Oboler Comedy Theater

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Arch Oboler's Comedy Theater is an early American comedy television program. It aired on ABC for six episodes from September 23 to November 4, 1949. It was an anthology series of sorts, with each episode featuring a different set of characters. At least one episode consisted of three unrelated comedy segments. At least some of the episodes exist as kinescope recordings, [1] representing early examples of television comedy.

Contents

The program was produced in Hollywood, with people in that area seeing the original telecasts. Kinescopes of those broadcasts were shown on the rest of the network. [2]

Episodes

Broadcast Episodes of Oboler Comedy Theater
TitleActors
"Ostrich in Bed" Hans Conried, Ken Christy, Sara Berner, Marna Kennealy, Frances Rafferty, Olan Soule [3]
"Love, Love, Love" Gloria Blondell, Conried, Frances Bates, Jerry Hausner, Olive Deering, Nan Boardman, Lou Merrill, Leo Penn, Benny Rubin. [3]
"Lo, the Poor Indian"/"The Laughing Man"/"Mr. Pip" (three short stories)Merrill, Peter Leeds, Gwen Delano, Griff Barnett, Marna Kenneally, Byron Kane, Danny Richards Jr. [3]
"Mr. Dydee"Ed Max, Sandra Gould [3]
"Dog's Eye View"Deering, Hugh O'Brian, Merrill, Marian Richman [3]
"Mrs. Kingsley's Report"(Unknown) [3]

The reference book Encyclopedia of Television Miniseries, 1936-2020 says, "'Mrs. Kingsley's Report' is believed not to have been filmed."

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UCLA Library Catalog - Titles". Cinema.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ Oliver, Wayne (October 23, 1949). "Hollywood Moves up in TV Scramble". Tulsa Daily World. Associated Press. p. Section 5, page 7. Retrieved February 9, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Terrace, Vincent (October 6, 2021). Encyclopedia of Television Miniseries, 1936-2020. McFarland. pp. 12–13. ISBN   978-1-4766-8735-3 . Retrieved February 9, 2026.


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