Alcoa Goodyear Theater Points Beyond

1958 · science-fiction

8 Dec 1958 Director: Robert Ellis Miller Writer: Jack Finney, David Swift Sterling Hayden, Julie Adams, Raymond Greenleaf An adaptation of the science fiction short story "Of Missing Persons" by Jack Finney (author of Invasion of the Body Snatchers) about a travel agency that sells tickets to a halcyon, unspoilt planet to customers who are weary of life. Goodyear Theatre (also known as Award Theatre and Golden Years of Television) is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from 1957 to 1960 for a total of 55 episodes. The live show was directed by many notable directors, including Don Taylor, Arthur Hiller (3 episodes, 1958–59) and Robert Ellis Miller (3 episodes, 1958–59). It followed Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951).