"Oh! Susanna" 

 

starring Gale Storm as Susanna Pomeroy

co-starring:  Zasu Pitts as Elvira Nugent

click here for a bio of Zasu Pitts

 
Season 1 (CBS) (1956-57) 
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Jon Ramsey, Rina Fox, Robert Leszczak
references:
TV Guide /   Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

Oh! Susanna
season 1 1956-57

CBS Saturdays 9.00pm
Produced by Alex Gottlieb



1.01 [--] Oh! Susanna: ITALIAN MOVIE ACTRESS
29Sep56 CBS

 

 


"I Ain't Gonna Worry"

James Lydon ........ Jim Tyler
Susanna dons a blonde wig and poses as a glamouous Italian
actress interested in a young officer on the ship, whose
shyness with passengers has his job in peril.
(Billboard magazine lists "I Ain't Gonna Worry" as appearing in this episode).

 

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

1.02 [--] Oh! Susanna: THE CHIMPANZEE
6Oct56 CBS
J. Pat O'Malley .... Mr Reardon
Lucy Lancaster ..... Mrs Rardon
Dan Barton ......... Gordon
Eleanor Audley ..... Passenger
Eddie Parks ........ Man
Huxley's had enough of Susanna's shenanigans and warns that
she will be fired if she gets involved in any more problems.
With the president of the line aboard, Cedric gives Suzanna
the job of hiding a chimpanzee that he bought for a relative.
She tries in vain to keep it out of mischief.

1.03 [--] Oh! Susanna: PASSENGER INCOGNITO
13Oct56 CBS

 


Nancy Kulp ......... Helga Peterson
Paul Bryar ......... Detective
Maurice Marsac ..... Inspector
Paul Maxey ......... Sylvestor Maxwell
Casey Adams ....... Orchestra Leader
Nugey gives the glamor treatment to a drab passenger, then
spreads a rumor that she's a countess traveling incognito.
The plan works too well: Two detectives on board suspect that
she is the international jewel thief they are after.

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

1.04 [--] Oh! Susanna: BONNIE LASSIE
20Oct56 CBS

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


Lumbsden Hare ...... Kenneth MacNab
Frank Wilcox ....... Duncan Glowrie
Irene Corcert ...... Mrs Hatfield
Eric Wilton ........ Horace
Francis DeSales .... Hartley E. Benson
Susanna introduces Scotsmen Mr. MacNab and Mr Glowrie,
unaware that their families had a centuries-old feud.
Glowrie didn't want his identity known to MacNab, because
he wanted to buy back his family wine cup for a newborn
grandson. Susanna tries to end the renewed feud.
Gale sings "Roamin' Through The Gloamin"



1.05 [--] Oh! Susanna: TOO MANY MAHARANIS
27Oct56 CBS

 

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
Narda Onyx

1.06 [--] Oh! Susanna: NICKED IN NAPLES
10Nov56 CBS Sat

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
Jay Novello
Penny Stanton
Synopsis:
Nugey goes ashore in Naples and finds herself the victim of some
fast-talking operators. Susanna comes to the rescue and tries to
recover Nugey's life savings from the pair. [RF]

1.07 [--] Oh! Susanna: THE IMMIGRANTS
17Nov56 CBS

 

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


Guest Cast:
Peter Votrian ...... Michael
Karen Verne ........ Marya
Harold Dyrenforth .. Peter
Jeri Lou James ..... Anya
James Lydon ........ Hendricks

 

 



 

 1.08 [--] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA STRIKES BACK
24Nov56 CBS Sat
with
Dick Elliot ........ Bartlett
Jean Bartel ........ Miss Danbury
Robert Cornthwaite . Higgins
Richard Collier .... Boss
Paula Winslow ...... Customer
James Lydon ........ Saunders
Synopsis:
Capt. Huxley succeeds in having Susanna relieved of her position as
social director aboard the S.S. Ocean Queen. Undaunted, Susanna
contrives to occupy the presidential cabin as a special passenger. [RF]

1.09 [--] Oh! Susanna: HOLD THAT TIGER
1Dec56 CBS

  

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)
with
Rex Evans .......... Rajah
Robert Clarke ...... Jamil
Raymond Bailey ..... Mr Carney
Reginald Singh ..... Dalu
Robert Kennedy ..... Officer
and
The Page Cavanagh Trio

1.10 [--] Oh! Susanna: THE WITCH DOCTOR
8Dec56 CBS

 


with
Chuck Connors ...... Witch Doctor
Tod Andrews ........ Jim
Susan Andrews ...... Lydia
William Swan ....... Bob
Barbara Slade ...... Girl

1.11 [--] Oh! Susanna: A NIGHT IN MONTE CARLO
15Dec56 CBS

 

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
John Archer ........ Lucky Malloy
Peggy Knudsen ...... Flo
Franco Corsaro ..... Flaubert
Arthur Brunner ..... Croupier
Stephen Dekassy .... Lazlo
Eric Feldary ....... Nikki

1.12 [--] Oh! Susanna: CAPRI
22Dec56 CBS

 


with
Paul Picerni ....... Sebastian
Albert Villasainte . Vittorio
Damian O'Flynn ..... Ship's Doctor
Vincent Padula ..... Waiter
Tony Romano ........ Antonio

 

 

 

Gale sings "The Isle of Capri"

(video quality is not good, but Gale sings beautifully.)


