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Series · Drama, War & Politics

Behind Closed Doors (1958)Season 1

★ 8.0 · 1 votes1 season · 26 episodesDrama1958

Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson. The series, which aired on NBC from October 2, 1958, to April 9, 1959, focuses, among other themes, on how the former Soviet Union stole American missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further espionage. Behind Closed Doors is based on the files and experiences of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, who offers comments at the end of each segment. Behind Closed Doors, a Screen Gems production, replaced Jackie Cooper's sitcom The People's Choice, followed the NBC quiz show, Twenty-One, and preceded the The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Its competition was The Pat Boone Chevy Show on ABC and Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater western anthology series on CBS.

Writers
Fenton Earnshaw, Alan Caillou, Robert Leslie Bellem
Network
NBC
Country
United States
Language
English
First aired
October 2, 1958
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Bruce GordonCommander Matson
  • Ellis M. ZachariasSelf (as Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias)
  • Jacques AubuchonCharlie Meyers
  • Virginia ChristineJulie Hollister
  • Francis LedererBrauer
  • Lester MatthewsColonel Brookston
  • Kenneth TobeyColonel Pete Kellogg
  • Denver PyleRoger Woodson
  • John DoucetteCapt. John Benson
  • Richard DaviesWerner
  • James BestWebb
  • Florence MarlyMarie Savit
  • Richard WebbJames Foster
  • Eric PohlmannDrigo
  • Walter Gotell
  • Richard Jaeckel
  • Harry Bartell
  • Werner Klemperer
  • Brad Dexter
  • Paul Picerni

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: The Cape Canaveral Story30 min · Oct 2, 1958
  2. Episode 2: Flight to Freedom30 min · Oct 9, 1958
  3. Episode 3: Double Jeopardy30 min · Oct 16, 1958
  4. Episode 4: Mig 930 min · Oct 23, 1958
  5. Episode 5: Trouble in Test Cell 1930 min · Oct 30, 1958
  6. Episode 6: Man in the Moon30 min · Nov 6, 1958
  7. Episode 7: The Nike Story30 min · Nov 13, 1958
  8. Episode 8: It Was Learned on High Authority30 min · Nov 27, 1958
  9. Episode 9: The Enemy on the Flank30 min · Dec 4, 1958
  10. Episode 10: A Cover of Art30 min · Dec 11, 1958
  11. Episode 11: The Middle East Story30 min · Dec 18, 1958
  12. Episode 12: The Brioni Story30 min · Dec 25, 1958
  13. Episode 13: The Obelisk30 min · Jan 1, 1959
  14. Episode 14: The Germany Story30 min · Jan 8, 1959
  15. Episode 15: The Alkaloid Angle30 min · Jan 22, 1959
  16. Episode 16: Crypto 4030 min · Jan 29, 1959
  17. Episode 17: The Alaskan Story30 min · Feb 5, 1959
  18. Episode 18: The Quemoy Story30 min · Feb 12, 1959
  19. Episode 19: The Espionage Students30 min · Feb 19, 1959
  20. Episode 20: The Geneva Story30 min · Feb 26, 1959
  21. Episode 21: The Meeting30 min · Mar 5, 1959
  22. Episode 22: Mightier Than the Sword30 min · Mar 12, 1959
  23. Episode 23: The Gamble30 min · Mar 19, 1959
  24. Episode 24: Double Agent30 min · Mar 26, 1959
  25. Episode 25: The Antidote30 min · Apr 2, 1959
  26. Episode 26: Assignment Prague30 min · Apr 9, 1959

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