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Overview
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Writers:
Sherwood Anderson (story) (episode "I Am a Fool")
Leo Davis (adaptation) (episode "Martry, The")
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Release Date:
1 February 1953 (USA)
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Awards:
Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmys.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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(7 articles)
Morning Meme: Celestial Steeds Are Big Business, Knock-off Of "The View" to Replace Nuke, and Johnny Weir Didn't Mean It
(From AfterElton.com. 22 April 2010, 5:02 AM, PDT)
Reagan's 'Theater' uncovered in GE archives
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 17 March 2010, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Kathryn Grayson Dies at 88
(From Backstage. 18 February 2010, 9:02 AM, PST)
(From AfterElton.com. 22 April 2010, 5:02 AM, PDT)
Reagan's 'Theater' uncovered in GE archives
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 17 March 2010, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Kathryn Grayson Dies at 88
(From Backstage. 18 February 2010, 9:02 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 338) | Ronald Reagan | ... | Himself - Host / ... (263 episodes, 1954-1962) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Don Medford | (21 episodes, 1954-1959) | ||
| Herschel Daugherty | (20 episodes, 1956-1962) | ||
| John Brahm | (7 episodes, 1953-1962) | ||
| Frank Wisbar | (4 episodes, 1954) | ||
| Jacques Tourneur | (4 episodes, 1955-1961) | ||
| Sidney Lanfield | (4 episodes, 1955-1959) | ||
| Jules Bricken | (4 episodes, 1956-1957) | ||
| Ray Milland | (4 episodes, 1957-1958) | ||
| Mitchell Leisen | (4 episodes, 1959) | ||
| James Neilson | (3 episodes, 1955-1959) | ||
| Don Weis | (3 episodes, 1957) | ||
| Sherman Marks | (3 episodes, 1959-1962) | ||
| Robert Stevenson | (2 episodes, 1953-1956) | ||
| Sheldon Leonard | (2 episodes, 1953) | ||
| Frank Tashlin | (2 episodes, 1954-1956) | ||
| Frank Tuttle | (2 episodes, 1954-1955) | ||
| Ralph Nelson | (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | ||
| Robert B. Sinclair | (2 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
| John Rich | (2 episodes, 1959-1960) | ||
| Boris Sagal | (2 episodes, 1959-1960) | ||
| Richard Irving | (2 episodes, 1960) | ||
| Ida Lupino | (2 episodes, 1961-1962) | ||
| Charles F. Haas | (2 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Leslie H. Martinson | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Jameson Brewer | (7 episodes, 1956-1962) | |
| D.J. Powers | (5 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Larry Marcus | (4 episodes, 1953-1959) | |
| Hagar Wilde | (4 episodes, 1956-1959) | |
| George Bellak | (3 episodes, 1954-1959) | |
| Budd Schulberg | (3 episodes, 1955-1961) | |
| William Fay | (3 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
| Shirley Peterson | (3 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Leo Davis | (3 episodes, 1955) | |
| John McGreevey | (3 episodes, 1956-1959) | |
| James P. Cavanagh | (3 episodes, 1957-1961) | |
| Kathleen Hite | (3 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Laurence Marks | (3 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| Milton Pascal | (3 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| David Swift | (3 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| Bernard C. Schoenfeld | (2 episodes, 1953-1956) | |
| Kay Boyle | (2 episodes, 1953-1955) | |
| Robert Riley Crutcher | (2 episodes, 1954-1962) | |
| Henrik Ibsen | (2 episodes, 1954-1959) | |
| Gavin Lambert | (2 episodes, 1954-1958) | |
| John Whiting | (2 episodes, 1954-1958) | |
| Arnold Schulman | (2 episodes, 1954-1956) | |
| Arthur Steuer | (2 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Nathaniel Curtis | (2 episodes, 1954) | |
| Ernest Haycox | (2 episodes, 1955-1958) | |
| Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | (2 episodes, 1955-1958) | |
| Stephen Vincent Benet | (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Rod Serling | (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Maurice Valency | (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Beatrice Joy Chute | (2 episodes, 1955) | |
| Jessamyn West | (2 episodes, 1956-1960) | |
| Liam O'Flaherty | (2 episodes, 1956-1959) | |
| Francis M. Cockrell | (2 episodes, 1956-1958) | |
| Frank Tashlin | (2 episodes, 1956-1957) | |
| Theodore Apstein | (2 episodes, 1956) | |
| Valentine Davies | (2 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Oscar Brodney | (2 episodes, 1957) | |
| Frank Burt | (2 episodes, 1957) | |
| Halsey Melone | (2 episodes, 1957) | |
| Cornell Woolrich | (2 episodes, 1957) | |
| Richard Connell | (2 episodes, 1958) | |
| Joseph Stefano | (2 episodes, 1959-1960) | |
| Robert Dozier | (2 episodes, 1960-1962) | |
| Henry van Dyke | (2 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Marion Miller | (2 episodes, 1962) | |
| Sherwood Anderson | (1 episode, 1954) | |
| George Milburn | (1 episode, 1961) | |
| Steve McNeil | (unknown episodes) | |