1.13 [--] Oh! Susanna: THE MAGICIAN
29Dec56 CBS

 

 

with
Alan Reed/MervTaylor. Zachary
Lillian Culver ...... Mrs Guthrie
Lowell Gilmore ...... Higgins
James Gavin ......... Martin
Frank Kreig ......... Simmons

1.14 [--] Oh! Susanna: GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
5Jan57 CBS

 

 

 

 


with
Joi Lansing ......... Kristin
Pat McVay ........... Reid
Lisa Davis .......... Miss England
Joan Lora ........... Miss Italy
Shirley Russell ..... Miss Spain

1.15 [--] Oh! Susanna: DESIRABLE ALIEN
12Jan57 CBS
with
Glenn Langan ........ Eric Brown
Douglas Dumbrille ... Colonel Bargo
and
The Paul Cavanaugh Trio

1.16 [--] Oh! Susanna: FOREIGN INTRIGUE
19Jan57 CBS

Susanna befriends a little old lady passenger aboard the SS Ocean Queen

and is shocked to learn that the woman is a spy.

(Photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


(no cast details)

1.17 [--] Oh! Susanna: GOODBYE KISS
26Jan57 CBS
with
(no cast details)

1.18 [--] Oh! Susanna: SUPER SNOOP
2Feb57 CBS
with
Mira McKinney ....... Mabel
Reginald Sheffield .. Waldo
William Pullen ...... Anderson
Ted Bliss ........... The Waiter
Charles Shrouder .... Singer

1.19 [--] Oh! Susanna: CHECKMATE 9Feb57 CBS


with
Morey Amsterdam ..... Mr Agnew
David Stollery ...... Jonathan

1.20 [--] Oh! Susanna: SWISS MISS

16Feb57 CBS

(photo: Jon Ramsey)

with
John Banner ......... Hans Schlosser
Ernest Sarracino .... Boticelli
Marjorie Bennett .... Mrs Caldwell
Jimmy Karath ........ Otto
Sven Hugo Borg ...... Archer

1.21 [--] Oh! Susanna: THE BLARNEY STONE
23Feb57 CBS
with
Woodrow Chambers .... Martin Morley
Sarah Selby ......... Catherine Ericson
James Flavin ........ Attendant
Hazel Sherbett ...... Miss Magruder
Grace Albertson ..... Miss Wesley

1.22 [--] Oh! Susanna: VOLCANO
2March57 CBS

    

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
Robert Warwick ...... King
Kem Dibbs ........... King's son
James Lydon ......... Evans
and
The Knife Dancers - Lani McIntire and Falpava Misilagi

1.23 [--] Oh! Susanna: INDIAN GIVER a.k.a. THE INDIAN GIVERS
9Mar57 CBS

(photo: Jon Ramsey)

 

 

 

with
Tom Lightfoot Sr ... John Hoyt
Tom Lightfoot Jr ... Richard Garland
Douglas Dumbrille .. Chief
Helen Mayon ........ Mrs Pool
Jonathan Hole ...... Mr Pool
Lester Miller ...... Medicine Man

1.24 [--] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA, THE CHAPERONE
16Mar57 CBS
with
Joan Swift ......... Grace

1.25 [--] Oh! Susanna: GYPPING THE GYPSIES
23Mar57 CBS

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey) 


with
Anthony Dexter ..... Ramon
Peter Cole ......... Bardo
Lou Krugman ........ Ali
Joan Lora .......... Carla
Irene James ........ Lora

1.26 [--] Oh! Susanna: MAID IN SWEDEN
30Mar57 CBS
with
Isabelle Dwan ...... Ingrid
Whit Bissell ....... Mr Burkle
and
Muscle Men - John Yates Jr, Chuck James, Guy Way

1.27 [--] Oh! Susanna: TROUBLE IN TRINIDAD
6Apr57 CBS

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
Don Beddoe ......... McDuff
Claude Alister ..... Ogalthorpe
Ted DeCorsia ....... Ross
Peter Mamakos ...... Portera
James Lydon ........ Evans
Chet Stratton ...... Inspector Griffin
and
Calypso Mac and his Boys

