Medallion Theatre

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Chrysler Medallion Theatre
GenreAnthology series
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerWilliam Spier
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJuly 11, 1953 (1953-07-11) –
April 3, 1954 (1954-04-03)

Medallion Theatre, aka Chrysler Medallion Theatre, is a 30-minute American anthology series that aired on CBS from July 11, 1953 to April 3, 1954.[1] Thirty episodes aired live from New York. Henry Fonda (in the premiere telecast "The Decision of Arrowsmith"), Claude Rains, and Janet Gaynor made their major television dramatic debuts on this series in various 1953 episodes. Others guest stars included Helen Hayes, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan, Jack Lemmon, Rod Steiger, and Roddy McDowell. Among its writers were Rod Serling and Robert Anderson. Directors included Ralph Nelson, Don Medford, Robert Stevens, and Seymour Robbie. The producer was William Spier.[2]

Spier said that older short stories were selected for their quality: "Thirty or forty years ago, writers knew content better, and by using their stories we hope to get what we're aiming at, dramas with fiber an ddimension."[3]

Episodes[]

Partial List of Episodes of Medallion Theatre
Date Title Actor(s)
July 18, 1953 "A Job for Jimmy Valentine" Ronald Reagan.[4]
August 1, 1953 "The Man Who Liked Dickens" Claude Rains[5]
August 8, 1950 "Mrs. Union Station" June Havoc[6]
August 15, 1953 "The Consul" Charles Ruggles[7]
January 2, 1954 "A Suitable Marriage" Otto Kruger, Roddy McDowell, Ann Shoemaker, Lenka Peterson, Morton Stevens, and Francis Compton.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). "Medallion Theater (Dramatic Anthology)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (Eighth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 761. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
  2. ^ "The Man behind Medallion Theatre" (pdf). Radio-TV Mirror. 40 (6): 16. November 1953. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Coleman, Bill (July 4, 1953). "A Talk with Spier". The Tablet. New York, Brooklyn. p. 15. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scheuer, Steven H. (July 18, 1953). "TV Key". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "(photo caption)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 1, 1953. p. 28. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TV Key". Detroit Free Press. August 8, 1953. p. 21. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Television Is the Mother of Invention". The Republic. Indiana, Columbus. August 15, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Saturday, January 2" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. January 3, 1954. p. A. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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