Delbert Mann
Director
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
Season 4
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
S4E1 - Guilty Is the Stranger
Sept. 26, 1954, midnight
S4E2 - The Personal Touch
Oct. 10, 1954, midnight
S4E3 - Flight Report
Nov. 7, 1954, midnight
S4E4 - Thunder of Silence
Nov. 21, 1954, midnight
S4E5 - Last Boat From Messina
Dec. 5, 1954, midnight
S4E6 - Class of '58
Dec. 19, 1954, midnight
S4E7 - A Case of Pure Fiction
Jan. 2, 1955, midnight
S4E8 - Doing Her Bit
Jan. 16, 1955, midnight
S4E9 - The Way Things Happen
Jan. 30, 1955, midnight
S4E10 - The Rabbit Trap
While on vacation, a father and son set a rabbit trap. They are to return the next day to free the rabbit, a prospective pet for the boy. But the family is forced to return to the city after a rush call from the father's demanding boss.
Feb. 13, 1955, midnight
S4E11 - Backfire
Feb. 27, 1955, midnight
S4E12 - My Lost Saints
March 13, 1955, midnight
S4E13 - The Chivington Raid
March 27, 1955, midnight
S4E14 - Beloved Stranger
April 10, 1955, midnight
S4E15 - Do It Yourself
April 24, 1955, midnight
S4E16 - Visit to a Small Planet
May 8, 1955, midnight
S4E17 - The Catered Affair
May 22, 1955, midnight
S4E18 - Mr. Dorothy Allen
June 5, 1955, midnight
S4E19 - End of the Mission
June 19, 1955, midnight
S4E20 - The Prizewinner
July 3, 1955, midnight
S4E21 - Man on Spikes
July 17, 1955, midnight
S4E22 - Tangled Web
July 31, 1955, midnight
S4E23 - The Takers
Aug. 14, 1955, 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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