Ethel Barrymore Theatre (TV series)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre was an anthology television series hosted by Ethel Barrymore and the last series produced by the DuMont Television Network.

For the Broadway theater, see Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Stage 8)
GenreAnthology
Directed byLewis Allen
Robert Florey
StarringEthel Barrymore (host)
Walter Brennan
Akim Tamiroff
Arthur Kennedy (actor)
Eddie Bracken
Bonita Granville
Charles Coburn
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Producer(s)William A. Calihan Jr.
Lee Savin
Running time25 minutes
Release
Original networkDuMont/WABD/Syndication
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseSeptember 21 
December 21, 1956

While produced by the network, the series was aired on Fridays at 8:30pm ET from September 21 to December 21, 1956 on DuMont station WABD after the network had closed. The series may have been filmed in 1953, and was known as Stage 8 in syndication.[1][2]

Among the actors appearing were Arthur Kennedy, Charles Coburn, Anita Louise, Gene Lockhart, Eddie Bracken, and Akim Tamiroff.

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist. A list of the 14 episodes is at the CTVA website.[1]

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See also

References

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
  • Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
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