Footlights Theater

American TV anthology series (1952–1953)

Footlights Theater is a 30-minute American television anthology series that aired on CBS on Fridays in the summers of 1952 and 1953^[1] as a replacement for Our Miss Brooks.^[2]

The program was broadcast on Friday nights from July 4, 1952, to September 26, 1952, and from July 3, 1953, to September 25, 1953.^[2] A total of 22 episodes were produced live in New York City and were directed by Fletcher Markle and Robert Stevenson. Some of its scripts were original and some were adapted from novels. The first season in 1952 was broadcast live, while the second season in 1953 was filmed rather than broadcast live.^[1]

Partial list of episodes

1952

1953

Notable guest stars

• Lloyd Bridges
• Richard Carlson
• Broderick Crawford
• Ellen Drew
• Edmund Gwenn^[14]
• Barbara Hale
• Ruth Hussey
• Anita Louise^[14]
• Mercedes McCambridge
• Maureen O'Sullivan
• George Reeves
• Tommy Rettig
• Gale Storm
• Beverly Washburn^[14]
• Gig Young

References

1. 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. 488. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
2. 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. 295. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
3. "Friday August 15". Ross Reports. August 10, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
4. "Friday August 22". Ross Reports. August 17, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
5. "Friday, August 29". Ross Reports. August 24, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
6. "Friday September 5". Ross Reports. August 31, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
7. "Friday September 12". Ross Reports. September 7, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
8. "Friday September 19". Ross Reports. September 14, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
9. "Friday September 26 (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. September 21, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
10. "July 11" (PDF). TV-Radio Life. July 11, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
11. "July 18" (PDF). TV-Radio Life. July 18, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
12. "August 8" (PDF). TV-Radio Life. August 8, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
13. "September 26" (PDF). TV-Radio Life. September 26, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
14. "Sunday, Aug. 2". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. August 2, 1953. p. 56. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

External links

• Footlights Theater at IMDb
• List of episodes at CVTA