1.28 [--] Oh! Susanna: MODEL APARTMENT
13Apr57 CBS
with
Charle Arvit ....... Mr Smead
Peter Damon ........ Maharajah
Carol Kelly ........ Kelly
Johnny Silver ...... Superintendent
Peter Adams ........ Party Guest

1.29 [--] Oh! Susanna: SINGAPORE FLING
20Apr57 CBS

 

 

(photo: Jon Ramsey)
with
Keye Luke .......... Chong
Warren Lee ......... Charlie
Paul Daibou ........ Harry
Sandra Stone ....... Agnes
Christian Drake .... Jim
Charles Irwin ...... Barker

1.30 [--] Oh! Susanna: THE PARISIAN TOUCH
27Apr57 CBS

 

 


with
Dick Elliot ........ Mr Smith
Elvia Allman ....... Mrs Smith
Gil Frye ........... Jolie
Ramsay Hill ........ Martine
Georgette Duval .... Yvette
Vincent Padula ..... Duprez

1.31 [--] Oh! Susanna: ACTION IN ACAPULCO
4May57 CBS

 

 

 


with
William Pullen ..... Anderson
Harry Atrion
Henry Kulky
Lennie Bremen
Don Diamond

1.32 [--] Oh! Susanna: WEDDING IN MAJORCA
18May57 CBS

 

(photo: Jon Ramsey)

 

 

with
Anthony DeMarco
Manuel Paris
Nancy Halley
Jean Carson
Oliver Cuff

1.33 [--] Oh! Susanna: SING, SUSANNA, SING
25May57 CBS Sat

 

 

 


Guest Cast:
Craig Stevens ...... Tom Burnett
Lillian Bronson .... Miss Carter
Peter Coe .......... Francisco
Don Diamond ........ Chief of Police
Norman Livetti ..... Reyes
Synopsis:
Susanna tries to romance a passenger she thinks is single (Craig Stevens as Tom Burnett).
They are on a cruise to South America, and while docked, Susanna, Tom and several other
passengers look for a local restaurant called Casa Manana. Well, it turns out that
there are TWO such places, and of course, they stumble into the wrong one - and into
the middle of several tough guys planning a revolution. [RL]
Gale Storm sings her big top five hit, "Dark Moon". [RL]

 



1.34 [--] Oh! Susanna: STOP, THIEF
1Jun57 CBS

with
Brad Dexter ........ Dudo
Mario Siletti ...... Mario
Sammy White ........ Blackie
Don Orlando ........ Guiseppe

1.35 [--] Oh! Susanna: 'ALP, 'ALP  8Jun57 CBS

 


with
Richard Webb ....... Rene
Grant Withers ...... Oliver
Irene Seldner ...... Old Lady
Edythe Case ........ Jessica

1.36 [--] Oh! Susanna: A HIT IN TAHITI
15Jun57 CBS
with
Lila Lee ........... Mrs Mason
Steve Dunn ......... Mr Ames 

 

Season 2 (CBS) (1957-58) 
  

Oh! Susanna
season 2 1957-58

CBS Saturdays 9.00pm
Produced by Alex Gottlieb

2.01 [037] Oh! Susanna: PAT ON THE BACK
14Sep57 CBS
with
Pat Boone .......... Himself
Ray Montgomery ..... Dr Jones
Leonard Carey ...... Mr Evergreen
Paul Hahn .......... Purser

    

     

 

Gale and Pat duet on "Would You Like to Take a Walk" 

Gale solos on "Love by the Jukebox Light"

Pat solos on "Goldmine in the Sky"


2.02 [038] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA PLAYS CUPID
21Sep57 CBS
with
Jim Backus ......... Arthur Hutchins
Eleanor Audley ..... Mrs Gardner
Robert Carson ...... George

2.03 [039] Oh! Susanna: PIRATE TREASURE
28Sep57 CBS
with
Mark Dana .......... Jerry Allen
Madge Blake ........ Mrs Otis

2.04 [040] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA STRIKES OIL
5Oct57 CBS

   

 

   

 

     

 

 

 

with
Rudolph Anders ..... Strasser
Robin Moore ........ DuBroff
Michael St Angel ... Bill Eldredge
Dan Seymour

2.05 [041] Oh! Susanna: IT'S ONLY MONEY
12Oct57 CBS
with
John Russell ....... Gary Donovan
Dennis Moore ....... Steward
Paul Hahn .......... Purser

2.06 [042] Oh! Susanna: HONALULU GOES NATIVE a.k.a. HONALULU HONEYMOON
19Oct57 CBS

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
Dan Jenkins ........ Himself
Linda Leighton ..... Penny
Patrick Waltz ...... Rork

2.07 [043] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA'S BABY
26Oct57 CBS


    

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

 

 

