Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City
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Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City is a live US half-hour television anthology series. It consisted of adaptations of author Ben Hecht's stories. Hecht served as the series host. A total of seven episodes aired from June 25, 1953, to September 17, 1953, on CBS,[1] alternating weekly with Four Star Playhouse.[citation needed]
The program is also known as Tales of the City.[2]
Among its guest stars were Gary Merrill, Madeleine Carroll, Charles Coburn, Laraine Day Wendell Corey, Hume Cronyn, and Ann Rutherford.
References[]
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 816. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
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- 1950s American anthology television series
- 1953 American television series debuts
- 1953 American television series endings
- CBS original programming
- United States television show stubs