ANTHOLOGY TV SERIES from the 1940's on...
There are lots of seldom or never seen anthology tv shows from years past that were a great place to find many wonderful character actors in different roles... sure wish one of the fun retro channels would bring them back on! UPDATE: One has... Decades Tv Channel often runs several Anthology type shows, Loretta Young's show, One Step Beyond, Thriller... can check out their schedule, they change it up and add new shows all the time :) http://www.decades.com/schedule/
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- CreatorE.A. PattersonWilliam A. SeiterStarsArthur Q. BryanBill ErwinGeorge SandersPresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
- CreatorHal KanterRichard MichaelsStarsDarryl HickmanDwayne HickmanPat CrowleySummer replacement show featuring pilot programs that had not been sold.
- StarsKen CarpenterJay JacksonOtto KrugerLive dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
- StarsBert LytellJay JacksonBob StantonThis live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity Association, and featured adaptations of Broadway plays and musicals. Bert Lytell, the former President of the Association, acted as host. During the second season, an agreement was made with the Book-of-the-Month Club, and the plays were adaptations of current novels. Starting in the third season, the television plays were adaptations of plays, novels, dramas, etc., by known and unknown authors. The title of the show was changed to "Repertory Theatre" (1949) for episodes 1.29 to 1.31 and "Arena Theatre" (1949) for episodes 1.32 to 1.38. Effective with episode 1.39, the original title was used. Starting with the fourth season, this show alternated weekly with "The Goodyear Theatre" (1951); starting in the eighth season, this program alternated with "The Goodyear Theatre" (1951) and "The ALCOA Hour" (1955).
- StarsPhilip AbbottBetsy PalmerGene LyonsThe show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
- StarsGene RaymondJohn WarburtonNolan LearyAn anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
- StarsJane WymanPaul BryarTim GrahamAn anthology series hosted by Jane Wyman.
- StarsPolly BergenArlene DahlAnita ColbyAn anthology series with episodes split between comedy and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. Polly Bergen took over as hostess in the next year.
- StarsSarah ChurchillHoward WierumFrank DalyProbably the longest-running anthology series on television, the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" has been presenting television dramatizations of famous plays and books, as well as original programs especially written for the series, since 1951.
- StarsJason WingreenPaulene MyersMildred TraresAn anthology series of well regarded screenplays. Presenting twelve shows over it's run it showcased many up and coming actors and garnered it's share of Emmy nominations.
- StarsChris PetersenRonny CoxGuillermo San JuanPredecessor to CBS Schoolbreak Specials, this late-afternoon anthology series features stories designed to appeal to the preteen after school audience.
- CreatorJoe ConnellyStarsRonald ReaganDon HerbertNancy ReaganAn American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week.
- StarsJames MasonIrene DunneRobert PaigeOriginally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
- StarsDesi ArnazBetty FurnessBruce GordonAn anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
- StarsCampbell SingerThomas HeathcoteRichard CaldicotRichard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
- StarsElmer DavisCharles DingleRichard BishopAnthology presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, etcetera.
- CreatorA.J. BaconNeil MunroJilly CooperStarsFrank ThorntonJohn Le MesurierRobert DorningAnthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.
- StarsGeorgann JohnsonParker FennellyJames DeanA Friday night series lasting 2 seasons, of 30 minute playlets, interrupted by cute ads on the value of eating canned soup.
- StarsWilliam BrowerBiff McGuireErnest TruexAn anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
- StarsThomas MitchellRussell ThorsonPaul HahnAnthology series based on the short stories of O. Henry.
