| Your Story Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Story Theater Durkee Story Theater |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hal Roach |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network |
DuMont (Nov 1950-May 1951) NBC (June-Sept 1951) |
| Release | November 4, 1950 – September 17, 1951 |
Your Story Theatre [1] (also known as Story Theater [2] and Durkee Story Theater) is an American dramatic anthology television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network and on NBC. The DuMont series aired from November 24, 1950, to May 11, 1951, and the NBC series aired from June 24 to September 17, 1951. [2]
Production
The DuMont version was broadcast from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays. [1] The series was filmed [2] at Hal Roach Studios and sponsored by Durkee Foods.[ citation needed]
Cast
Actors appearing in the series included:
- Julie Adams
- Robert Alda [1]
- John Beal
- Jan Clayton
- Leif Erickson
- William Frawley [1]
- Eva Gabor
- Hugo Haas
- Hurd Hatfield [1]
- Sterling Holloway [1]
- Marjorie Lord [1]
- Dan O'Herlihy
- Gene Reynolds
Authors
Authors whose works were adapted for the program included Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Frank R. Stockton. [1]
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.[ citation needed]
The March 23, 1951, episode was Oscar Wilde's "Birthday of the Infants". [3]
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1950-51 United States network television schedule
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1561. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 793. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ "Today's Radio Program". Pottsville Republican. March 23, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1950s American anthology television series
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- American English-language television shows
- NBC original programming
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