Navy Log

Navy Log
Navy Log
Genre Anthology
Written by Peter Barry
David E. Durston
Max Ehrlich
Leonard Lee
Roger Marston
William N. Robson
Allan E. Sloane
Directed by Samuel Gallu
Leslie Goodwins
Reginald Le Borg
Oscar Rudolph
Jean Yarbrough
Theme music composer Irving Bibo
Frederick Steiner
Opening theme "Navy Log March"
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 102
Production
Producer(s) Samuel Gallu
Cinematography Ken Hodges
Frank V. Phillips
Lester White
Running time 22–24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS (1955–1956)
ABC (1956–1958)
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original run September 20, 1955 (1955-09-20) – September 25, 1958 (1958-09-25)

Navy Log is an American anthology series that initially aired on CBS. The series featured over 70 regular guests and told about the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955. The following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958. The program ran for a total of three seasons and 102 episodes.

Notable guest stars

  • John Archer as the Skipper in the 1955 episode "Hiya Pam"
  • Raymond Bailey as Lieutenant Fenton in "Operation Typewriter" (1956)
  • Edward Binns and Paul Picerni in "The Phantom of the Blue Angels" (1955)
  • Paul Burke as Sparks in "Sky Pilot" (1955)
  • Russ Conway as Commander Loomis in "A Day for a Stingray" (1956)
  • Walter Coy appeared as Colonel Jack Connors in the 1956 episode "Destination - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW" and in the 1957 segment "The Lady and the Atom."
  • Francis De Sales as naval officers in "Operation Three-In-One" (1955) and "Get Back Somehow" (1956)
  • Dean Fredericks as DeMarco in "War of the Whale Boats" (1957)
  • Ron Hagerthy as Johnny Fletcher in "Ninety Day Wonder" (1956), as Jimmy Milano in "The Lady and the Atom" (1957), and as Swenson in "The Draft Dodger" (1958)
  • Gloria Henry as Eileen Murphy in "The Decoy" (1957)
  • Don Keefer as McNair in "Ito of Attu" (1957)
  • Tyler McVey as Monsignor Flaherty in "Sky Pilot" (1955) and "The Draft Dodger" (1958)

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