Hollywood Premiere Theatre
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| Hollywood Premiere Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology |
| Written by | Bob Carroll, Jr. Madelyn Davis |
| Starring | Gil Lamb (host) Don DeFore Gale Storm |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Thomas Sarnoff George Cahan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 20, 1950 – October 5, 1951 |
Hollywood Premiere Theatre was the original title of an American television program that was broadcast more often as Hollywood Theatre Time on the ABC Television Network from September 20, 1950 to October 5, 1951.[1]
Content varied from week to week, including situation comedies, dramatic presentations, and scenes from well-known plays. Some early episodes were a variety program, The Gil Lamb Show.[1]
The series was one of the first anthology shows aired from the West Coast, with viewers in the East seeing kinescopes of episodes.[2] George M. Cahan and Thomas W. Sarnoff were the producers.[2] Robert S. Finkel was the director.[3]
The program's competition included The Victor Borge Show on NBC and The Sam Levinson Show on CBS.[4]
Gale Storm co-starred with Don DeFore in "Mr. and Mrs. Detective" (alternately titled "Mystery and Mrs." on the show's September 27, 1950, episode. It was a pilot for a prospective series, but the series was not developed.[5]
Broadcast history
[edit]- September 20, 1950 - November 29, 1950 (Wednesdays 7:00-7:30pm ET) as Hollywood Premiere Theatre
- December 6, 1950 - June 6, 1951 (Wednesdays 7:00-7:30pm ET) as Hollywood Theatre Time
- June 15, 1951 - October 5, 1951 (Fridays 10:00-10:30pm ET) as Hollywood Theatre Time
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ a b 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. 384. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ "Hollywood Theater Time". Ross Reports. May 1951. p. 8. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Tucker, David C. (2018). Gale Storm: A Biography and Career Record. McFarland. pp. 203–204. ISBN 978-1-4766-7177-2. Retrieved February 15, 2022.