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 June 25, 1950 | –
Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from 1949 to 1950.
The series is unrelated to NBC's 1958 series of the same name. [1]
Colgate Theatre was a live television anthology series. Its episodes included a variety of comedies, dramas, and mysteries. [1] 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 [1] — while others used scripts specifically written for television. [1] Although top names usually did not appear on Colgate Theatre, [1] casts included a wide variety of actors and actresses. [1] 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. [1]
Colgate Theatre premiered on January 3, 1949, [1] 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. [1] It last episode was broadcast on June 25, 1950.
A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality". [2] 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." [2]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Fancy Meeting You Here" | Unknown | Unknown | January 3, 1949 | |
2 | "The Haunting Year" | Unknown | Unknown | January 10, 1949 | |
? | " Mr. and Mrs. North" | Unknown | Unknown | July 4, 1949 | |
? | " Vic and Sade (Part 1)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 11, 1949 | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 2)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 18, 1949 | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 3)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 25, 1949 | |
? | "The Key in the Lock" | Unknown | Unknown | August 15, 1949 | |
? | "What Price Story" | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1949 | |
? | "Old Flame" | Unknown | Unknown | August 29, 1949 | |
? | "My Wife Is a Liar" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1949 | |
Starring
Erin O'Brien-Moore,
William Post, Jr.,
Hunter Gardner,
Frank Thomas, Jr.,
John Marley,
David Orrick, and
John Shay.
[5] | |||||
? | "The Loan" | Unknown | Unknown | September 19, 1949 | |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "The Queen Bee" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1949 | |
Starring
Clare Luce. | |||||
2 | "Something's Got to Give" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1949 | |
Starring
John Beal and
Haila Stoddard. | |||||
3 | "Retaliation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1949 | |
4 | "Young Stacey" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1949 | |
Starring
Jane Marlowe. | |||||
5 | "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" | Melville Burke | J. M. Barrie | October 30, 1949 | |
Starring
Florence Reed. | |||||
6 | "Remember the Day" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1949 | |
Starring
Donald Rose. | |||||
7 | "O'Brien" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1949 | |
Starring
Phil Arthur and
Jean Pugsley. | |||||
8 | "News Item" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1949 | |
Starring
James Engler and
Mary Alice Moore. | |||||
9 | "Daughters Are Different" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 1949 | |
10 | "Company for Dinner" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1949 | |
11 | "A Trip to Czardis" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1949 | |
Starring
Butch Cavell and
Norma Jane Marlowe. | |||||
12 | "The Pearls" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1949 | |
13 | "Blessed Are They" | Unknown | Unknown | December 25, 1949 | |
14 | "I'll Marry You Later" | Unknown | Unknown | January 1, 1950 | |
Starring
Walter Klavan and
Robert Gonay. | |||||
15 | "Second Generation" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1950 | |
Starring
Carroll Ashburn and
Neva Patterson. | |||||
16 | "Bert's Wedding" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1950 | |
17 | "Two for a Penny" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1950 | |
Starring
Neva Patterson and
William Post, Jr. | |||||
18 | "Abby, Her Farm" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1950 | |
19 | "The Trap" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1950 | |
Starring
Oliver Thorndyke and
Mary K. Welles. | |||||
20 | "The Brave and the Early Fallen" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1950 | |
Starring
Royal Dano. | |||||
21 | "The Karpoldi Letter" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 1950 | |
Starring
William Neil. | |||||
22 | "The Long, Young Dreams" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 1950 | |
Starring
Faye Emerson and
Barry Nelson. | |||||
23 | "Neither a Borrower" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1950 | |
Starring
Leona Maricle and
Perry Wilson. | |||||
24 | "Always a Knife in the Back" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1950 | |
Starring
Vicki Cummings. | |||||
25 | "Blackmail" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 1950 | |
26 | "The Green Bush" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1950 | |
27 | "Burden of Guilt" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1950 | |
Starring
Clay Clement. | |||||
28 | "Motive for Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | April 9, 1950 | |
Starring
John Baragrey and
Pam Duncan. | |||||
29 | "Double Entry" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1950 | |
Starring
Florence Reed and
Robert Feyti. | |||||
30 | "The Witness to the Crime" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1950 | |
31 | "The Lawbeaters" | Unknown | Unknown | April 30, 1950 | |
Starring
Lee Tracy. | |||||
32 | "The Suitable Present" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1950 | |
Starring
Kathleen Comegys. | |||||
33 | "Revenge by Proxy" | Unknown | Unknown | May 14, 1950 | |
34 | "Change of Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | May 21, 1950 | |
35 | "South Wind" | Unknown | Unknown | May 28, 1950 | |
Starring
William Post, Jr. and
Peggy French. | |||||
36 | "I Got What It Takes" | Unknown | Unknown | June 4, 1950 | |
Starring
William Post, Jr. and
Peggy French. | |||||
37 | "The Hotel of the Three Kings" | Unknown | Unknown | June 11, 1950 | |
38 | "Hands of the Enemy" | Unknown | Unknown | June 18, 1950 | |
39 | "Satan's Waitin'" | Unknown | Unknown | June 25, 1950 | |
Starring
Jeanne Cagney and
Pierre Watkins. |
Colgate Theatre | |
---|---|
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 June 25, 1950 | –
Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from 1949 to 1950.
