Your Story Theatre Explained

Alt Name:Story Theater
Durkee Story Theater
Genre:Anthology
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:27
Executive Producer:Hal Roach
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:25 mins.
Channel:DuMont (Nov 1950-May 1951)
NBC (June-Sept 1951)

Your Story Theatre[1] (also known as Story Theater[2] and Durkee Story Theater) is an American dramatic anthology television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network and on NBC. The DuMont series aired from November 24, 1950, to May 11, 1951, and the NBC series aired from June 24 to September 17, 1951.

Production

The DuMont version was broadcast from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays.[1] The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios and sponsored by Durkee Foods.

Cast

Actors appearing in the series included:

Authors

Authors whose works were adapted for the program included Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Frank R. Stockton.

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.

The March 23, 1951, episode was Oscar Wilde's "Birthday of the Infants".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Brooks . Tim . Marsh . Earle F. . The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present . June 24, 2009 . Random House Publishing Group . 978-0-307-48320-1 . 1561 . August 16, 2023 . en.
  2. Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present . 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 793. 4th.
  3. News: Today's Radio Program . August 16, 2023 . Pottsville Republican . March 23, 1951 . 2. .