Behind Closed Doors | |
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Genre | Anthology series |
Written by |
Robert Leslie Bellem Charles Bennett Martin Berkeley Alan Caillou Robert C. Dennis Fenton Earnshaw Arthur Fitz-Richard Richard Grey John Hawkins Jacqueline Hazard Paul Monash Stanley Niss Donn Mullally Stanley H. Silverman Herbert Abbott Spiro Richard Tregaskis Irving Wallace Jon Manchip White |
Directed by |
John English Samuel Gallu Gerd Oswald John Peyser Boris Sagal Mark Sandrich, Jr. Paul Wendkos |
Presented by | Bruce Gordon |
Starring | Bruce Gordon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Samuel Gallu |
Producer(s) | Samuel Gallu Sidney Marshall |
Running time | 24–26 minutes |
Production company(s) | Jane Gallu Productions Inc. Screen Gems |
Distributor |
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) Sony Pictures Television |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | October 2, 1958 | – April 9, 1959
Behind Closed Doors is an American dramatic anthology 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 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.