The series is unrelated to NBC's 1958 series of the same name. [1]
Colgate Theatre was a live television anthology series. Its episodes included a variety of comedies, dramas, and mysteries. [1] 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 [1] — while others used scripts specifically written for television. [1] Although top names usually did not appear on Colgate Theatre, [1] casts included a wide variety of actors and actresses. [1] 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. [1]
Colgate Theatre premiered on January 3, 1949, [1] 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. [1] It last episode was broadcast on June 25, 1950.
A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality". [2] 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." [2]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Fancy Meeting You Here" | Unknown | Unknown | January 3, 1949 | |
2 | "The Haunting Year" | Unknown | Unknown | January 10, 1949 | |
? | " Mr. and Mrs. North" | Unknown | Unknown | July 4, 1949 | |
? | " Vic and Sade (Part 1)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 11, 1949 | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 2)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 18, 1949 | |
? | "Vic and Sade (Part 3)" | Unknown | Unknown | July 25, 1949 | |
? | "The Key in the Lock" | Unknown | Unknown | August 15, 1949 | |
? | "What Price Story" | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1949 | |
? | "Old Flame" | Unknown | Unknown | August 29, 1949 | |
? | "My Wife Is a Liar" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1949 | |
Starring
Erin O'Brien-Moore,
William Post, Jr.,
Hunter Gardner,
Frank Thomas, Jr.,
John Marley,
David Orrick, and
John Shay.
[5] | |||||
? | "The Loan" | Unknown | Unknown | September 19, 1949 | |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "The Queen Bee" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1949 | |
Starring
Clare Luce. | |||||
2 | "Something's Got to Give" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1949 | |
Starring
John Beal and
Haila Stoddard. | |||||
3 | "Retaliation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1949 | |
4 | "Young Stacey" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1949 | |
Starring
Jane Marlowe. | |||||
5 | "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" | Melville Burke | J. M. Barrie | October 30, 1949 | |
Starring
Florence Reed. | |||||
6 | "Remember the Day" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1949 | |
Starring
Donald Rose. | |||||
7 | "O'Brien" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1949 | |
Starring
Phil Arthur and
Jean Pugsley. | |||||
8 | "News Item" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1949 | |
Starring
James Engler and
Mary Alice Moore. | |||||
9 | "Daughters Are Different" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 1949 | |
10 | "Company for Dinner" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1949 | |
11 | "A Trip to Czardis" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1949 | |
Starring
Butch Cavell and
Norma Jane Marlowe. | |||||
12 | "The Pearls" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1949 | |
13 | "Blessed Are They" | Unknown | Unknown | December 25, 1949 | |
14 | "I'll Marry You Later" | Unknown | Unknown | January 1, 1950 | |
Starring
Walter Klavan and
Robert Gonay. | |||||
15 | "Second Generation" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1950 | |
Starring
Carroll Ashburn and
Neva Patterson. | |||||
16 | "Bert's Wedding" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1950 | |
17 | "Two for a Penny" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1950 | |
Starring
Neva Patterson and
William Post, Jr. | |||||
18 | "Abby, Her Farm" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1950 | |
19 | "The Trap" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1950 | |
Starring
Oliver Thorndyke and
Mary K. Welles. | |||||
20 | "The Brave and the Early Fallen" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1950 | |
Starring
Royal Dano. | |||||
21 | "The Karpoldi Letter" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 1950 | |
Starring
William Neil. | |||||
22 | "The Long, Young Dreams" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 1950 | |
Starring
Faye Emerson and
Barry Nelson. | |||||
23 | "Neither a Borrower" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1950 | |
Starring
Leona Maricle and
Perry Wilson. | |||||
24 | "Always a Knife in the Back" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1950 | |
Starring
Vicki Cummings. | |||||
25 | "Blackmail" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 1950 | |
26 | "The Green Bush" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1950 | |
27 | "Burden of Guilt" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1950 | |
Starring
Clay Clement. | |||||
28 | "Motive for Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | April 9, 1950 | |
Starring
John Baragrey and
Pam Duncan. | |||||
29 | "Double Entry" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1950 | |
Starring
Florence Reed and
Robert Feyti. | |||||
30 | "The Witness to the Crime" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1950 | |
31 | "The Lawbeaters" | Unknown | Unknown | April 30, 1950 | |
Starring
Lee Tracy. | |||||
32 | "The Suitable Present" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1950 | |
Starring
Kathleen Comegys. | |||||
33 | "Revenge by Proxy" | Unknown | Unknown | May 14, 1950 | |
34 | "Change of Murder" | Unknown | Unknown | May 21, 1950 | |
35 | "South Wind" | Unknown | Unknown | May 28, 1950 | |
Starring
William Post, Jr. and
Peggy French. | |||||
36 | "I Got What It Takes" | Unknown | Unknown | June 4, 1950 | |
Starring
William Post, Jr. and
Peggy French. | |||||
37 | "The Hotel of the Three Kings" | Unknown | Unknown | June 11, 1950 | |
38 | "Hands of the Enemy" | Unknown | Unknown | June 18, 1950 | |
39 | "Satan's Waitin'" | Unknown | Unknown | June 25, 1950 | |
Starring
Jeanne Cagney and
Pierre Watkins. |