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Tales of Tomorrow(1951)

Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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First Air Date: 1951-08-03
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.4
Votes: 7
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 85

Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others featuring such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, Leslie Nielsen, and Paul Newman. The series had many similarities to the later Twilight Zone which also covered one of the same stories, "What You Need". In total it ran for eighty-five 30-minute episodes.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 43
E01
Verdict from Space

Air Date: 1951-08-03

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A defendant on trial, accused of murdering a prominent archaeologist, tells the jury an incredible story of a pending...

E02
Blunder

Air Date: 1951-08-10

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A scientist is on the verge of developing a new source of incredible power but after his colleagues discover an error...

E03
A Child is Crying

Air Date: 1951-08-17

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The government attempts to use a young girl as a weapon in the Cold War when she displays powerful mental abilities.

E04
The Woman at Land's End

Air Date: 1951-08-24

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No episode overview available.

E05
The Last Man on Earth

Air Date: 1951-08-31

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Martians takeover the Earth and leave only two people alive for experimental purposes.

E06
Errand Boy

Air Date: 1951-09-07

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No episode overview available.

E07
The Monsters

Air Date: 1951-09-14

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No episode overview available.

E08
The Dark Angel

Air Date: 1951-09-28

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A doctor discovers that there's something medically strange about his smokin' hot wife.

E09
The Crystal Egg

Air Date: 1951-10-12

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The owner of a London curiosity shop delivers a mysterious crystal egg to a university professor for the scientist's ...

E10
Test Flight

Air Date: 1951-10-26

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The CEO of an aerospace company is determined to build a spaceship for interplanetary travel and a young scientist co...

E11
The Search for the Flying Saucer

Air Date: 1951-11-09

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A reporter arrives in a New Mexico town to investigate sightings of flying saucers. But neither he nor some of the to...

E12
Enemy Unknown

Air Date: 1951-11-23

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A distinguished astrophysicist refuses to help his government.

E13
Sneak Attack

Air Date: 1951-12-07

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During the Cold War, a captured American spy is his country's only hope to avert an attack by a new type of bomb.

E14
The Invader

Air Date: 1951-12-21

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A scientist doing research in oceanography witnesses the crash of a UFO into the ocean and sends his son underwater t...

E15
The Dune Roller

Air Date: 1952-01-04

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On an island a strange rock begins to grow and move. Scientists that observe the phenomena speculate that an ancient ...

E16
Frankenstein

Air Date: 1952-01-18

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In an adaptation of Mary Shelley's tale, Dr. Frankenstein brings to life a lumbering undead monster who he must then ...

E17
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase (1)

Air Date: 1952-01-25

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A young sailor finds himself held captive on a submarine called the Nautilus and commanded by the mysterious Captain ...

E18
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape (2)

Air Date: 1952-02-01

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A sailor being held prisoner onboard a submarine by the mysterious Captain Nemo escapes from captivity with the assis...

E19
What You Need

Air Date: 1952-02-08

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A writer tries to steal an unusual machine but gets murdered by its owner.

E20
Age of Peril

Air Date: 1952-02-15

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A scientist devises a way to help criminals beat lie detector tests.

E21
Memento

Air Date: 1952-02-22

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A scientist who's spent his entire life building a spaceship that can travel to Mars discovers that he cannot make th...

E22
The Children's Room

Air Date: 1952-02-29

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A secret "Children's Room" at a college attracts the attention of intellectual advanced youths. One of them, Walt, is...

E23
Bound Together

Air Date: 1952-03-07

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A space pilot reported missing on a mission to Mars returns unexpectedly to his wife but is he the same person?

E24
The Diamond Lens

Air Date: 1952-03-14

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Shortly before he is scheduled to go to the guillotine, a scientist confesses to a priest the fantastic reason why he...

E25
The Fisherman's Wife (aka: Fountain of Youth)

Air Date: 1952-03-21

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Two scientists develop a formula to restore youth and a selfish damsel volunteers to be their first subject.

E26
Flight Overdue

Air Date: 1952-03-28

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The husband of an aviatrix who disappeared on a test flight finally learns the truth about his wife's disappearance.

E27
And a Little Child

Air Date: 1952-04-04

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A young hillbilly girl has the power to read minds and this power is called upon when a scientist suffers a paralyzin...

E28
Sleep No More

Air Date: 1952-04-11

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A young man begs to be kept awake due to the fact that his dreams are turning into horrifying realities.

E29
Time to Go

Air Date: 1952-04-18

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A woman finds a bank that doesn't save money--it saves time.

E30
Plague from Space

Air Date: 1952-04-25

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A military base commander is forced to make a terrible decision when he learns that Martians have invaded Earth using...

E31
Red Dust

Air Date: 1952-05-02

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Four members of a space party returning to Earth from Alpha Centauri try to determine what killed the other two membe...

E32
The Golden Ingot

Air Date: 1952-05-09

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A doctor's unsuccessful experiments cause him to fall into a state of depression which has his daughter worried.

E33
Black Planet

Air Date: 1952-05-16

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Two astronomers working together, seek a tenth planet. The senior fears the junior might have found it and is jealous...

E34
World of Water

Air Date: 1952-05-23

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A scientist discovers a solvent that is capable of dissolving the planet.

E35
Little Black Bag

Air Date: 1952-05-30

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A struggling doctor takes his instruments to a pawnshop because his wife complains about their lack of money. Once in...

E36
The Exile

Air Date: 1952-06-06

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A scientist receives radiation burns while working with atomic energy.

E37
All the Time in the World

Air Date: 1952-06-13

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A man must decide whether or not he wants to survive a hydrogen bomb blast. If he does he'll be the only person remai...

E38
The Miraculous Serum

Air Date: 1952-06-20

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A miracle life-saving serum has unintended consequences when it's tested on a female patient. Not only does it make t...

E39
Appointment on Mars

Air Date: 1952-06-27

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Three astronauts arrive on Mars, sponsored by a mining company who will share the profits with them. Illness, paranoi...

E40
The Duplicates

Air Date: 1952-07-04

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A man on Jupiter is paid a huge sum of money to travel to Earth and kill his duplicate on that planet.

E41
Ahead of His Time

Air Date: 1952-07-18

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A lab technician invents a time machine and uses it to travel forward to the year 2052.

E42
Sudden Darkness

Air Date: 1952-08-01

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A scientist invents a device which can shut down all the world's electrical power with one flick of the switch.

E43
Ice from Space

Air Date: 1952-08-08

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A rocket returns from space with a huge block of ice inside its compartment. An Air Force officer realizes that this ...

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