Celanese Theatre
Celanese Theatre | |
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Genre | Anthology |
Directed by | Alex Segal |
Composer(s) | Bernard Green |
Country of origin | ![]() |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Alex Segal A. Burke Crotty |
Running time | 60 minutes (Oct-Dec 1951)/30 minutes (Jan-Jun 1952) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | October 3, 1951 – June 25, 1952 |
External links | |
[{{#property:P856}} Website] |
Celanese Theatre is a anthology television series which aired from October 3, 1951 to June 25, 1952 on ABC. The show aired as a 60-minute program on Wednesdays at 10pm ET. Beginning on January 9, 1952, the show aired in a 30-minute version which ran from 10pm to 10:30pm ET. The series was produced by the Celanese Corporation and the William Morris Agency, and featured plays by Maxwell Anderson, Philip Barry, Rachel Crothers, Eugene O'Neill, S. N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, John Van Druten, Sidney Howard, Paul Osborn, and Robert E. Sherwood. It was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards as best dramatic program and won the Peabody Award in 1952.
The show alternated with Pulitzer Prize Playhouse. For a short period beginning in October, Celanese Theatre alternated with a short-lived (5 episode) program King's Crossroads.
Notable Guest Stars
- Jean-Pierre Aumont
- Richard Burton
- Wendell Corey
- Melvyn Douglas
- Mildred Dunnock
- Ann Dvorak
- Lillian Gish
- Coleen Gray
- June Havoc
- Kim Hunter
- Ruth Hussey
- Jack Klugman
- Veronica Lake
- Karl Malden
- Roddy McDowall
- Burgess Meredith
- Thomas Mitchell (actor)
- Ralph Morgan
- David Niven
- Mickey Rooney
- Robert Stack
- Robert Sterling