Footlights Theater
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Footlights Theater is a 30-minute American television anthology series that aired on CBS on Fridays in the summers of 1952 and 1953.[1] There were a total of 22 episodes that were produced live in New York City[2] and were directed by Fletcher Markle and Robert Stevenson (director). Some of its scripts were original and some were adapted from novels.[2] The first season in 1952 was broadcast live, while the second season in 1953 was filmed rather than broadcast live.[1]
Notable guest stars[]
- Lloyd Bridges
- Richard Carlson
- Broderick Crawford
- Ellen Drew
- Edmund Gwenn
- Barbara Hale
- Ruth Hussey
- Anita Louise
- Mercedes McCambridge
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- George Reeves
- Tommy Rettig
- Cesar Romero
- Gale Storm
- Gig Young
References[]
- ^ a b Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). "Footlights Theater (Dramatic Anthology)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (Eighth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
- ^ a b "Footlights Theater (Summer 1952 & 1953)". CTVA - The Classic TV Archive.
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Categories:
- 1952 American television series debuts
- English-language television shows
- 1950s American anthology television series
- 1953 American television series endings
- CBS original programming
- American live television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- United States television show stubs