Broadway Television Theatre

Broadway Television Theatre
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes73
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyWOR-TV
Original release
Release14 April 1952 (1952-04-14) –
18 January 1954 (1954-01-18)

Broadway Television Theatre is a one-hour syndicated television anthology series produced by WOR-TV in New York City. The series premiered April 14, 1952 and ran through January 25, 1954.[1]

Overview

Broadway Television Theatre featured a new adaptation of a famous play each week "with a brand-new performance every night of the week".[2] Christopher Plummer, who starred in two episodes, described the performances as "like doing summer stock with cameras".[3]

Production

The shows were performed live on WOR, and kinescope recordings were made for potential syndication to stations in other markets, with limited success.[2]

Warren Wade created the program and was its producer.[3] Ray Boyle directed the show.[4]

Episodes

Ann Dvorak starred in the title role in the premiere episode, The Trial of Mary Dugan.[3]

The list of shows adapted[citation needed] include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Hawes, William (2001). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7864-1132-0. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
  3. ^ a b c Rice, Christina (2013). Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4439-9. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hilltop Director". The York Dispatch. September 23, 1953. p. 29. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.