# The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 125 half-hour black-and-white episodes, initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC. Its title is also seen as The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna.
The Gale Storm Show was produced initially by Hal Roach Studios. The Roach company later sold the program to Independent Television Corporation.
The series was aired under the title Oh, Susanna in syndication.

## Synopsis

The series is based on a cruise director, Susanna Pomeroy (Storm), on a ship traveling around the world. A cast of regular characters inhabits the ship and new situations are created as the ship moors in ports. Unlike her previous role on My Little Margie, Storm's character emits a shrill, two-fingered whistle to get people's attention. On her previous show, she would make a Trilling sound when in trouble.
The series finished at No. 16 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1957–1958 season.

## Cast

* Gale Storm as Susanna Pomeroy
* ZaSu Pitts as Elvira Nugent
* Roy Roberts as Captain Huxley
* James Fairfax as Cedric

### Notable guest stars

* Pat Boone
* Francis De Sales
* William Frawley
* Lorne Greene
* Ron Hagerthy as Sergeant Rickie Hayland in "Wedding at Sea" (1959)
* Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.
* Boris Karloff
* Peggy Knudsen
* Doug McClure
* Patrick McVey as Reid in "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1957)
* Robby the Robot
* Frank Wilcox
* Robert Warwick

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1956–57)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Italian Movie Actress" | William A. Seiter | Phil Shuken & Lee Karson | September 29, 1956 (1956-09-29) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Chimpanzee" | John Rich | Al Gordon & Hal Goldman | October 6, 1956 (1956-10-06) |
| 3 | 3 | "Passenger Incognito" | John Rich | George Carleton Brown & Frank Gill, Jr. | October 13, 1956 (1956-10-13) |
| 4 | 4 | "Bonnie Lassie" | Charles Barton | Nathaniel Curtis & Erna Lazarus | October 20, 1956 (1956-10-20) |
| 5 | 5 | "Too Many Maharanis" | Unknown | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | October 27, 1956 (1956-10-27) |
| 6 | 6 | "Nicked in Naples" | Charles Barton | Lee Karson & Ben Gershman | November 10, 1956 (1956-11-10) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Immigrants" | William A. Seiter | Bernard Ederer & Bob White | November 17, 1956 (1956-11-17) |
| 8 | 8 | "Susanna Strikes Back" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | November 24, 1956 (1956-11-24) |
| 9 | 9 | "Hold That Tiger" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Witch Doctor" | William A. Seiter | John L. Greene | December 8, 1956 (1956-12-08) |
| 11 | 11 | "A Night in Monte Carlo" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | December 15, 1956 (1956-12-15) |
| 12 | 12 | "Capri" | Charles Barton | Al Gordon & Hal Goldman | December 22, 1956 (1956-12-22) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Magician" | Charles Barton | Lee Karson & Elon Packard | December 29, 1956 (1956-12-29) |
| 14 | 14 | "Girls! Girls! Girls!" | Charles Barton | Nathaniel Curtis & Erna Lazarus | January 5, 1957 (1957-01-05) |
| 15 | 15 | "Desirable Alien" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 1957 (1957-01-12) |
| 16 | 16 | "Foreign Intrigue" | Unknown | Unknown | January 19, 1957 (1957-01-19) |
| 17 | 17 | "Goodbye Kiss" | Unknown | Unknown | January 26, 1957 (1957-01-26) |
| 18 | 18 | "Super Snoop" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | February 2, 1957 (1957-02-02) |
| 19 | 19 | "Checkmate" | Unknown | Unknown | February 9, 1957 (1957-02-09) |
| 20 | 20 | "Swiss Miss" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | February 16, 1957 (1957-02-16) |
| 21 | 21 | "The Blarney Stone" | Charles Barton | Unknown | February 23, 1957 (1957-02-23) |
| 22 | 22 | "Volcano" | William A. Seiter | John Fenton Murray | March 2, 1957 (1957-03-02) |
| 23 | 23 | "Indian Giver" | William A. Seiter | Hal Fimberg | March 9, 1957 (1957-03-09) |
| 24 | 24 | "Susanna, the Chaperone" | Unknown | Unknown | March 16, 1957 (1957-03-16) |
| 25 | 25 | "Gypping the Gypsies" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | March 23, 1957 (1957-03-23) |
| 26 | 26 | "Maid in Sweden" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | March 30, 1957 (1957-03-30) |
| 27 | 27 | "Trouble in Trinidad" | Charles Barton | Benedict Freedman & John Fenton Murray | April 6, 1957 (1957-04-06) |
| 28 | 28 | "Model Apartment" | William A. Seiter | John Fenton Murray | April 13, 1957 (1957-04-13) |
| 29 | 29 | "Singapore Fling" | Charles Barton | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | April 20, 1957 (1957-04-20) |
| 30 | 30 | "The Parisian Touch" | Charles Barton | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | April 27, 1957 (1957-04-27) |
| 31 | 31 | "Action in Acapulco" | William A. Seiter | Story by : Fredrick Fox & Warren Spector Teleplay by : Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | May 4, 1957 (1957-05-04) |
| 32 | 32 | "Wedding in Majorca" | Charles Barton | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | May 18, 1957 (1957-05-18) |
| 33 | 33 | "Sing, Susanna, Sing" | William A. Seiter | Bernard Ederer & Robert White and Alex Gottlieb | May 25, 1957 (1957-05-25) |
| 34 | 34 | "Stop, Thief" | William A. Seiter | Alex Gottlieb & Hal Fimberg | June 1, 1957 (1957-06-01) |
| 35 | 35 | "'Alp, 'Alp" | William A. Seiter | John Fenton Murray | June 8, 1957 (1957-06-08) |
| 36 | 36 | "A Hit in Tahiti" | Charles Barton | Story by : Frank Gill, Jr. & George Carleton Brown Teleplay by : Alex Gottlieb and Frank Gill, Jr. & George Carleton Brown | June 15, 1957 (1957-06-15) |