 

with
Joyce Taylor ....... Lizabeth Jones
Coulter Irwin ...... Purser
Susanna Bonnell .... Baby Susanna (Gale's baby) 

Arline Anderson .... Lady
Gale sings "I Cried for You" and "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"


2.08 [044] Oh! Susanna: A LASS IN ALASKA
2Nov57 CBS


   

 

 

(Photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

with
William Bishop ..... David
Irving Bacon ....... Crackers
Queenie Leonard .... Mrs Magruder

Gale sings the song "A Hot Night in Alaska" (click on the song title to hear the song)

2.09 [045] Oh! Susanna: THE PHANTOM VALISE
9Nov57 CBS

   

 

 

with
Robert Blackwell ... Dan
Percy Helton ....... Waldo
James Lydon ........ Officer Lydon
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson
and
Peter Bonnell ...... Bobby (Gale's son)
Paul Bonnell ....... Barry (Gale's son)

2.10 [046] Oh! Susanna: FOR MONEY OR LOVE
16Nov57 CBS

 

 

"Winter Warm"

with
Floyd Simmons ...... Bob Wentworth
Diane Brewster ..... Julia
Pierre Watkins ..... Mr Fleming
Robert Regas ....... Carlos

2.11 [047] Oh! Susanna: ALADDIN'S LAMP
23Nov57 CBS
with
Richard Avonde ..... Rick
John Harmon ........ Max
Naco Galindo ....... Robin
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr ... Hassan

2.12 [048] Oh! Susanna: THE KID FROM KOREA
    30Nov57 CBS

   

with
Warren Hsieh ....... Lee Singhe Ree
John Hudson ........ Major Argyle
Charles Meredith ... Senator LeFarge

 2.13 [049] Oh! Susanna: MARDI GRAS
07Dec57 CBS Sat

 

 

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


guest cast:
Neil Hamilton as Herbert Pascal
Mike Connors as Jerry Moss
Lillian Culver as Miss McIntyre
Dorothy Neumann as Miss Watson
Phil Arnold as Joe
Synopsis:
Susanna and Nugey are delighted when the S.S. Ocean Queen docks
at the time of the Mardi Gras. Then they realize that they need
dates in order to enjoy all the fun. [RF]
Gale Storm sings:
"When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Go Away From My Window".

2.14 [050] Oh! Susanna: DUTCH TREATMENT
    14Dec57 CBS
with
Charles Lane ....... Pierce
King Donovan ....... Rupert
John Bieifer ....... Schneider
Kurt Katch ......... Vandermeer
Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs Billings

2.15 [051] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA GOES NATIVE
    21Dec57 CBS
with
Sig Ruman .......... Professor Rudolph
Billy Miller ....... Tomba Jr
Dick Miller ........ Sparks
Fortunio Bonanova .. Tomba
Liam Sullivan ...... Professor Alexander

2.16 [052] Oh! Susanna: FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
    28Dec57 CBS

 

 

 


 

   

  (Photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

with
Cheerio Meredith ... Melinda
Junius Matthews .... Justin

2.17 [053] Oh! Susanna: THE OUIJA BOARD
    4Jan58 CBS
with
Mark Dana .......... Vince Carter
A.E. Gould Porter .. J. Luther Roplogie
Colin Campbell ..... Eustace Dibbs
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson

2.18 [054] Oh! Susanna: ANGELA, THE ANGEL
11Jan58 CBS

  


   

 

   

with
Evelyn Rudie ....... Angela
Queenie Leonard .... Lady Orkin
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson


2.19 [055] Oh! Susanna: LOVEY-DOVEY    18Jan58 CBS

with
Russell Arms ....... Gary Stewart
Vera Vague ......... Mrs Wuslor
Judy Meredith ...... Phyllis

Gale duets with Russell on "Love Birds"


2.20 [056] Oh! Susanna: THE CASE OF THE CHINESE PUZZLE
    25Jan58 CBS


(original script for "The Case of the Chinese Puzzle")

with
Keye Luke .......... Henry Ling
Douglas Fowley ..... Doyle
Ray Walker ......... Snyder
Guy Lee ............ Boy
Lisa Lu ............ Fan Toy

2.21 [057] Oh! Susanna: ROYAL WELCOME
    1Feb58 CBS
with
Boryl Machin ....... Mrs Montaigne
Molly Roden ........ Hilda
Don Kennedy ........ Hodgins
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson

2.22 [058] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA TAKES A HUSBAND
08Feb58 CBS (rerun 23Aug58)
Guest cast:
William Roerick .... Charles Martindale
Margaret Hamilton .. Mrs. Gibney
Maurice Marsac ..... Gautier
Kitty Larsen ....... Darlene
Synopsis:
Susanna encounters the social-climbing mother of a former classmate
at the Riviera. In an attempt to impress the smug Mrs. Gibney, Susanna
claims she is married to wealthy passenger Charles Martingale, a
passenger aboard the S.S. Ocean Queen. Her plan nearly backfires when
Mrs. Gibney expresses a firm desire to meet Martindale. [RF]
*Note: Gale sings, "Pennies From Heaven".

