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Kraft Television Theatre is an American anthology drama television series running from 1947 to 1958. It began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. It first promoted MacLaren's Imperial Cheese, which was advertised nowhere else.
- Anthology Drama
Kraft Theatre: With Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan. A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
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- 1947-05-07
- Drama
- 60
During the 11 years it was on the air, Kraft Television Theatre presented 650 plays, which were, for the most part, presented live and employed 3,955 actors in over 6,750 roles. It was also the first dramatic series to experiment (in 1953) with colour broadcasts, and it presented two hour-long productions each week (on separate networks).
Wed, Feb 9, 1955. S8.E20. Patterns. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice.
S1.E2 ∙ Merton of the Movies. Wed, May 14, 1947. A naive young man from a small Midwestern town travels to Hollywood to break into the movies, and through a series of mishaps and lucky accidents, becomes a comedy star. Rate.
For a short time in 1958, the series abandoned its anthology format and ran with recurring characters and situations. From April to September 1958, the show was known as "Kraft Mystery Theatre." This program was a prestigious showcase for its sponsor, Kraft, winning many awards and becoming a Wednesday night institution.
May 16, 2009 · From October 1953 to to January 1955, ABC aired a separate dramatic anthology series also sponsored by Kraft and also called Kraft Television Theatre, on ABC. Together, the two anthologies produced an estimated 651 episodes.
