Goodyear Theatre

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Goodyear Theatre
Also known asAward Theatre
Golden Years of Television
Genre Anthology
Directed by Lewis Allen

Robert Florey
Tay Garnett
Peter Godfrey
Walter Grauman
David Greene
Paul Henreid
Arthur Hiller
Lamont Johnson

Contents


Sidney Lanfield
Ray Milland
Robert Ellis Miller
Boris Sagal
Don Taylor
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes114
Production
Producers James Fonda
Jules Goldstone
Winston O'Keefe
William Sackheim
Running time30 mins.
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 30, 1957 (1957-09-30) –
May 23, 1960 (1960-05-23)
Related
Goodyear Television Playhouse

Goodyear Theatre (also known as Award Theatre [1] and Golden Years of Television)[ citation needed ] is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from October 14, 1957, to September 12, 1960, [2]

Cast

Actors appearing in the series included:

Episodes

Partial List of Episodes of Goodyear Theatre
DateEpisode
October 14, 1957"Lost and Found" [2]
November 11, 1957"Voice in the Fog" [2]
January 6, 1958"The Victim" [2]
February 17, 1958"White Flag" [4]
March 17, 1958"The Seventh Letter" [4]
April 28, 1958"The Giant Step" [4]
June 9, 1958"Disappearance" [2]
September 29, 1958"The Chain and the River" [3]
November 24, 1958"Guy in Ward 4" [5]
March 2, 1959"A Good Name" [6]
April 17, 1959"I Remember Cavair" [7]
September 29, 1959"Hello, Charlie" [8]
April 11, 1960"Author at Work" [9]

Production

Fifty-five episodes were made. The live show was directed by many notable directors, including Don Taylor, Arthur Hiller (3 episodes, 1958–59) and Robert Ellis Miller (3 episodes, 1958–59). It followed Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951).[ citation needed ] Dayton Productions, a subsidiary of Four Star Productions, produced the show, [10] which alternated with Alcoa Theatre . [2]

Critical response

Episodes of Goodyear Theatre reviewed in The New York Times included the following:

Promotion

In the spring of 1959, a joint effort between the producers of Goodyear Theatre and the publishers of Practical English magazine involved approximately 500,000 high school students in a study based on the program's April 17, 1959, episode. An issue of the magazine that contained the complete script of "I Remember Cavair" went to teachers prior to the broadcast to enable students to read the script and perform it in their classes. After the program was presented on TV, students were to evaluate that performance and compare it with their own. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 338. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Shanley, John P. (September 30, 1958). "TV: 'Goodyear Theatre'" . The New York Times. p. 62. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Jarlett, Franklin (November 15, 1997). Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography. McFarland. p. 274. ISBN   978-0-7864-0476-6 . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Shanley, John P. (November 25, 1958). "'Guy in Ward 4' on 'Goodyear Theatre'" . The New York Times. p. 67. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Adams, Val (February 24, 1959). "N. B. C. Seeks Pact with Miss Fabray: Network and Actress Start Talk -- Play Is Planned on Senate's Juke Box Inquiry" . The New York Times. p. 59. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Inside Stuff — Radio-TV". Variety. April 22, 1959. p. 60. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ Adams, Val (September 22, 1959). "Lewine Resigns TV Post at N. B. C." . The New York Times. p. 79. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  9. 1 2 Shanley, John P (April 12, 1960). "Kovacs Portrays a Homicidal Author" . The New York Times. p. 67.
  10. ↑ "Alcoa-Goodyear Theater (Film)". Billboard. August 12, 1957. p. 22. Retrieved July 29, 2024.


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