   

2.23 [059] Oh! Susanna: TAKING WAYS
    15Feb58 CBS
with
June Vincent ....... Charlene Hendrix
Richard Shannon .... Joe Runyan
Robert Riordan ..... Gillespie
Rico Alaniz ........ Oficer Farjado
Nestor Palva ....... Judge

2.24 [060] Oh! Susanna: RIDE 'EM COWGIRL
    22Feb58 CBS


 

with
Ken Clark .......... Steve
Lois Corbett ....... Flora Madison
Edwards Colemans ... Senor Valdez

2.25 [061] Oh! Susanna: BYE BYE BANSHEE
    1Mar58 CBS
with
(no cast details)

        

(Photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

2.26 [062] Oh! Susanna: A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP
    8Mar58 CBS
with
Addison Richards ... J. Bromley Dorne
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson

2.27 [063] Oh! Susanna: GHOSTS ABOARD
    15Mar58 CBS
with
Ralph Domke ........ Clem Thompson
Ruth Lee ........... Mrs Thompson

2.28 [064] Oh! Susanna: HOW TO CATCH A MAN
    22Mar58 CBS
with
Tom Helmore ........ Ralph Emory
Betty Lynn ......... Sylvia
Gale sings "Farewell to Arms" and "I Get that Feeling"

(photo is dated March 24, 1958 so I'm not sure which episode this is promoting)


2.29 [065] Oh! Susanna: OUR DEAR CAPTAIN
    29Mar58 CBS
with
Robert Burton ...... Captain Jenkins
Molly Roden ........ Gladys
Don Kennedy ........ Hodgens
Ralph Smiley ....... Barney
Kay Hayden ......... Mrs Sheridan

2.30 [066] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA AND THE PIRATES
    5Apr58 CBS
with
Don Durant ......... Philip Casper
Wally Cassell ...... Steve Brady
Paul Maxey ......... Commodore Whitehead
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson
Frank Kreig ........ Pirate Guard

2.31 [067] Oh! Susanna: HAPPILY UNMARRIED
    12Apr58 CBS
with
Mary Young ......... Priscilla Jordan
Burt Mustin ........ Samuel Jordan

2.32 [068] Oh! Susanna: BAMBOOZLED IN BOMBAY
    26Apr58 CBS

(photo: Jon Ramsey)
with
Paul Picerni ....... Bengali
Jack Kruschen ...... Ahbari
Charity Grace ...... Mrs Hathaway
Diana Crawford ..... Girl

2.33 [069] Oh! Susanna: NOT SO INNOCENTS ABROAD
3May58 CBS

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

 

 

 

with
Edd Byrnes ......... Paul Ellsworth
Yvonne Lime ........ Ann
Kem Dibbs .......... Mark Roberts
Ruth Perrott ....... Mrs Radford
John Indrisano ..... Bolo

2.34 [070] Oh! Susanna: A DATE WITH A WOLF
    10May58 CBS
with
Frank Puglia ....... Captain Flores
Rick Jason ......... Vincente
Lucita ............. Lita
Luis Van Rooten .... Poco
Fred Walton ........ Native Man

2.35 [071] Oh! Susanna: BEAT THE BAND
    31May58 CBS

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

 

 

with
Steven Geray ....... Kurt Dolfus
Kay Kuter .......... Yasha
Sam Wolfe .......... Sasha
O.Z. Whitehead ..... Tasha

Gale sings "I Just Can't Get Enough of You"

 

Season 3 (CBS) (1958-59) 
 

CBS Saturdays 9.00pm
Produced by Alex Gottlieb

3.01 [072] Oh! Susanna: DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
    6Sep58 CBS

 
   

   

  

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

with
Gale Storm ......... Susanna's double
John Agar .......... Lt Arnold Van Dyke

Gale sings "South of the Border"


3.02 [073] Oh! Susanna: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPTAIN
    13Sep58 CBS
with
Joe Cranston ....... Anderson
Robert Emmett Keane. Mr Benedict
Eugene Borden ...... Henri

3.03 [074] Oh! Susanna: THE TRUTH MACHINE
    20Sep58 CBS
with
Charles Herbert .... Montgomery Flack
Howard McNear ...... Diogenes Jones
Elvia Allman ....... Mrs Carter
Rolfe Sedan

3.04 [075] Oh! Susanna: HAYRIDE AHOY
    27Sep58 CBS


with
Edgar Buchanan ..... Jasper Stokes
George Cisar ....... Murray Fenton
Ben Bancroft ....... Mr Westover
Carlos Romero ...... Perez

