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Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series that aired in syndication from April 1955 to April 1957. It was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv.

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9th April 1955 - 6th April 1957
Producer
Frederick Ziv
Top Cast
Truman Bradley
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Beyond Still
Beyond
9th April 1955

Episode 1

Travelling at three times the speed of sound, a test pilot ejects claiming that another craft was about to collide with his.

Time Is Just a Place Still
Time Is Just a Place
16th April 1955

Episode 2

A man discovers that his next door neighbors are fugitives from the future.

Out of Nowhere Still
Out of Nowhere
23rd April 1955

Episode 3

When Dr. Osbourne discovers bats crashing into the sides of buildings, he figures out that a radar disrupting device is being used by enemy agents.

Y.O.R.D. Still
Y.O.R.D.
30th April 1955

Episode 4

An alien spaceship in distress is sending an SOS to personnel at an arctic outpost.

Stranger in the Desert Still
Stranger in the Desert
7th May 1955

Episode 5

After meeting a radioactive eagle and a disappearing botanist, two prospectors discover a strange energy source in the desert.

No Food for Thought Still
No Food for Thought
14th May 1955

Episode 6

A synthetic nutrient that prolongs the life span of human beings spawns a deadly virus.

The Brain of John Emerson Still
The Brain of John Emerson
21st May 1955

Episode 7

A policeman after discovering that his mind contains all the knowledge of a dead scientist decides to continue the scientist's work.

Spider Inc Still
Spider Inc
28th May 1955

Episode 8

A giant spider fossil leads a geologist to discover a method of synthesizing petroleum.

Death at 2 A.M. Still
Death at 2 A.M.
4th June 1955

Episode 9

A scientist uses a strength serum to murder a man who is blackmailing him.

Conversation With an Ape Still
Conversation With an Ape
11th June 1955

Episode 10

A telepathic chimp saves a scientist and his wife when they are confronted by a killer.

Marked Danger Still
Marked Danger
18th June 1955

Episode 11

A space capsule releases a strange green gas that alters a young woman's metabolism.

Hour of Nightmare Still
Hour of Nightmare
25th June 1955

Episode 12

Rumors of UFO sitings and human disappearances in a remote section of Mexico draw a man and woman team of magazine photographers to investigate. The police commandante attempts to dissuade them from venturing into the mountains, then, failing that, refers them to a local man to be their guide - the brother of the only person confirmed to have really disappeared. Once among the hills, this trio discovers strange lights in the skies, an abandoned rifle with a grotesquely twisted barrel, something moving in the underbrush...

One Hundred Years Young Still
One Hundred Years Young
2nd July 1955

Episode 13

After a chemist claims to be 200 years old there is an effort to perfect an immortality serum.

The Strange Dr. Lorenz Still
The Strange Dr. Lorenz
9th July 1955

Episode 14

A doctor discovers that a honey formula has amazing healing powers.

The Frozen Sound Still
The Frozen Sound
30th July 1955

Episode 15

After a doctor is charge with spying it is learned that a synthetic crystal can record sounds.

The Stones Began to Move Still
The Stones Began to Move
6th August 1955

Episode 16

An Egyptologist tries to prove that the pyramids were constructed using levitation.

The Lost Heartbeat Still
The Lost Heartbeat
13th August 1955

Episode 17

A scientist needs to construct a mechanical heart or his colleague will die.

The World Below Still
The World Below
27th August 1955

Episode 18

The survivors of a submarine disaster claim that they saw a city on the sea floor. They, however, are ridiculed by investigators.

Barrier of Silence Still
Barrier of Silence
3rd September 1955

Episode 19

A U.S. scientist working on a top-secret atomic project disappears from a German city. When he reappears two weeks later, he cannot remember anything about what happened to him. He cannot communicate with those around him and appears to be brainwashed.

The Negative Man Still
The Negative Man
10th September 1955

Episode 20

When electrician Vic Murphy is blasted by the electricity of a computer, his intelligence immediately soars beyond genius level and his senses enable him to hear and see things no man has ever before experienced.

Dead Reckoning Still
Dead Reckoning
17th September 1955

Episode 21

On an emergency flight to the Arctic, a pilot runs into a magnetic storm. The crew is forced to use Earth's magnetic fields to escape.

A Visit from Dr. Pliny Still
A Visit from Dr. Pliny
24th September 1955

Episode 22

A man claiming to be from another planet announces that he has a source of power greater than atomic energy. He claims he has come to share the knowledge, but is regarded as an eccentric crack pot.

Strange People at Pecos Still
Strange People at Pecos
1st October 1955

Episode 23

Radar expert Jeff Jamison believes that his neighbors are spies from outer space. He becomes more convinced when the neighbor's little girl appears to be unable to feel pain.

Dead Storage Still
Dead Storage
8th October 1955

Episode 24

A baby woolly mammoth is brought to life after being frozen in the Arctic for a half million years. Scientists attempt to discover a means of sustaining its life.

The Human Equation Still
The Human Equation
15th October 1955

Episode 25

A doctor discovers that brutal murders are being caused by fumes from a wheat fungus experiment that produces violent side effects.

Target: Hurricane Still
Target: Hurricane
22nd October 1955

Episode 26

When a meteor's plunge into the ocean causes a hurricane that sweeps toward Florida, a meteorologist desperately searches for his son.

Water Maker Still
Water Maker
29th October 1955

Episode 27

A scientist is comes to the desert laboratory of a dead scientist in order to evaluate the scientist's plans to create water in the arid areas of the earth.

The Unexplored Still
The Unexplored
5th November 1955

Episode 28

A woman's telepathic abilities lead her and her husband to a missing biologist.

The Hastings Secret Still
The Hastings Secret
12th November 1955

Episode 29

A scientist is killed by deadly termites in the jungles of Peru. A young couple attempt to complete his experiments on termites that can eat through solid rock.

Postcard from Barcelona Still
Postcard from Barcelona
19th November 1955

Episode 30

A dead scientist's papers reveal that he had made a deal with aliens to help mankind's progress in science.

Friend of a Raven Still
Friend of a Raven
26th November 1955

Episode 31

A social worker tries to help a deaf-mute boy who can apparantly communicate with animals. When the boy's hearing and speech are restored, he rebels.

Beyond Return Still
Beyond Return
3rd December 1955

Episode 32

A serum cures a dying woman but turns her into a killer who can change her physical appearance at will.

Before the Beginning Still
Before the Beginning
10th December 1955

Episode 33

Biophysicist Dr. Ken Donaldson uses a photon gun to cure his wife of a mysterious disease.

The Long Day Still
The Long Day
17th December 1955

Episode 34

An experimental rocket creates artificial daylight at night and causes trouble for an ex-con.

Project 44 Still
Project 44
24th December 1955

Episode 35

After a crew is chosen for the first flight to Mars trouble arises when the project is continually sabotaged by an astronaut.

Are We Invaded? Still
Are We Invaded?
31st December 1955

Episode 36

A student tries to prove that flying saucers exist. His evidence is debunked until he turns up a photograph that could only have been taken from a distant point in the universe.

Sound of Murder Still
Sound of Murder
7th January 1956

Episode 37

Dr. Tom Matthews uses his scientific knowledge to battle a false charge of murder. The problem is the case against Matthews is strong because Matthews's voice has been identified in compromising situations.

Operation Flypaper Still
Operation Flypaper
14th January 1956

Episode 38

A thief uses a sonic paralyzer to freeze people while he steals scientific secrets.

The Other Side of the Moon Still
The Other Side of the Moon
28th January 1956

Episode 39

A scientist believes that the moon is being used as a nuclear waste dumping ground by creatures from other worlds.