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Behind Closed Doors

1958 – 1959 · NBC
1 seasons · 26 episodes
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War & Politics
Drama

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Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson. The series, which aired on NBC from October 2, 1958, to April 9, 1959, focuses, among other themes, on how the former Soviet Union stole American missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further espionage. Behind Closed Doors is based on the files and experiences of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, who offers comments at the end of each segment. Behind Closed Doors, a Screen Gems production, replaced Jackie Cooper's sitcom The People's Choice, followed the NBC quiz show, Twenty-One, and preceded the The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Its competition was The Pat Boone Chevy Show on ABC and Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater western anthology series on CBS.

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Bruce Gordon
Commander Matson
Ellis M. Zacharias
Self (as Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias)
Jacques Aubuchon
Charlie Meyers
Virginia Christine
Julie Hollister
Francis Lederer
Brauer
Lester Matthews
Colonel Brookston
Kenneth Tobey
Colonel Pete Kellogg
Denver Pyle
Roger Woodson

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Oct 2, 1958
Original language
EN
Production
Screen Gems, Jane Gallu Productions Inc.
Country
US

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