The Campbell Playhouse (TV series)

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This article is about the NBC television series. For the CBS radio series of the same name, see The Campbell Playhouse (radio series).
The Campbell Playhouse
Also known asCampbell Soundstage
TV Soundstage
Directed by
NBC
ReleaseJune 6, 1952 (1952-06-06) โ€“
May 28, 1954 (1954-05-28)

The Campbell Playhouse (also known as Campbell Soundstage, TV Soundstage, and Campbell Summer Soundstage, (summer hiatus only, see

NBC from June 6, 1952 to May 28, 1954.[citation needed
]

The series was sponsored by the Campbell Soup Company.

History

Radio series

Main article: The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)

The television series was based on the 1938โ€“1940 radio series of the same name. The radio version was originally aired on CBS as The Mercury Theatre on the Air beginning July 11, 1938. The series made its last broadcast under that title on December 4, 1938. After that, the Campbell Soup Company sponsored the radio drama and renamed it The Campbell Playhouse. The Campbell Playhouse made its radio debut on December 9, 1938.[1]

Orson Welles served as the host of the program.

The series offered 60-minute adaptations of famous novels and plays and, on certain occasions, adaptations of popular motion pictures of the time.[2]

The radio program ended on March 31, 1940.[3]

Television series

The

NBC
.

The series originally aired as a one time summer replacement for the NBC

sitcom The Aldrich Family. The next year on July 10, 1953, the series came back for its second season as a permanent summer replacement series, (The Aldrich Family went off the air on May 28, 1953), and also premiered on the fall lineup. The series also aired under the new name Campbell Soundstage.[citation needed
]

The series ended its run on May 28, 1954.

Campbell Summer Soundstage

On June 4, 1954, the series aired a summer hiatus series entitled Campbell Summer Soundstage.

It was a short-lived revival of the television series. The series aired reruns of anthology series such as

NBC's Ford Theatre
.

Production notes

The series was originally filmed live until its second season when it was released on film.

Directors

Producers

  • Martin Horrell (also served as executive producer)
  • Marc Daniels (also served as associate producer)


Broadcast history

The Campbell Playhouse aired on Fridays at 9:30โ€“10:00 pm for its entire run. Campbell Summer Soundstage aired at that time as well.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "The Mercury Theatre of the Air". mercurytheatre.info. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "My old time radio shows Campbell Playhouse". myoldradio.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Campbell Playhouse". Orson Welles. 17 October 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

External links

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