Gale sings "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep" and "Old MacDonald"


3.05 [076] Oh! Susanna: PAINTED IN PARIS
    4Oct58 CBS
with
Howard Wendell ...... Hamilton Reese
Paul Maxey .......... J. Walter Martin

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

3.06 [077] Oh! Susanna: THE SWEEPSTAKES TICKET a.k.a. SWEEPSTAKES WINNER
    11Oct58 CBS
with
John Qualen ......... Clancy
Dick Miller ......... Sparks
Joseph Martarano .... Whitey

3.07 [078] Oh! Susanna: SECRET ASSIGNMENT
    18Oct58 CBS
with
Raymond Greenleaf ... Mr Dudlow
John Holland ........ Greco
Richard S. Davies ... Weber
Eleanor Luckery ..... Carmen
Morgan Jones ........ Durant

3.08 [079] Oh! Susanna: HEAVEN SCENT
    25Oct58 CBS
with
Jacques Bergerac .... Roland Giroux
Patricia Michon ..... Gertie

3.09 [080] Oh! Susanna: LOVE AND KISSES
    1Nov58 CBS
with
Andra Martin ........ Helen Phillips
Martin Freed ........ Mike Stone
Michael Rose ........ Haggarty
Herbert Lytton ...... J.H. Dodson

3.10 [081] Oh! Susanna: YOU GOTTA HAVE CHARM
    8Nov58 CBS
with
Jack Mulhall ........ Walter Stewart
Carol Morris ........ Marsha
Warren Frost ........ Jerry
Sandra Wirth ........ Carol
Paula Winslow ....... Mrs Kirby

Gale sings a medley of her hits and "Heat Wave"


3.11 [082] Oh! Susanna: THE CASE OF THE MUSIC BOX THIEF
    15Nov58 CBS
with
(no cast details)

3.12 [083] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA THE MATCHMAKER
    22Nov58 CBS
with
Maria Palmer ........ Mme Jaubet
Rita Lynn ........... Miss Chapman
Claire Carlton ...... Mrs Jarvis

3.13 [084] Oh! Susanna: ADVENTURE IN ALASKA
    6Dec58 CBS
with
Thomas B. Henry ..... Brooks
Bob Anderson ........ Jensen
Nancy Millard ....... Nora

(clipping from Dec. 6, 1958)


3.14 [085] Oh! Susanna: ROBOT FROM INNER SPACE
    13Dec58 CBS


        

 

with
Robby the Robot........Eddie Fisher (not the singer, Eddie Fisher)

3.15 [086] Oh! Susanna: DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP
    20Dec58 CBS

 

 

 


with
Keith Andes ......... Gilbert Leeds
James Lydon ......... Evans
Tom Palmer .......... Mr Cameron
Frances Mercer ...... Mrs Cameron

3.16 [087] Oh! Susanna: MAKE MINE MUSIC
    27Dec58 CBS


with
Salvatore Baccaioni . Arturo Romano

3.17 [088] Oh! Susanna: HOW TO MAKE ENEMIES
Prod. no. 87
    3Jan59 CBS
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
    teleplay by Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine
    with
    Nancy Millard
    Robert Anderson
   
3.18 [089] Oh! Susanna: ONE CAPTAIN TOO MANY
    Prod. no. 88
    10Jan59 CBS
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
    written by Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine
    with
Lillian Culver
James Dobson

3.19 [090] Oh! Susanna: ON THE DOT
Prod. no. 9172
17Jan59 CBS Sat
produced by Alex Gottlieb
directed by William A. Seiter
written by Alex Gottlieb


 

 

                                                                                           (photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

 Guest Cast:
Billy Vaughn as Himself
Synopsis:
Billy Vaughn and his band come aboard incognito. Susanna discovers who he
is and tries to persuade him to help her entertain the passengers.

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

Gale Storm Sings:  "Oh, Baby Doll" (which she wrote), "A Teenage Prayer", "Sail along Silvery Moon".
Billy Vaughn plays: "Cimarron"
Note:
Billy Vaughn was an Orchestra Leader and music director for Dot Records
he also backed Gale Storm on most of her recordings.

3.20 [091] Oh! Susanna: THE HONEYMOON SUITE
    24Jan59 CBS
with
Dan Jenkins ......... Himself
Doug McClure

3.21 [092] Oh! Susanna: IT'S MURDER, MY DEAR

    31Jan59 CBS


  

 

(Photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

with
Boris Karloff ....... Himself
Ray Montgomery ...... Dr Jones
Frank Cady .......... Director
Frank Kreig ......... Crewman
Tom Kennedy ......... Officer
Geraldine Hall ...... Nurse

3.22 [093] Oh! Susanna: THE BATTLE OF THE BULL RUN
    7Feb59 CBS

(above photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
Elena Verdugo ....... Jennifer Smith
Scott Elliott ....... Danny
Gilbert Frye ........ Jack
Don Orlando ......... Cabrillo

3.23 [094] Oh! Susanna: JAILMATES
    prod. no. 9177
    28Feb59 CBS
with
Lorne Greene ........ Constable Barnaby
Ashley Cowan ........ Sgt Grimby
Vera Denham ......... Nurse Pennington
Nancy Millard ....... Manicurist
Susanna becomes the first person in the West Indies
ever to break into jail.