### Season 2 (1957–58)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 37 | 1 | "Pat on the Back" | William A. Seiter | Hal Fimberg | September 14, 1957 (1957-09-14) |
| 38 | 2 | "Susanna Plays Cupid" | Unknown | Unknown | September 21, 1957 (1957-09-21) |
| 39 | 3 | "Pirate Treasure" | William A. Seiter | Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine | September 28, 1957 (1957-09-28) |
| 40 | 4 | "Susanna Strikes Oil" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1957 (1957-10-05) |
| 41 | 5 | "It's Only Money" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1957 (1957-10-12) |
| 42 | 6 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 19, 1957 (1957-10-19) |
| 43 | 7 | "Susanna's Baby" | William A. Seiter | Alex Gottlieb | October 26, 1957 (1957-10-26) |
| 44 | 8 | "A Lass in Alaska" | Unknown | Unknown | November 2, 1957 (1957-11-02) |
| 45 | 9 | "The Phantom Valice" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1957 (1957-11-09) |
| 46 | 10 | "For Money or Love" | William A. Seiter | John L. Greene | November 16, 1957 (1957-11-16) |
| 47 | 11 | "Aladdin's Lamp" | Unknown | Unknown | November 23, 1957 (1957-11-23) |
| 48 | 12 | "The Kid from Korea" | Unknown | Unknown | November 30, 1957 (1957-11-30) |
| 49 | 13 | "Mardi Gras" | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 1957 (1957-12-07) |
| 50 | 14 | "Dutch Treatment" | Unknown | Unknown | December 14, 1957 (1957-12-14) |
| 51 | 15 | "Susanna Goes Native" | Unknown | Unknown | December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21) |
| 52 | 16 | "Friday the Thirteenth" | Unknown | Unknown | December 28, 1957 (1957-12-28) |
| 53 | 17 | "The Ouija Board" | Unknown | Unknown | January 4, 1958 (1958-01-04) |
| 54 | 18 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | January 11, 1958 (1958-01-11) |
| 55 | 19 | "Lovey-Dovey" | William A. Seiter | Hal Fimberg | January 18, 1958 (1958-01-18) |
| 56 | 20 | "The Case of the Chinese Puzzle" | Unknown | Unknown | January 25, 1958 (1958-01-25) |
| 57 | 21 | "Royal Welcome" | Unknown | Unknown | February 1, 1958 (1958-02-01) |
| 58 | 22 | "Susanna Takes a Husband" | Unknown | Unknown | February 8, 1958 (1958-02-08) |
| 59 | 23 | "Taking Ways" | Unknown | Unknown | February 15, 1958 (1958-02-15) |
| 60 | 24 | "Ride 'Em, Cowgirl" | Unknown | Unknown | February 22, 1958 (1958-02-22) |
| 61 | 25 | "Bye, Bye, Banshee" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1958 (1958-03-01) |
| 62 | 26 | "A Beautiful Friendship" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 1958 (1958-03-08) |
| 63 | 27 | "Ghosts Aboard" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 1958 (1958-03-15) |
| 64 | 28 | "How to Catch a Man" | Unknown | Unknown | March 22, 1958 (1958-03-22) |
| 65 | 29 | "Our Dear Captain" | Unknown | Unknown | March 29, 1958 (1958-03-29) |
| 66 | 30 | "Susanna and the Pirates" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 1958 (1958-04-05) |
| 67 | 31 | "Happily Unmarried" | Unknown | Unknown | April 12, 1958 (1958-04-12) |
| 68 | 32 | "Bamboozled in Bombay" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1958 (1958-04-26) |
| 69 | 33 | "Not So Innocents Abroad" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1958 (1958-05-03) |
| 70 | 34 | "A Date with a Wolf" | Unknown | Unknown | May 10, 1958 (1958-05-10) |
| 71 | 35 | "Beat the Band" | Unknown | Unknown | May 31, 1958 (1958-05-31) |

