Personal Appearance Theater

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Personal Appearance Theater is an American half-hour television anthology series that featured a combination of comedy and mystery films. A total of 29 episodes aired on ABC from October 27, 1951, to May 23, 1952. [1]

Among its guest stars were Nina Bara, [2] Anita Louise, Jane Darwell, [3] Madelon Mitchel, Robert Anderson, and Clem Bevans, [4] as well as Marjorie Reynolds, Buddy Ebsen, Joseph Schildkraut, and Dub Taylor.

The program's competition included The Whistling Wizard on CBS. [5]

Personal Appearance Theater initially was on Saturdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In December 1951, it was moved to Fridays from 9:30 to 10 p.m. E. T. In May 1951 it was moved 8:30 to 9 p.m. E. T. on Fridays. [3]

Bob Finkle was the director. [6]

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References

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  2. Staff, “Space Girl ‘Tonga’ to Appear At White-Barne Grand Opening,” The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 17 November 1954, Volume LXI, Number 67, page 8.
  3. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1073. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. Ames, Walter (February 5, 1952). "Ozzie, Harriet Show Heading for Fall Video; Prop Man Sad Over Skelton Gag Failure". The Los Angeles Times. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2023. See also:
  5. Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN   978-1-4766-0515-9 . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  6. "(untitled brief)". Broadcasting. April 28, 1952. p. 60. Retrieved September 2, 2023.