3.24 [095] Oh! Susanna: AN OLD CHINESE CUSTOM
    Prod. no. 1994-G
    7Mar59 CBS
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
with
James Hong .......... Fred Kim
Nico Minardos ....... Ramon

3.25 [096] Oh! Susanna: DUTCH TREAT
    Prod. no. 1995-N
    14Mar59 CBS
produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)


with
John Bleifer ........ Vanderhoff
Robert Boone ........ Heinrich Bekker
Ilse Alban .......... Margriet
Trudi Ziskind ....... Willie
Roberta Kay ......... Christina
Peter Browne ........ Franze

3.26 [097] Oh! Susanna: ALIAS SUSANNA VALENTINE
    Prod. no. 1996-F
    21Mar59 CBS
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
with
Harry Jackson ....... Mr Pinkley
Lillian Culver ...... Mrs Weaver
D'Ette La Rue ....... Yvonne
Paul Bryar .......... Tompkins

3.27 [098] Oh! Susanna: CLIP THAT COUPON
    Prod. no. 1997-L
    28Mar59 CBS
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
with
Nancy Millard ....... Nora
Robert Anderson ..... Hodgins
Jonathan Hole ....... Mr Archer
Steven Roberts ...... Mr Wentworth
Mike Keene .......... Mr Hartman

3.28 [099] Oh! Susanna: WHO STOLE THAT MELODY?
    Prod. no. 1998-J
    4Apr59 CBS
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter


  

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

 with

Buddy Bregman ....... Danny Simmons
Jerome Cowan ........ Skitch Mason
Joe Cranston ........ Drummer

Gale sings "Break It to Me Gently"


3.29 [100] Oh! Susanna: SUSANNA, THE BABYSITTER
Prod. no. 1999-I
11Apr59 CBS Saturday 9:00pm
produced by Alex Gottlieb
directed by William A. Seiter
with
Norma Varden ........ Miss Gompers
Susan Reilly ........ Carrie
Stephen Hammer ...... Larry
Nancy DeCarl
Gregory Irvin
Gina Gillespie
Jack O'Hara
Synopsis:
An irate governess quits her job of looking after five children,
and Susanna takes over.

(This photo is dated 5/21/59 on the official ABC sticker on the reverse.)

Season 4 (ABC) (1959-60)

The Gale Storm Show
Oh! Susanna
season 4 1959-60
(the series switches from CBS to ABC and a new night) 
ABC 7.30pm Thursdays 26 episodes
Produced by Lou Derman  (from #4.7)

4.01 [101] Gale Storm Show: ONE, TWO, SKI!
   
    1Oct59 ABC
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter

 

(photos courtesy of Jon Ramsey)
with
Gene Nelson ....... Chris Karlson
Anna Lisa ......... Helga
Bob Hopkins ....... Mr Willis
Cosmo Sardo ....... Waiter
Gale sings "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" 

 
4.02 [102] Gale Storm Show: THE CARD SHARP

    8Oct59 ABC
produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by James V. Kern   
    with
William Frawley ... Jim Comstock
Lillian Bronson ... Miss Albright
Helen Kleeb ....... Mrs Buff
Frank Kruger ...... Mr Buff
Ben Weldon ........ Muggsy

4.03 [103] Gale Storm Show: THE MILLION DOLLAR MUTT
   
    15Oct59 ABC
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by Richard Kinon


with
Frank Albertson ... Stevens
Don Diamond ....... Captain Alicante
and
Walt Disney's 'Shaggy Dog' Sam

 

 

 

Opening for the 15Oct59 episode with Listerine commercial.