### Season 3 (1958–59)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 72 | 1 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | Unknown | Unknown | September 6, 1958 (1958-09-06) |
| 73 | 2 | "Happy Birthday, Captain" | Unknown | Unknown | September 13, 1958 (1958-09-13) |
| 74 | 3 | "The Truth Machine" | Unknown | Unknown | September 20, 1958 (1958-09-20) |
| 75 | 4 | "Hayride Ahoy" | Unknown | Unknown | September 27, 1958 (1958-09-27) |
| 76 | 5 | "Painted in Paris" | Unknown | Unknown | October 4, 1958 (1958-10-04) |
| 77 | 6 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11) |
| 78 | 7 | "Secret Assignment" | Unknown | Unknown | October 18, 1958 (1958-10-18) |
| 79 | 8 | "Heaven Scent" | Unknown | Unknown | October 25, 1958 (1958-10-25) |
| 80 | 9 | "Love and Kisses" | Unknown | Unknown | November 1, 1958 (1958-11-01) |
| 81 | 10 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | November 8, 1958 (1958-11-08) |
| 82 | 11 | "The Case of the Music Box Thief" | Unknown | Unknown | November 15, 1958 (1958-11-15) |
| 83 | 12 | "Susanna the Matchmaker" | Unknown | Unknown | November 22, 1958 (1958-11-22) |
| 84 | 13 | "Adventure in Alaska" | Unknown | Unknown | December 6, 1958 (1958-12-06) |
| 85 | 14 | "Robot from Inner Space" | Unknown | Unknown | December 13, 1958 (1958-12-13) |
| 86 | 15 | "Don't Give Up the Ship" | Unknown | Unknown | December 20, 1958 (1958-12-20) |
| 87 | 16 | "Make Mine Music" | Unknown | Unknown | December 27, 1958 (1958-12-27) |
| 88 | 17 | "How to Make Enemies" | William A. Seiter | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | January 3, 1959 (1959-01-03) |
| 89 | 18 | "One Captain Too Many" | William A. Seiter | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | January 10, 1959 (1959-01-10) |
| 90 | 19 | "On the Dot" | William A. Seiter | Alex Gottlieb | January 17, 1959 (1959-01-17) |
| 91 | 20 | "The Honeymoon Suite" | Unknown | Unknown | January 24, 1959 (1959-01-24) |
| 92 | 21 | "It's Murder, My Dear" | Unknown | Unknown | January 31, 1959 (1959-01-31) |
| 93 | 22 | "The Battle of the Bull Run" | Unknown | Unknown | February 7, 1959 (1959-02-07) |
| 94 | 23 | "Jailmates" | Unknown | Unknown | February 28, 1959 (1959-02-28) |
| 95 | 24 | "An Old Chinese Custom" | Unknown | Unknown | March 7, 1959 (1959-03-07) |
| 96 | 25 | "Dutch Treat" | Unknown | Unknown | March 14, 1959 (1959-03-14) |
| 97 | 26 | "Alias Susanna Valentine" | Unknown | Unknown | March 21, 1959 (1959-03-21) |
| 98 | 27 | "Clip That Coupon" | Unknown | Unknown | March 28, 1959 (1959-03-28) |
| 99 | 28 | "Who Stole That Melody?" | Unknown | Unknown | April 4, 1959 (1959-04-04) |
| 100 | 29 | "Susanna, the Babysitter" | Unknown | Unknown | April 11, 1959 (1959-04-11) |

