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Fireside Theatre: With Gene Raymond, John Warburton, Nolan Leary, Dabbs Greer. An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
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- 1949-04-05
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Fireside Theatre (later known as Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre, Jane Wyman Theatre, The Jane Wyman Show and Jane Wyman Presents) is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television.
- Anthology Drama
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Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. The Jane Wyman Show, is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Early seasons (1-7) featured low budget productions and were often based on public domain stories.
SeasonEpisodesOriginally Aired(first Aired)Originally Aired(last Aired)12April 5, 1949 ( 1949-04-05)June 28, 1949 ( 1949-06-28)41September 6, 1949 ( 1949-09-06)June 27, 1950 ( 1950-06-27)46August 29, 1950 ( 1950-08-29)August 21, 1951 ( 1951-08-21)44August 28, 1951 ( 1951-08-28)June 24, 1952 ( 1952-06-24)Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling.
A detective, watching a fight on TV, sees a murderer whom he's been hunting for months.
Fireside Theatre was one of the earliest filmed dramatic shows produced especially for American television. The series was used for its first three months to showcase new ideas (some broadcast live and some recorded), which were being tried out for possible inclusion on the network schedule.
