Colgate Theatre (1949 TV series)
Colgate Theatre | |
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Genre | Live dramatic anthology series |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 3, 1949 (1949年01月03日) – June 25, 1950 (1950年06月25日) |
Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from January 3, 1949, to June 25, 1950.[1]
The series is unrelated to NBC's 1958 series of the same name.[2]
Production and content
[edit ]Colgate Theatre was a live television anthology series. Its episodes included a variety of comedies, dramas, and mysteries.[2] Some were based on short stories, plays, or radio shows — the first season included the first television adaptations of the radio shows Mr. and Mrs. North and Vic and Sade [2] — while others used scripts specifically written for television.[2] Although top names usually did not appear on Colgate Theatre,[2] casts included a wide variety of actors and actresses.[2] Each episode began with a "Broadway Theater" theme playing while cameras showed the audience members take their seats in the theater, look through the program for the episode's title, and then focus their attention on the stage as the curtain rose.[2]
Broadcast history
[edit ]Colgate Theatre premiered on January 3, 1949,[2] and was telecast from 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday nights from then through September 1949. On October 2, 1949 it moved to Sunday nights, airing from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time from October 1949 to June 1950.[2] It last episode was broadcast on June 25, 1950.
Critical reception
[edit ]A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality".[3] It said that the episode "was supposed to be a gag of cosmic proportions but it turned out to be only a kindergarten romp," adding that all involved in the production were "victimized by the script."[3]
Notable stars
[edit ]Episodes
[edit ]Season 1 (1949)
[edit ]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Fancy Meeting You Here" | Unknown | Unknown | January 3, 1949 (1949年1月3日) | |
2 | "The Haunting Year" | Unknown | Unknown | January 10, 1949 (1949年1月10日) | |
? | "Mr. and Mrs. North" | Unknown | Unknown | July 4, 1949 (1949年7月4日) | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 1)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 11, 1949 (1949年7月11日) | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 2)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 18, 1949 (1949年7月18日) | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 3)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 25, 1949 (1949年7月25日) | |
? | "The Key in the Lock" | Unknown | Unknown | August 15, 1949 (1949年8月15日) | |
? | "What Price Story" | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1949 (1949年8月22日) | |
? | "Old Flame" | Unknown | Unknown | August 29, 1949 (1949年8月29日) | |
? | "My Wife Is a Liar" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1949 (1949年9月5日) | |
Starring Erin O'Brien-Moore, William Post, Jr., Hunter Gardner, Frank Thomas, Jr., John Marley, David Orrick, and John Shay.[6] | |||||
? | "The Loan" | Unknown | Unknown | September 19, 1949 (1949年9月19日) | |
Season 2 (1949–1950)
[edit ]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Queen Bee" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1949 (1949年10月2日) | |
Starring Claire Luce. | |||||
2 | "Something's Got to Give" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1949 (1949年10月9日) | |
Starring John Beal and Haila Stoddard. | |||||
3 | "Retaliation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1949 (1949年10月16日) | |
4 | "Young Stacey" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1949 (1949年10月23日) | |
Starring Jane Marlowe. | |||||
5 | "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" | Melville Burke | J. M. Barrie | October 30, 1949 (1949年10月30日) | |
Starring Florence Reed. | |||||
6 | "Remember the Day" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1949 (1949年11月6日) | |
Starring Donald Rose. | |||||
7 | "O'Brien" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1949 (1949年11月13日) | |
Starring Phil Arthur and Jean Pugsley. | |||||
8 | "News Item" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1949 (1949年11月20日) | |
Starring James Engler and Mary Alice Moore. | |||||
9 | "Daughters Are Different" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 1949 (1949年11月27日) | |
10 | "Company for Dinner" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1949 (1949年12月4日) | |
11 | "A Trip to Czardis" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1949 (1949年12月11日) | |
Starring Butch Cavell and Norma Jane Marlowe. | |||||