### Season 4 (1959–60)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 101 | 1 | "One, Two, Ski!" | William A. Seiter | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | October 1, 1959 (1959-10-01) |
| 102 | 2 | "The Card Sharp" | James V. Kern | Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | October 8, 1959 (1959-10-08) |
| 103 | 3 | "The Million Dollar Mutt" | Richard Kinon | Story by : Charles Hoffman Teleplay by : Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman | October 15, 1959 (1959-10-15) |
| 104 | 4 | "Come Back Little Beatnik" | William A. Seiter | Unknown | October 22, 1959 (1959-10-22) |
| 105 | 5 | "Calling Scotland Yard" | William A. Seiter | John Fenton Murray | October 29, 1959 (1959-10-29) |
| 106 | 6 | "Happy Horoscope" | William A. Seiter | Unknown | November 5, 1959 (1959-11-05) |
| 107 | 7 | "Nugey, Come Home" | Richard Kinon | Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal | November 12, 1959 (1959-11-12) |
| 108 | 8 | "The Swedish Steward" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 1959 (1959-11-19) |
| 109 | 9 | "Goodbye, Doctor" | James V. Kern | Martin Ragaway & Joe Quillan | November 26, 1959 (1959-11-26) |
| 110 | 10 | "Family Reunion" | James V. Kern | Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal | December 3, 1959 (1959-12-03) |
| 111 | 11 | "Wedding at Sea" | Unknown | Unknown | December 10, 1959 (1959-12-10) |
| 112 | 12 | "Spanish Souvenir" | Unknown | Unknown | December 17, 1959 (1959-12-17) |
| 113 | 13 | "Captain Daddy" | Richard Kinon | Joel Kane & Lou Derman | December 24, 1959 (1959-12-24) |
| 114 | 14 | "Susanna's True Confession" | Unknown | Unknown | December 31, 1959 (1959-12-31) |
| 115 | 15 | "African Drums" | Unknown | Unknown | January 7, 1960 (1960-01-07) |
| 116 | 16 | "No Tears for the Captain" | Unknown | Unknown | January 14, 1960 (1960-01-14) |
| 117 | 17 | "Love by Yiminy" | Unknown | Unknown | January 21, 1960 (1960-01-21) |
| 118 | 18 | "A Trip for Auntie" | Unknown | Unknown | January 28, 1960 (1960-01-28) |
| 119 | 19 | "Birthday for Gino" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04) |
| 120 | 20 | "S.O.S. Dad" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1960 (1960-02-11) |
| 121 | 21 | "Mother Steps Out" | Unknown | Unknown | February 18, 1960 (1960-02-18) |
| 122 | 22 | "Captain Courageous" | Unknown | Unknown | February 25, 1960 (1960-02-25) |
| 123 | 23 | "One Coin in the Fountain" | William A. Seiter | Herb Finn & William Freedman | March 3, 1960 (1960-03-03) |
| 124 | 24 | "Made in Hong Kong" | Austen Jewell | Seaman Jacobs & Si Rose | March 10, 1960 (1960-03-10) |
| 125 | 25 | "It's Magic" | Robert Altman | Herb Finn & William Freedman | March 17, 1960 (1960-03-17) |
| 126 | 26 | "Show Biz" | James V. Kern | Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal | March 24, 1960 (1960-03-24) |

## Award nominations

| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient |
| 1959 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | ZaSu Pitts |