| Broadway Television Theatre | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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:
- Angel Street, written by Patrick Hamilton (writer)
- Craig's Wife, written by George Kelly (playwright)
- Dark Victory
- The Front Page, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Gramercy Ghost, written by John Cecil Holm
- The Hasty Heart, written by John Patrick (dramatist)
- Janie
- Kind Lady, written by Edward Chodorov
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, written by Frederick Lonsdale
- The Letter, written by W. Somerset Maugham
- Night Must Fall, written by Emlyn Williams
- Night of January 16th, written by Ayn Rand
- Reflected Glory, written by George Kelly (playwright)
- R.U.R., written by Karel Čapek
- Room Service
- The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood
- The Jazz Singer, written by Samson Raphaelson
- The Thirteenth Chair, written by Bayard Veiller
- Three Men on a Horse, written by George Abbott
- The Trial of Mary Dugan, written by Bayard Veiller
- Twentieth Century, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Your Uncle Dudley, written by Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hawes, William (2001). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7864-1132-0. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hilltop Director". The York Dispatch. September 23, 1953. p. 29. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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