4.04 [104] Gale Storm Show: COME BACK LITTLE BEATNIK
   
    22Oct59 ABC
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter


with
Jerry Colonna ..... Mischa Morningstar
Richard Deacon .... Zonko
Joseph Conley ..... Cool

4.05 [105] Gale Storm Show: CALLING SCOTLAND YARD
   
    29Oct59 ABC
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
with
Edward Ashley ..... Michael
Kemble Cooper ..... Lady Thornberry
Milton Frome ...... Neville
John Van Dreelen .. Thorbury
Hilda Plowright ... Maude
Alan Caillou ...... Eric Scott
Stanley Fraser .... Inspector Clayton

4.06 [106] Gale Storm Show: HAPPY HOROSCOPE
   
    5Nov59 ABC
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter
with
Allyn Joslyn ...... Mr Bradshaw
Ray Montgomery .... Dr Jones
Lillian Culver .... Mrs Page

4.07 [107] Gale Storm Show: NUGEY, COME HOME
   
    12Nov59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
Mabel Rea ......... Candy Cortez

4.08 [108] Gale Storm Show: THE SWEDISH STEWARD
   
    19Nov59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
John Qualen ....... Olaf Hansen

4.09 [109] Gale Storm Show: GOODBYE, DOCTOR
   
    26Nov59 ABC
produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern
with   
Rolfe Sedan ....... Dr Reynolds
Marjorie Bennett .. Mrs Bender

4.10 [110] Gale Storm Show: FAMILY REUNION
   
3Dec59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern


  

 

(photo courtesy of Jon Ramsey)

with   
Hope Summers ...... Angie Kirkham
Eleanor Audley .... Mrs Pomeroy
Willis Bouchey .... Mr Pomeroy

4.11 [111] Gale Storm Show: WEDDING AT SEA
   
    10Dec59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
Ron Hagerthy ...... Sgt Rickie Hyland

4.12 [112] Gale Storm Show: SPANISH SOUVENIR
   
    17Dec59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
Howard McNear ..... Parker
Henry Corden ...... Pintero

4.13 [113] Gale Storm Show: CAPTAIN DADDY
   
    24Dec59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
Frank Killmond .... Melvin
Ruth Perrot ....... Henrietta
Chris Essay ....... Maitre De

4.14 [114] Gale Storm Show: SUSANNA'S TRUE CONFESSION
   
    31Dec59 ABC
    produced by Alex Gottlieb
    directed by William A. Seiter

with
Robert Q. Lewis

4.15 [115] Gale Storm Show: AFRICAN DRUMS
   
    7Jan60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
Robert Griffin ..... Severaid

4.16 [116] Gale Storm Show: NO TEARS FOR THE CAPTAIN
   
    14Jan60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern
with
Liam Sullivan ...... Mr Henderson

4.17 [117] Gale Storm Show: LOVE BY YIMINY
   
21Jan60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern
    with
John Qualen ........ Olaf Hansen

4.18 [118] Gale Storm Show: A TRIP FOR AUNTIE 

    28Jan59 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Richard Kinon
with
(no cast details)

4.19 [119] Gale Storm Show: BIRTHDAY FOR GINO

    4Feb60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
directed by Richard Kinon
with
Bart Bradley ....... Gino
Tom Andre .......... Mario
Alan Roberts ....... Guiseppe

4.20 [120] Gale Storm Show: S.O.S. DAD
11Feb60
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern
with
    Luis Van Rooten .... Pop Hackett
Andre Phillips ..... Larry Hackett

4.21 [121] Gale Storm Show: MOTHER STEPS OUT
   
18Feb60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern
with
Eleanor Audley ..... Bess Pomeroy    
Willis Bouchey ..... Henry Pomeroy

4.22 [122] Gale Storm Show: CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS
25Feb60
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Earl Bellamy
    with
Harry Antrim ....... Horace Fenton
Nancy Kulp ......... Gertrude

4.23 [123] Gale Storm Show: ONE COIN IN THE FOUNTAIN
   
3Mar60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by William Seiter
with
Sid Melton ......... Hal
Nestor Paiva    ....... Pablo
Rudolfo Hoyos ...... Officer Hernando
Natividad Vacio .... Ramond
Salvador Baquez .... Officer
Arlen Stewart ...... Amy

4.24 [124] Gale Storm Show: MADE IN HONG KONG
10Mar60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Austin Jewell   
    with
Philip Ahn ......... Lee Sing
Noel Toy ........... Mrs Sing
Warren Hsieh ....... Lin Sing
George Yoshinaga ... Mr Nono / Lee Wong
Sid Mleton ......... Hal Miller
Maurice Dallimore .. Mr Bruce
Roy Wright ......... Mr Elliot

4.25 [125] Gale Storm Show: IT'S MAGIC
17Mar60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by Robert Altman
    with
Sid Melton ......... Hal Miller
Alan Mowbray ....... Hodley Dexter
Lillian Culver ..... Mrs Culver

4.26 [126] Gale Storm Show: SHOW BIZ (final episode)
   
24Mar60 ABC
    produced by Lou Derman
    directed by James V. Kern


with
Jack Albertson ..... Freddy Morell
Mei Prestidge ...... Malekaya

Gale sings "Nobody's Sweetheart"

 


 

 

Below is a review of "Oh Susanna" (perhaps from TV Guide...uncertain):