Goodyear Television Playhouse
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.
Year: 1957
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Studio: NBC
Director:
Cast:
Crew: Fred Coe (Producer), Robert Alan Aurthur (Producer), Herbert Brodkin (Producer)
First Air Date: Oct 14, 1951
Last Air date: Sep 29, 1957
Season: 6 Season
Episode: 144 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 3.50/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 14.385
Language: English
Episode
Maestro
Missouri Legend
All Summer Long
Stardust II
A Murder Is Announced
Nobody's Town
The Princess Back Home
First Love
The Money Killer
The Gene Austin Story
A Will to Live
The Treasure Hunters
Your Every Wish
The Legacy
Backwoods Cinderella
Rumblin' Galleries
Weekend in Vermont
The Dark Side of the Moon
The House
The Best Wine