Delbert Mann
Director
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
Season 2
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
S2E1 - Holiday Song
Sept. 14, 1952, midnight
S2E2 - The Room
The Room symbolizes the barrier built by a small girl against her father whom she believed responsible for her mother's death.
Sept. 28, 1952, midnight
S2E3 - O Romany
Oct. 12, 1952, midnight
S2E4 - Better than Walking
Oct. 26, 1952, midnight
S2E5 - The Darkness Below
Nov. 9, 1952, midnight
S2E6 - The Old Beginning
Nov. 23, 1952, midnight
S2E7 - The Search
Dec. 7, 1952, midnight
S2E8 - Mr. Quimby's Christmas Hats
Dec. 21, 1952, midnight
S2E9 - A Medal in the Family
Feb. 1, 1953, midnight
S2E10 - Wings On My Feet
Feb. 22, 1953, midnight
S2E11 - The Rumor
March 8, 1953, midnight
S2E12 - The Gesture
March 15, 1953, midnight
S2E13 - Wish on the Moon
WISH ON THE MOON is a chronicle of two women-friends whose lives take unexpected turns. One musters all her effort to become a famous actress, but instead ends up married. The other, who lacks motivation except to find a husband, inadvertently becomes a stage and screen star. Both feel unfulfilled and secretly envy what the other has gained.
March 29, 1953, midnight
S2E14 - The Long Way Home
April 12, 1953, midnight
S2E15 - Printer's Measure
April 26, 1953, midnight
S2E16 - The Accident
May 3, 1953, midnight
S2E17 - The Oil Well
May 17, 1953, midnight
S2E18 - Marty
Marty, a lonely homely butcher from the Bronx is in search of a wife. He finally meets a lonely girl in a dance hall with whom he can communicate.
May 24, 1953, midnight
S2E19 - Before I Wake
May 31, 1953, midnight
S2E20 - Her Prince Charming
June 14, 1953, midnight
S2E21 - Catch A Falling Star
June 28, 1953, midnight
S2E22 - Nothing to Sneeze At
July 12, 1953, midnight
S2E23 - The Young and Fair
July 26, 1953, midnight
S2E24 - Ernie Barger is Fifty
This drama examines several concurrent crises in the life of middle-aged Ernie Barger (Begley).
Aug. 9, 1953, midnight
S2E25 - Hollywood Tandem a. Fade Out and b. The New Process
Aug. 23, 1953, 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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