Rod Serling Archives: Television Scripts
This page contains brief descriptions of television scripts held by the Rod
Serling Archives at Ithaca College. The Rod Serling Archives are subject to use
restrictions.
Center Stage
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Leaves |
| 01 |
The worthy opponent. |
8-24-1954 |
n.d. |
80 l. |
Climax! Chrysler Theatre
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
Champion. |
3-31-1955 |
n.d. |
First revised. From the story by Ring Lardner. 54-27. |
95 l. |
| 02 |
To wake at midnight. |
6-23-1955 |
n.d. |
Final revised. |
89 l. |
| 03 |
A portrait in celluloid. |
11-24-1955 |
n.d. |
|
81 l. |
Danger
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
One for the angels. |
9-14-1954 |
n.d. |
“Mimeo date: Wednesday, December 9th, 1954.” |
40 l. |
| 02 |
Knife in the dark. |
12-7-1954 |
11-23-1954 |
Based on a story by Evans Harrington. |
39 l. |
The Doctor
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Leaves |
| 01 |
Those who wait. |
10-19-1952 |
n.d. |
31 l. |
Fireside Theatre
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Leaves |
| 01 |
The director. |
9-13-1955 |
3-25-1954 |
33 l. |
Ford Theater
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
The summer memory. |
11-18-1954 |
7-30-1954 |
Final draft. Dated 6-26-1954 with revisions dated 6-30, 7-26 and 7-30-1954. |
43 l. |
General Electric Theatre
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
Man with a vengeance. |
5-15-1955 |
5-10-1955 |
Dated 5-6-1955 with revisions dated 5-10-1955. |
31 l. |
Kaiser Aluminum Hour
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Leaves |
| 01 |
Mr. Finchley versus the bomb. |
9-25-1956 |
n.d. |
116 l. |
Medallion Theatre
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
The quiet village. |
8-22-1953 |
8-4-1953 |
|
35 l. |
| 02 |
Twenty four men to a plane. |
12-19-1953 |
12-8-1953 |
An original television play. |
43 l. |
| 03 |
They call them the meek. |
12-26-1953 |
12-15-1953 |
An original television play. |
33 l. |
Motorola TV Hour
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
At ease. |
12-15-1953 |
n.d. |
Titled “Taps played on a bugle.” No. 3. First draft. |
84 l. |
| 02 |
The Muldoon matter. |
2-23-1954 |
n.d. |
No. 7. Final revision. |
71 l. |
NBC Matinee Theatre
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Leaves |
| 01 |
O’Toole from Moscow. |
12-12-1955 |
n.d. |
78 l. |
Phillip Morris Playhouse
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
A walk in the night. |
2-18-1954 |
n.d. |
Script #21. First draft. |
56 l. |
Pursuit
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
The last night of August. |
12-17-1958 |
10-28-1958 |
|
77 l. |
| 01 |
The last night of August. |
12-17-1958 |
n.d. |
Excerpt. Pages removed from 10-28-1958 mimeo, some with mss. notes. |
26 l. |
| 01 |
The last night of August. |
12-17-1958 |
10-28-1958 |
Revised. |
85 l. |
| 01 |
The last night of August. |
12-17-1958 |
11-19-1958 |
Air show #9. VT #11. Revised. |
82 l. |
Suspense
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Leaves |
| 01 |
Nightmare at ground zero. |
8-18-1953 |
7-20-1953 |
39 l. |
United States Steel Hour
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
The rack. |
4-12-1955 |
2-11-1955 |
Revised first draft. |
121 l. |
| 02 |
Incident in an alley. |
11-23-1955 |
11-23-1955 |
|
83 l. |
| 03 |
Noon on doomsday. |
4-25-1956 |
n.d. |
|
104 l. |
| 03 |
Noon on doomsday. |
4-25-1956 |
1-26-1956 |
Second revise. |
129 l. |
| 03 |
Noon on doomsday. |
4-25-1956 |
2-20-1956 |
Limited distribution. Fourth revise. |
103 l. |
Xerox Special
| Script number |
Episode title |
Air date |
Draft date |
Notes |
Leaves |
| 01 |
A carol for another Christmas. |
12-28-1964 |
n.d. |
Final draft. |
74 l. |
