Delbert Mann
Director
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
Season 1
The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the Philco Television Playhouse was seen on alternate weeks. In 1955, the title was shortened to The Goodyear Playhouse and it aired on alternate weeks with The Alcoa Hour. The three series were essentially the same, with the only real difference being the name of the sponsor. Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Chayefsky's Marty starring Rod Steiger, Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party, Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet, Richardson's Ark of Safety and Foote's The Trip to Bountiful. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled Goodyear Theater, seen on Mondays at 9:30pm.
Released Oct. 14, 1951
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.company-sponsor-name-in-title, tmdb.playhouse, imdb.anthology-series, imdb.all-star-cast, imdb.ensemble-cast, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: Showcase Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - October Story
A young girl from Brooklyn causes a stir with television executives when she announces she has invented a portable TV that can be built for $2.14.
Oct. 14, 1951, midnight
S1E2 - The Copper
A backwards young man who wants to be a policeman goes to a psychologist for help when strange things happen to him during his daily duties.
Oct. 28, 1951, midnight
S1E3 - Flight To Freedom
Nov. 11, 1951, midnight
S1E4 - The Eleventh Ward
Nov. 25, 1951, midnight
S1E5 - Money To Burn
Dec. 9, 1951, midnight
S1E6 - I Was Stalin's Prisoner
Dec. 23, 1951, midnight
S1E7 - A Softness In The Wind
Jan. 6, 1952, midnight
S1E8 - Raymond Schindler, Case One
Jan. 20, 1952, midnight
S1E9 - Tour Of Duty
Feb. 3, 1952, midnight
S1E10 - Crown Of Shadows
Feb. 17, 1952, midnight
S1E11 - Treasure Chest
March 2, 1952, midnight
S1E12 - Three Letters
March 16, 1952, midnight
S1E13 - Tigers Don't Sing
March 30, 1952, midnight
S1E14 - The Medea Cup
April 13, 1952, midnight
S1E15 - The Travelers
April 27, 1952, midnight
S1E16 - The Twenty-Third Mission
May 11, 1952, midnight
S1E17 - The Lantern Copy
May 25, 1952, midnight
S1E18 - Four Meetings
June 8, 1952, midnight
S1E19 - It's A Small World
June 22, 1952, midnight
S1E20 - Leaf Out Of A Book
July 6, 1952, midnight
S1E21 - The Trial Of Steven Kent
July 20, 1952, midnight
S1E22 - The Dusty Drawer
Aug. 3, 1952, midnight
S1E23 - The Witness
Aug. 17, 1952, midnight
S1E24 - Roman Fever
Aug. 31, 1952, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 8640 min.
Released: Oct. 14, 1951
Last Air Date: Sept. 29, 1957, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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