Broadway Television Theatre | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 73 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | WOR-TV |
Original release | |
Release | 14 April 1952 18 January 1954 | –
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]
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]
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]
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: