Footlights Theater

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 (director). 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]

Episodes

Notable guest stars

References
  1. Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). "Footlights Theater (Dramatic Anthology)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (Eighth ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
  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. "Footlights Theater". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. August 10, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
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