Colgate Theatre
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release1949 (1949)

Colgate Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC during 1949, returning during 1958, for a total of 50 episodes in two different formats.

The first edition, a live television anthology, was telecast on Monday nights from January 1949 to October 1949 at 9 p.m. ET and on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET from October 1949 to June 1950.[1]

The second series airing on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET consisted of filmed television pilots of unsold series,[2] and was a last-minute replacement for the quiz show Dotto, which ended August 12, 1958 due to accusations that it was rigged. Colgate Theatre served as a filler for the sponsor until The George Burns Show premiered on October 14, 1958. Bill Goodwin was host for the 1958 series.[3]

Critical reception

A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality".[4] It said that the episode "was supposed to be a gag of cosmic proportions but it turned out to be only a kindergarten romp", adding that all involved in the production were "victimized by the script".[4]

Selected Episodes

  • Mr. and Mrs. North (July 4, 1949)
  • Vic and Sade: Part 1 (July 11, 1949)
  • Vic and Sade: Part 2 (July 18, 1949)
  • Vic and Sade: Part 3 (July 25, 1949)
  • O'Brien (November 13, 1949)
  • The Pearls (December 18, 1949)[5]
  • Blessed Are They (December 25, 1949)[6]
  • Adventures of a Model (August 19, 1958)
  • The Last Marshal, starring James Craig (August 26, 1958)
  • Tonight in Havana (September 2, 1958)
  • Strange Counsel [Mr. Tutt] (September 9, 1958)
  • The Fountain of Youth (September 16, 1958) directed by Orson Welles
  • MacGreedy's Woman (September 23, 1958)
  • Welcome to Washington/The Claudette Colbert Show (September 30, 1958) written by Inez Asher
  • If You Knew Tomorrow (October 7, 1958)

Notable guest stars

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 198. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  2. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 199.
  3. ↑ "Bill Goodwin, 47, Announcer on Radio, Dies". Chicago Tribune. May 10, 1958. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Colgate Theatre". Variety. January 10, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sunday, December 18". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. December 18, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sunday, December 25". Ross Reports. December 25, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved September 8, 2023.


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