The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the Philco Television Playhouse was seen on alternate weeks. In 1955, the title was shortened to The Goodyear Playhouse and it aired on alternate weeks with The Alcoa Hour. The three series were essentially the same, with the only real difference being the name of the sponsor.
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The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the Philco Television Playhouse was seen on alternate weeks. In 1955, the title was shortened to The Goodyear Playhouse and it aired on alternate weeks with The Alcoa Hour. The three series were essentially the same, with the only real difference being the name of the sponsor. Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Chayefsky's Marty starring Rod Steiger, Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party, Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet, Richardson's Ark of Safety and Foote's The Trip to Bountiful. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled Goodyear Theater, seen on Mondays at 9:30pm.
William Graham,
Harry Herrmann,
Richard Dunlap,
Sidney Lumet,
David M. Alexander,
George Roy Hill,
David Greene,
Roy Boulting,
John Boulting,
Daniel Petrie,
Jack Klugman,
Fielder Cook,
Paul Stanley,
Marc Daniels,
Bogart Paul,
Don Medford,
Frank Pacelli,
Alex Segal,
Fred Coe,
Frank Telford,
Don Richardson,
Bill Harbach,
Murray Golden,
Maury Holland,
William Corrigan,
Richard Goode,
Stanley Quinn,
Ernest Colling
Kraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series
Alex Segal,
Bogart Paul,
Tom Donovan,
Sidney Lumet,
David M. Alexander,
William Graham,
Robert Mulligan,
Daniel Petrie,
Jack Smight,
Paul Stanley,
Elliot Silverstein,
Don Medford,
Robert Stevens,
Barry Shear,
Norman Felton,
Vincent J. Donehue,
Don Richardson,
Bruce Minnix,
Allen Reisner,
Johnny Desmond,
Ron Winston,
Bill Hobin,
Frank Bunetta,
Jerome Shaw,
John Haggott
The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio more
The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio program that preceded it were both sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation. close
Norman Felton,
John Newland,
Perry Lafferty,
William Hamilton,
Gerald Savory,
Vincent J. Donehue,
James Sheldon,
Frank Telford,
Robert Ellenstein,
Tad Danielewski,
Grey Lockwood,
Herbert B. Swope Jr.,
Ira Cirker
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show more
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on. close
Paul Nickell,
Franklin J. Schaffner,
Tom Donovan,
William H. Brown Jr.,
Sidney Lumet,
John Frankenheimer,
Ted Post,
David Greene,
Buzz Kulik,
Yul Brynner,
James B. Clark,
Don Taylor,
Robert Mulligan,
David Lowell Rich,
Daniel Petrie,
Lamont Johnson,
Ralph Nelson,
Jack Smight,
Fletcher Markle,
Norman Abbott,
Robert Stevens,
Seymour Robbie,
Mel Ferber,
Herbert Hirschman,
Norman Felton,
Vincent J. Donehue,
James Sheldon,
John Peyser,
Lela Swift,
Russell Stoneham,
Allen Reisner,
Worthington Miner,
Carl Frank,
Ron Winston,
Jack Gage,
Walter Hart,
Martin Magner,
Tony Barr
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented more
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions. close