12 | "The Pearls" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1949 (1949年12月18日) | |
13 | "Blessed Are They" | Unknown | Unknown | December 25, 1949 (1949年12月25日) | |
14 | "I'll Marry You Later" | Unknown | Unknown | January 1, 1950 (1950年1月1日) | |
Starring Walter Klavan and Robert Gonay. | |||||
15 | "Second Generation" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1950 (1950年1月8日) | |
Starring Carroll Ashburn and Neva Patterson. | |||||
16 | "Bert's Wedding" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1950 (1950年1月15日) | |
17 | "Two for a Penny" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1950 (1950年1月22日) | |
Starring Neva Patterson and William Post, Jr. | |||||
18 | "Abby, Her Farm" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1950 (1950年1月29日) | |
19 | "The Trap" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1950 (1950年2月5日) | |
Starring Oliver Thorndyke and Mary K. Welles. | |||||
20 | "The Brave and the Early Fallen" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1950 (1950年2月12日) | |
Starring Royal Dano. | |||||
21 | "The Karpoldi Letter" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 1950 (1950年2月19日) | |
Starring William Neil. | |||||
22 | "The Long, Young Dreams" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 1950 (1950年2月26日) | |
Starring Faye Emerson and Barry Nelson. | |||||
23 | "Neither a Borrower" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1950 (1950年3月5日) | |
Starring Leona Maricle and Perry Wilson. | |||||
24 | "Always a Knife in the Back" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1950 (1950年3月12日) | |
Starring Vicki Cummings. | |||||
25 | "Blackmail" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 1950 (1950年3月19日) | |
26 | "The Green Bush" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1950 (1950年3月26日) | |
27 | "Burden of Guilt" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1950 (1950年4月2日) | |
Starring Clay Clement. | |||||
28 | "Motive for Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | April 9, 1950 (1950年4月9日) | |
Starring John Baragrey and Pam Duncan. | |||||
29 | "Double Entry" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1950 (1950年4月16日) | |
Starring Florence Reed and Robert Feyti. | |||||
30 | "The Witness to the Crime" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1950 (1950年4月23日) | |
31 | "The Lawbeaters" | Unknown | Unknown | April 30, 1950 (1950年4月30日) | |
Starring Lee Tracy. | |||||
32 | "The Suitable Present" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1950 (1950年5月7日) | |
Starring Kathleen Comegys. | |||||
33 | "Revenge by Proxy" | Unknown | Unknown | May 14, 1950 (1950年5月14日) | |
34 | "Change of Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | May 21, 1950 (1950年5月21日) | |
35 | "South Wind" | Unknown | Unknown | May 28, 1950 (1950年5月28日) | |
Starring William Post, Jr. and Peggy French. | |||||
36 | "I Got What It Takes" | Unknown | Unknown | June 4, 1950 (1950年6月4日) | |
Starring William Post, Jr. and Peggy French. | |||||
37 | "The Hotel of the Three Kings" | Unknown | Unknown | June 11, 1950 (1950年6月11日) | |
38 | "Hands of the Enemy" | Unknown | Unknown | June 18, 1950 (1950年6月18日) | |
39 | "Satan's Waitin'" | Unknown | Unknown | June 25, 1950 (1950年6月25日) | |
Starring Jeanne Cagney and Pierre Watkins. |
See also
[edit ]- 1949-50 United States network television schedule
- Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955), also known as Colgate Variety Hour
References
[edit ]Citations
[edit ]- ^ 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. 171. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brooks & Marsh 1999, p. 198.
- ^ a b "Colgate Theatre". Variety. January 10, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sunday, December 18". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. August 20, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Sunday, December 18". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. August 27, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Sunday, December 18". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 5, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Ross Reports on Television Programming for the Week of Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, 1949". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 22, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Sunday, December 18". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. December 18, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Sunday, December 25". Ross Reports. December 25, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
Bibliography
[edit ]- Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.