Norman Corwin Presents (1972-73) was an anthology series comprised of 30-minute episodes produced by Group W and Arjo Productions. Hosted by Norman Corwin, the series featured television adaptations of Corwin’s earlier radio work as well as new material and included episodes penned by other authors. Its 26 episodes aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) and syndicated stations in the United States.
Thanks to Corwin friend and fan James Duncan, audio of 20 of these programs can be found here.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Two Gods in Prime Time
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio play Descent of the Gods)
Starring Leslie Nielsen, Forrest Tucker, and Cecily Tyson
Directed by Steve Binder
The One Man Group
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio play Gumpert)
Starring Donald Harron
Directed by Steve Binder
Odyssey in Progress
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio play The Odyssey of Runyon Jones)
Starring Steve Franken and Norman Corwin
Directed by Norman Corwin, Arthur Katz
Pappy’s Oasis
Written by Alvin Sargent
Starring Beau Bridges and Bonnie Bedelia
Directed by Gene Frankel
You Think You’ve Got Troubles?
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio plays Charter in a Saucer and Descent of the Gods)
Starring Michael Dunn
Directed by Ted Post
Aunt Dorothy’s Playroom
Written by Don Balluck
Starring Fred Gwynne and Diane Baker
Directed by Gene Frankel
A Foreign Field
Written by Norman Katkov
Starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, and Lorne Greene
Directed by Lela Swift
The Joy of Living
Written by William F. Nolan
Starring Carl Betz
Directed by Ted Post
The Moat Farm Murder
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio play The Moat Farm Murder)
Starring James Booth
Directed by Lela Swift
Bingo Twice a Week
Written by Sol Saks
Starring Susan Douglas Rubes and Dorothy Stickney
Directed by Ted Post
A Soliloquy for Television
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio play A Soliloquy to Balance the Budget)
Starring Brock Peters
Directed by Norman Corwin, Lela Swift
The Undecided Molecule
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his radio play The Undecided Molecule)
Starring Milton Berle
Directed by Ted Post
The First Big Try
Written by Norman Corwin
Starring Donald Sutherland
Directed by Norman Corwin
The Discovery
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from his stage play The Hyphen)
Starring William Shatner
Directed by Norman Corwin
Letters from an Only Child
Written by Don Balluck
Starring Diane Baker
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Hold That Line
Written by James W. Nichol
Starring Ralph Meeker
Directed by George McCowan
Reunion
Written by John William Corrington (story), Arthur Katz (adaptation)
Starring Arthur O’Connell
Directed by Jeffrey Hayden
Crown of Rags
Written by Howard Browne (story), Norman Corwin (adaptation)
Starring David McCallum
Directed by Norman Corwin
The Blue Hotel
Written by Norman Corwin (adapted from the Stephen Crane story)
Starring Leslie Nielsen
Directed by Herb Roland
The D.J.
Written by M. Charles Cohen
Starring Frank Converse
Directed by Arthur Katz
Jefferson’s Crush
Written by Norman Corwin
Starring Lloyd Bochner
Directed by Norman Corwin
A Matter of Life and Death
Written by Robert Presnell, Jr.
Starring Michael Tolan
Directed by Herb Roland
The Better It Looks, The Worse It Is
Written by M. Charles Cohen
Starring John Saxon
Directed by Robert Presnell, Jr.
Please, No Flowers
Written by Joe Ensana
Starring Marilyn Lightstone
Directed by Peter Boretski
A Son, Come Home
Written by Ed Bullins
Starring Georg Stanford Brown
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
The Pursuit
Written by Norman Corwin
Starring David McCallum
Directed by Norman Corwin