Science Fiction Theatre
Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv, syndicated from 1955 to 1957. Host Truman Bradley introduces each half-hour story extrapolated from the real scientific data and anxieties of the era — visitors from other worlds, miracle drugs, weather control, and the limits of the human mind. The series drew on stories by writers such as Jack Finney and Stanley Weinbaum and employed working scientists as consultants to keep its speculation within the bounds of the plausible. The first season of 39 episodes is in the public domain; the first 13 are streamed here.
Production
Season 1
Beyond
A scientist's experiment probes the boundary between life and whatever lies beyond it.
Time Is Just a Place
A man discovers visitors from the future hiding in plain sight in the present day.
Out of Nowhere
An object appears from nowhere, baffling the scientists called to study it.
Y.O.R.D.
Researchers investigate a signal of unknown origin that seems to answer back.
Stranger in the Desert
A stranger wanders out of the desert with a story that defies explanation.
No Food for Thought
A synthetic food substitute promises to end hunger, until its side effects emerge.
The Brain of John Emerson
A surgeon attempts a radical procedure to save a mind unlike any other.
Spider, Inc.
A research firm's pursuit of a miracle material leads to an unsettling discovery.
Death at 2 A.M.
A series of deaths points to a cause that science has yet to name.
Conversation with an Ape
A scientist teaches an ape to speak and is unprepared for what it says.
Marked Danger
A device meant to predict disasters marks a man as its next subject.
Hour of Nightmare
An experiment in shared dreaming turns into an hour no one can wake from.
100 Years Young
A treatment that halts aging raises the question of what a century of life really costs.
Details
- Years
- 1955–1957
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 13
- Genres
- Sci-Fi, Drama
- Rating
- 7/10
- Status
- Public Domain
- Studio
- Ivan Tors Productions
