Colgate Theatre

Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC during 1949, returning during 1958, for a total of 50 episodes in two different formats.

Colgate Theatre
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkNBC
Original release1949 (1949)

The first edition, a live television anthology, was telecast on Monday nights from January 1949 to October 1949 at 9 p.m. ET and on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET from October 1949 to June 1950.[1]

The second series airing on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET consisted of filmed television pilots of unsold series,[2] and was a last-minute replacement for the quiz show Dotto, which ended August 12, 1958 due to accusations that it was rigged. Colgate Theatre served as a filler for the sponsor until The George Burns Show premiered on October 14, 1958. Bill Goodwin was host for the 1958 series.[3]

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".[4] 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".[4]

Selected Episodes
  • Mr. and Mrs. North (July 4, 1949)
  • Vic and Sade: Part 1 (July 11, 1949)
  • Vic and Sade: Part 2 (July 18, 1949)
  • Vic and Sade: Part 3 (July 25, 1949)
  • O'Brien (November 13, 1949)
  • The Pearls (December 18, 1949)[5]
  • Blessed Are They (December 25, 1949)[6]
  • Adventures of a Model (August 19, 1958)
  • The Last Marshal, starring James Craig (August 26, 1958)
  • Tonight in Havana (September 2, 1958)
  • Strange Counsel [Mr. Tutt] (September 9, 1958)
  • The Fountain of Youth (September 16, 1958) directed by Orson Welles
  • MacGreedy's Woman (September 23, 1958)
  • Welcome to Washington/The Claudette Colbert Show (September 30, 1958) written by Inez Asher
  • If You Knew Tomorrow (October 7, 1958)

Notable guest stars

See also

References
  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 198. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 199.
  3. "Bill Goodwin, 47, Announcer on Radio, Dies". Chicago Tribune. May 10, 1958. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. "Colgate Theatre". Variety. January 10, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. "Sunday, December 18". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. December 18, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. "Sunday, December 25". Ross Reports. December 25, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2023.


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