Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".
Cast: Shirley Temple
16 episodes
- 1. Beauty and the BeastBased on the novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, a merchant must give up one of his three daughters, or he will lose his life. Beauty sacrifices herself and so the story continues.CC1 h 0 minJan 12, 1958
- 2. RumpelstiltskinThe miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.CC1 h 0 minFeb 2, 1958
- 3. The NightingaleThe oppressed Chinese peasants and woodsmen have only one consolation -- the beautiful song of a nightingale. But word of this unusual bird reaches the emperor, who promptly orders it brought from the woods to the palace.CC1 h 0 minFeb 18, 1958
- 4. The Legend of Sleepy HollowNo synopsis available yet.CC1 h 0 minMar 5, 1958
- 5. Dick Wittington and His CatNo synopsis available yet.CC1 h 0 minMar 23, 1958
- 6. The Land of Green GingerAbu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.CC1 h 0 minApr 18, 1958
- 7. Rip Van WinkleRip Van Winkle wanders off to a mountain haunt in the Catskills. There he encounters a strange crew of dwarfs, whose powerful brew lulls him into a 20-year slumber.CC1 h 0 minMay 6, 1958
- 8. The Sleeping BeautyTale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.CC1 h 0 minJun 8, 1958
- 9. The Little Lame PrincePrince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.CC1 h 0 minJul 15, 1958
- 10. The Magic FishbonePrincess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.CC1 h 0 minAug 19, 1958
- 11. The Wild SwansA wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.CC1 h 0 minSep 12, 1958
- 12. HiawathaAn adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.CC1 h 0 minOct 18, 1958
- 13. RapunzelPrince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.CC1 h 0 minOct 27, 1958
- 14. Ali Baba and the 40 ThievesA humble woodcutter, Ali Baba and his son Abdullah accidentally learn the location and means of entrance to a fantastic cache of treasure, used by a band of thieves. Unable to keep the secret of the cave from his greedy brother Kasim," Ali Baba reveals the magic password.CC1 h 0 minNov 12, 1958
- 15. The Emperor's New ClothesThe conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.CC1 h 0 minNov 25, 1958
- 16. Mother GooseMother Goose travels to Wayfair and tries to save the town's annual fair, which has been canceled by young Polly Baker's father, the Mayor.CC1 h 0 minDec 21, 1958
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".
Creators and cast
- Created by
- William Asher, Paul Bogart
- Cast
- Shirley Temple
- Studio
- Screen Gems, Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc., NBC
