Summer Night Theater

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Summer Night Theater
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network DuMont Television Network
ReleaseJuly 7 (1953-07-07) 
July 28, 1953 (1953-07-28)

Summer Night Theater is a weekly television series broadcast on DuMont beginning July 7, 1953, and ending July 28, 1953,. [1]

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This 30-minute series featured filmed dramas with Lloyd Bridges and Gale Storm among the stars.It was broadcast at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. After its four-week run on DuMont, it was broadcast in New York through the rest of summer 1953. [2]

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References

  1. Hawes, William (2001). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. p. 222. ISBN   978-0-7864-1132-0 . Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1328. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved November 10, 2021.