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dramatic television series which aired on

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from 1956 to 1958.

Premise

These short series of television plays were produced as a promotion for Canada Savings Bonds.

Scheduling

The first season of this 90-minute series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) during October 1956. The second season (1957) aired Thursdays at 9:30 p.m., also during the month of October. The final 1958 season was broadcast Tuesdays 9:30 p.m. in October, with the last broadcast on 4 November 1958.

Episodes

1956 season

* 3 October 1956: ''Time Lock'' (Leo Orenstein producer;

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writer) * 10 October 1956: ''O'Brien'' (Melwyn Breen producer; Joseph Schull writer), a comedy * 17 October 1956: ''Black of the Moon'' (David Greene producer; Leslie MacFarlane writer) * 24 October 1956: ''The Discoverers'' (Ronald Weyman producer; Mac Rosenfeld and George Salverson writers)

1957 season

* 3 October 1957: ''Seeds of Power'' (Arthur Hailey writer), starring Katherine Blake,

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and

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* 10 October 1957: ''Ice on Fire'' ( Len Peterson writer) * 17 October 1957: ''Cousin Elva'' (Stuart Trueman book, Leslie MacFarlane adaptation), starring Araby Lockhart, Alexander Webster and Helene Winston * 24 October 1957: ''Janey Canuck'' (Byrne Hope Saunders book, Lister Sinclair adaptation), starring Katherine Blake and Lloyd Bochner

1958 season

* 7 October 1958: ''Panic at Parth Bay'' (Harvey Hart producer; Lester Powell writer), starring Frances Hyland,

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, Alexander Webster, Hugh Webster, Leslie Yeo and Louis Zorich * 21 October 1958: ''The Man in the House'' (Adrian Waller producer; Marcel Dubé writer; Ivor Barry translation), starring Collette Coutois, Gratien Gélinas, Germaine Giroux, Clement Latour and Ovila Legaré * 4 November 1958: ''The Man Who Caught Bullets'' (Mario Prizek producer; Mavor Moore writer), starring

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References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 0929663 CBC Television original programming 1956 Canadian television series debuts 1958 Canadian television series endings 1950s Canadian anthology television series Black-and-white Canadian television shows