The Catholic Hour (TV series)

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The Catholic Hour is a 60-minute American television drama anthology series produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the National Council of Catholic Men. It premiered on October 1, 1951,[1] and ran until 1967.

Among its writers were Rod Serling and James Costigan. Guest stars included Martin Sheen,[2] Mildred Dunnock, Edward Mulhare, Eugene Roche, and Michael Constantine.

The series's first color broadcast occurred on Easter Sunday in 1954.[3]

Effective January 5, 1969, the program was renamed Guideline.[4]

The Catholic Hour sometimes presented episodes in multi-part series. They included

  • August 1955 - contemporary Catholic authors - four parts [5]
  • January 1958 - "Rome Eternal" - four parts.[6]
  • August 1961 - "England Revisited" - four parts[7]

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