I Spy (1955 TV series)

I Spy
Starring	Raymond Massey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	syndicated
Release	1955 (1955) – 1956 (1956)

I Spy is an American syndicated anthology television series[1] created by Edward Montagne and Phil Reisman Jr.[2] and made by Rean Productions, Inc.^[citation needed] and Guild Films. It ran from 1955–56 for a total of 39 episodes.[3]

Episodes depicted activities of spies from a variety of locales and eras..[4] The series starred Raymond Massey as Anton, the Spymaster.[1] He began and ended each episode and narrated.[5] Other actors who appeared in the series included Royal Beal, Donald Buka, Bob Ellenstein, Florence Henderson, and Joyce Lear.[4]

Montagne was the producer and director; Reisman was the associate producer and script editor. Eugene W. Gutowski was the production supervisor. Freelance writers provided scripts.[5]

I Spy was filmed in New York.[4]

References

1. McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 403. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
2. "E. Montagne Plans 'I Spy' Fall Series". Billboard. July 17, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
3. Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
4. Lester, John (February 17, 1956). "Espionage addicts should go for new 'I Spy' dramatics". The Newark Star-Ledger. p. 29. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "R. Massey to Star In Guild's 'I Spy'". Billboard. March 19, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

External links

• A film clip "The Story of Captain Serge Sosnowski (1957)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
• I Spy at CVTA with episode list