 23, 1953

Looking for a way to boost his business clientele, a ruthless mortician comes...

Episode 37 The Evil Within

37. The Evil Within

Aired: May 1, 1953

Scientist perfects a chemical unleashing the beast within, but before he can ...

Episode 38 The Vault

38. The Vault

Aired: May 8, 1953

When a scientific test goes array, it traps four people in a vault deep in th...

Episode 39 Ink

39. Ink

Aired: May 15, 1953

When a man decides to move out of the house he shares with his older sister t...

Episode 40 The Spider's Web

40. The Spider's Web

Aired: May 22, 1953

The inhabitants of a remote island find that they are beginning to change aft...

Episode 41 Lazarus Walks

41. Lazarus Walks

Aired: May 29, 1953

After being resuscitated following his death, a man discovers that he is a wa...


Main Cast

John Conte John Conte
Joseph Anthony Joseph Anthony
Raymond Burr Raymond Burr
James Dean James Dean Ralph
John McQuade John McQuade
Georgann Johnson Georgann Johnson
Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot Dr. Tyrell
John Newland John Newland
Gene Raymond Gene Raymond Andy
Henry Jones Henry Jones Mervyn
Anthony Ross Anthony Ross
Donald Buka Donald Buka
Vicki Cummings Vicki Cummings Selena
Victor Jory Victor Jory Dr. Alden
Ruth Enders Ruth Enders
Walter Abel Walter Abel
Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith Paul
Nancy Coleman Nancy Coleman Susan
Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Harold Mason
Joseph Buloff Joseph Buloff
Ray Montgomery Ray Montgomery
Franchot Tone Franchot Tone Martenson
Dorothy Peterson Dorothy Peterson
Mercedes McCambridge Mercedes McCambridge Patricia Kimworth
Arnold Moss Arnold Moss Prof. Russell
Glenda Farrell Glenda Farrell
Rod Steiger Rod Steiger Henry
Robert Alda Robert Alda Jeff
Raymond Bailey Raymond Bailey
Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper Tom
Richard Kiley Richard Kiley
Boris Karloff Boris Karloff Dr. Henry Marco
Olive Deering Olive Deering
Charlott Knight Charlott Knight Paula
Don Hanmer Don Hanmer Merriman
Paul Tripp Paul Tripp
Lilia Skala Lilia Skala Mathilde
Peter Capell Peter Capell Brenegan
William Prince William Prince
Chester Morris Chester Morris
Edwin Jerome Edwin Jerome Dr. Foyle
Susan Hallaran Susan Hallaran Josie
Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott Lippitt
Mildred Natwick Mildred Natwick
Everett Sloane Everett Sloane Professor Kimworth
Frank Maxwell Frank Maxwell Al
Phillip Pine Phillip Pine Steve
Harry Townes Harry Townes Dr. Platan
Heywood Hale Broun Heywood Hale Broun
Edith Fellows Edith Fellows Susan
John McGovern John McGovern Dr. Laskey
Una O'Connor Una O'Connor
Robert Middleton Robert Middleton
Steven Geray Steven Geray
Margaret Phillips Margaret Phillips Anne
Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman
Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart
Charles Nolte Charles Nolte Jay Logan
Will Kuluva Will Kuluva Samuel
Murray Matheson Murray Matheson Lee Morton
Paul Ford Paul Ford Commissioner
Cameron Prud'Homme Cameron Prud'Homme Borden
Thom Carney Thom Carney
Joseph Holland Joseph Holland Dr. Xenon
Ernest Graves Ernest Graves The Voice
Virginia Vincent Virginia Vincent Jean
Ethel Remey Ethel Remey Madeleine Barnett
Edgar Stehli Edgar Stehli Professor John Blanforth
Katherine Meskill Katherine Meskill Jane Marco
Charles McClelland Charles McClelland Senator Perkins
Ed Peck Ed Peck
Constance Towers Constance Towers Martha
Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward Pat
Frank Milan Frank Milan Frank
Bernard Burke Bernard Burke Gunman
Allen Nourse Allen Nourse Bonzy
Robert Nelson Robert Nelson
James Maloney James Maloney Carmichael
Warren Parker Warren Parker Voice
Robert Patten Robert Patten Phil
Paul Lukas Paul Lukas Program Host
Robert F. Simon Robert F. Simon Dr. Giles
Frank Tweddell Frank Tweddell

Info about Tales of Tomorrow

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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