Mike Grost

Classic Film and Television
Mystery Short Stories

Here's 35 favorite TV shows, all little known:

• Studio One: Confessions of a Nervous Man (1953) W: Georg Axelrod D: Paul Nickell
• Studio One: An Almanac of Liberty (1954) W: Reginald Rose D: Paul Nickell
• Cheyenne: The Iron Trail (1957) St: Montgomery Pittman & Jack Emanuel Scr: Pittman D: Leslie H. Martinson
• Cheyenne: Big Ghost Basin (1957) Scr: Wells Root Based On The Short Story "The Fire Killer" By: Steve Frazee D: Joseph Kane
• Maverick: War of the Silver Kings (1957) Scr: James O'hanlon Based on a book By: C.B. Glasscock D: Budd Boetticher
• Maverick: The Goose-Drownder (1959) W: Leonard Praskins D: Arthur Lubin
• The Rifleman: Surveyors (1959) W: Dale Eunson & Katherine Eunson D: Joseph H. Lewis
• The Rifleman: The Deserter (1960) W: Albert Aley D: Joseph H. Lewis
• The Outler Limits: The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) W: Joseph Stefano D: Gerd Oswald
• Burke's Law: Who Killed Vaudeville (1964) W: Gwen Bagni & Paul Dubov D & Choreo & Act: Gene Nelson
• Big Valley: Night of the Wolf (1965) W: Margaret Armen D: Joseph H. Lewis
• The Girl from Uncle: The Fountain of Youth Affair (1967) St: Robert Bloch & Richard De Roy Scr: Richard De Roy D: E. Darrell Hallenbeck
• Tarzan: The Four O'clock Army (1968) W: Carey Wilber D: Alex Nichol
• Nanny and the Professor: The Games Families Play (1970) W: Rick Mittleman D: Richard Kinon
• Ellery Queen: The Mad Tea Party (1975) Scr: Peter S. Fischer D: James Sheldon Based On The Story By: Ellery Queen
• Nancy Drew: The Lady on Thursday at Ten (1978) W: Christopher Crowe D: Joseph Pevney
• The Best of Families: Generations (1978) W: Loring Mandel D: Glenn Jordan
• Starsky and Hutch: The Game (1978) W: Tim Maschler D: Leo Penn
• Flying High: Swan Song for an Ugly Duckling (1978) W: Terri Ryan D: Dennis Donnelly
• Vegas: Kill Dan Tanna (1979) W: Larry Forrester D: Curtis Harrington
• The Greatest American Hero: Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard (1981) W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Rod Holcomb
• Lottery: Pilot (1983) W: David Englebach D: Lee Phillips
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King: The First Time (1983) W: Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Bruckner D: Rod Holcomb
• Riptide: Somebody Is Killing the Great Geeks of America (1984) W: Babs Greyhosky D: Bruce Kessler
• Misfits of Science: Pilot (1985) W & D: James D. Parriott
• Street Hawk: A Second Self (Old Friend) (1985) W: Nicolas Corea & Bruce Cervi D: Virgil Vogel
• Wildside: Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning (1985) W: W. M. Whitehead D: Harvey Laidman
• Hollywood Beat: Pilot (1985) W: Henry Rosenbaum D: Jerry London
• Full House: Daddy's Home (Ballet, Biker) (1987) W: Joan Brooker & Nancy Eddo D: Howard Storm
• The Dirty Dozen: Colonel Mustard in the Library With a Luger (1988) W: James Novak D: Douglas Hickox
• Miami Vice: Line of Fire (1988) W: Raymond Hartung D: Richard Compton
• Hunter: The Fifth Victim (1989) W: Kevin Droney D: Michael Preece
• The Nasty Boys: Fire and Ice St: Dick Wolf (1990) Scr: Robert Palm D: Rob Cohen
• Swamp Thing: The Emerald Heart (1990) W: Joseph Stefano D: Fritz Kiersch
• Eddie Dodd: Unnecessary Losses (1991) W: P.K. Simonds D: Sandy Smolan