Colgate Theatre (1949 TV series)

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Colgate Theatre
GenreLive dramatic anthology series
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 3, 1949 (1949-01-03) 
June 25, 1950 (1950-06-25)

Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from 1949 to 1950.

Contents

The series is unrelated to NBC's 1958 series of the same name. [1]

Production and content

Colgate Theatre was a live television anthology series. Its episodes included a variety of comedies, dramas, and mysteries. [1] Some were based on short stories, plays, or radio shows — the first season included the first television adaptations of the radio shows Mr. and Mrs. North and Vic and Sade [1] — while others used scripts specifically written for television. [1] Although top names usually did not appear on Colgate Theatre, [1] casts included a wide variety of actors and actresses. [1] Each episode began with a "Broadway Theater" theme playing while cameras showed the audience members take their seats in the theater, look through the program for the episode's title, and then focus their attention on the stage as the curtain rose. [1]

Broadcast history

Colgate Theatre premiered on January 3, 1949, [1] and was telecast from 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday nights from then through September 1949. On October 2, 1949 it moved to Sunday nights, airing from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time from October 1949 to June 1950. [1] It last episode was broadcast on June 25, 1950.

Critical reception

A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality". [2] It said that the episode "was supposed to be a gag of cosmic proportions but it turned out to be only a kindergarten romp," adding that all involved in the production were "victimized by the script." [2]

Notable stars

Episodes

Season 1 (1949)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Fancy Meeting You Here"UnknownUnknownJanuary 3, 1949 (1949-01-03)
2"The Haunting Year"UnknownUnknownJanuary 10, 1949 (1949-01-10)
?"Mr. and Mrs. North"UnknownUnknownJuly 4, 1949 (1949-07-04)
?"Vic and Sade (Part 1)"UnknownUnknownJuly 11, 1949 (1949-07-11)
?"Vic and Sade (Part 2)"UnknownUnknownJuly 18, 1949 (1949-07-18)
?"Vic and Sade (Part 3)"UnknownUnknownJuly 25, 1949 (1949-07-25)
?"The Key in the Lock"UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 1949 (1949-08-15)
?"What Price Story"UnknownUnknownAugust 22, 1949 (1949-08-22)
?"Old Flame"UnknownUnknownAugust 29, 1949 (1949-08-29)
?"My Wife Is a Liar"UnknownUnknownSeptember 5, 1949 (1949-09-05)
?"The Loan"UnknownUnknownSeptember 19, 1949 (1949-09-19)

Season 2 (1949–1950)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"The Queen Bee"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 1949 (1949-10-02)
Starring Clare Luce.
2"Something's Got to Give"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 1949 (1949-10-09)
Starring John Beal and Haila Stoddard.
3"Retaliation"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 1949 (1949-10-16)
4"Young Stacey"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 1949 (1949-10-23)
Starring Jane Marlowe.
5"The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" Melville Burke J. M. Barrie October 30, 1949 (1949-10-30)
Starring Florence Reed.
6"Remember the Day"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 1949 (1949-11-06)
Starring Donald Rose.
7"O'Brien"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1949 (1949-11-13)
Starring Phil Arthur and Jean Pugsley.
8"News Item"UnknownUnknownNovember 20, 1949 (1949-11-20)
9"Daughters Are Different"UnknownUnknownNovember 27, 1949 (1949-11-27)
10"Company for Dinner"UnknownUnknownDecember 4, 1949 (1949-12-04)
11"A Trip to Czardis"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1949 (1949-12-11)
12"The Pearls"UnknownUnknownDecember 18, 1949 (1949-12-18)
Starring Renold Evans and Donald Buka. [7]
13"Blessed Are They"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1949 (1949-12-25)
14"I'll Marry You Later"UnknownUnknownJanuary 1, 1950 (1950-01-01)
15"Second Generation"UnknownUnknownJanuary 8, 1950 (1950-01-08)
16"Bert's Wedding"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1950 (1950-01-15)
17"Two for a Penny"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1950 (1950-01-22)
18"Abby, Her Farm"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1950 (1950-01-29)
19"The Trap"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1950 (1950-02-05)
20"The Brave and the Early Fallen"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1950 (1950-02-12)
Starring Royal Dano.
21"The Karpoldi Letter"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1950 (1950-02-19)
Starring William Neil.
22"The Long, Young Dreams"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1950 (1950-02-26)
Starring Faye Emerson and Barry Nelson.
23"Neither a Borrower"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1950 (1950-03-05)
24"Always a Knife in the Back"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1950 (1950-03-12)
Starring Vicki Cummings.
25"Blackmail"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 1950 (1950-03-19)
26"The Green Bush"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 1950 (1950-03-26)
27"Burden of Guilt"UnknownUnknownApril 2, 1950 (1950-04-02)
Starring Clay Clement.
28"Motive for Murder"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 1950 (1950-04-09)
Starring John Baragrey and Pam Duncan.
29"Double Entry"UnknownUnknownApril 16, 1950 (1950-04-16)
30"The Witness to the Crime"UnknownUnknownApril 23, 1950 (1950-04-23)
31"The Lawbeaters"UnknownUnknownApril 30, 1950 (1950-04-30)
Starring Lee Tracy.
32"The Suitable Present"UnknownUnknownMay 7, 1950 (1950-05-07)
Starring Kathleen Comegys.
33"Revenge by Proxy"UnknownUnknownMay 14, 1950 (1950-05-14)
34"Change of Murder"UnknownUnknownMay 21, 1950 (1950-05-21)
35"South Wind"UnknownUnknownMay 28, 1950 (1950-05-28)
36"I Got What It Takes"UnknownUnknownJune 4, 1950 (1950-06-04)
37"The Hotel of the Three Kings"UnknownUnknownJune 11, 1950 (1950-06-11)
38"Hands of the Enemy"UnknownUnknownJune 18, 1950 (1950-06-18)
39"Satan's Waitin'"UnknownUnknownJune 25, 1950 (1950-06-25)

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References

Citations

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  2. 1 2 "Colgate Theatre". Variety. January 10, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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