| Arnold Peyser | (unknown episodes) | |
| Lois Peyser | (unknown episodes) | |
| Thomas Nord Riley | (unknown episodes) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| William Frye | .... | producer / associate producer (21 episodes, 1955-1959) | |
| Mort Abrahams | .... | producer / executive producer (9 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Arthur Ripley | .... | producer / co-producer (3 episodes, 1953) | |
| Arnold Schulman | .... | associate producer (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Stanley Rubin | .... | producer (3 episodes, 1959-1962) | |
| Harry Tugend | .... | producer (3 episodes, 1959) | |
| Gilbert Ralston | .... | producer (2 episodes, 1953) | |
| Z. Wayne Griffin | .... | producer (2 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Alan Ladd | .... | executive producer (2 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Richard Lewis | .... | producer (2 episodes, 1955-1957) | |
| Peter Kortner | .... | producer (2 episodes, 1959-1960) | |
| Tony Barr | .... | associate producer (unknown episodes) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Jerry Goldsmith | (4 episodes, 1959-1962) | ||
| Bernard Herrmann | (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| John L. Russell | (9 episodes, 1954-1959) | ||
| Stuart Thompson | (4 episodes, 1953-1954) | ||
| Lionel Lindon | (4 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
| Ellsworth Fredericks | (3 episodes, 1955-1959) | ||
| William A. Sickner | (2 episodes, 1953-1957) | ||
| John F. Seitz | (2 episodes, 1955-1958) | ||
| Herbert Kirkpatrick | (2 episodes, 1956-1957) | ||
| Ray Rennahan | (2 episodes, 1957) | ||
| John F. Warren | (2 episodes, 1959) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Michael R. McAdam | (18 episodes, 1954-1959) | ||
| Edward A. Biery | (2 episodes, 1954-1955) | ||
| Edward Haire | (2 episodes, 1956-1957) | ||
| Daniel A. Nathan | (2 episodes, 1956-1957) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Martin Obzina | (8 episodes, 1954-1957) | ||
| John Robert Lloyd | (5 episodes, 1954-1956) | ||
| George Patrick | (3 episodes, 1957) | ||
| John Meehan | (2 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| James Redd | (3 episodes, 1954-1956) | ||
| John Lamphear | (3 episodes, 1955-1956) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Marjorie Corso | (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | ||
| Vincent Dee | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Barron | .... | make up / makeup artist (2 episodes, 1956-1959) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Ronald Reagan | .... | production supervisor: General Electric (3 episodes, 1954-1956) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack Corrick | .... | assistant director (1 episode, 1954) | |
| Robert G. Shannon | .... | assistant director (1 episode, 1954) | |
| Richard Birnie | .... | assistant director (1 episode, 1956) | |
| Robert Gray | .... | associate director (1 episode, 1956) | |
| Jim Hogan | .... | assistant director (1 episode, 1956) | |
| Ben Bishop | .... | assistant director (1 episode, 1959) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Sam Leve | .... | designer (1 episode, 1954) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Roy Meadows | .... | sound (1 episode, 1954) | |
| Percy Townsend | .... | sound (1 episode, 1954) | |
| Francis M. Sarver | .... | sound (1 episode, 1956) | |
| Earl Crain Sr. | .... | sound (1 episode, 1959) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tom Schamp | .... | lighting / lighting director (2 episodes, 1956) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Vincent Dee | .... | wardrobe supervisor / costume supervisor / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1959) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Richard G. Wray | .... | editorial supervisor (3 episodes, 1954-1959) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Stanley Wilson | .... | music supervisor (8 episodes, 1956-1959) | |
| Lloyd R. Apperson | .... | musician (unknown episodes) | |
| Elmer Bernstein | .... | conductor (unknown episodes) | |
| Fenton Jones | .... | musician (unknown episodes) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Don Herbert | .... | progress reporter / progress reporter: G.E. (6 episodes, 1954-1956) | |
| Ronald Reagan | .... | program supervisor (4 episodes, 1954-1956) | |
| Theodore Apstein | .... | story editor (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| A.J. Cunningham | .... | technical director (2 episodes, 1955-1956) | |
| Douglas Benton | .... | story editor (unknown episodes) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1953-1962) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Studios USA Television
- General Electric (GE) sponsoring
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"General Electric Theater" - USA (original title)
"G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title)
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Runtime:
30 min (200 episodes)
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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I have many fond memories of watching G S Theater on Sunday nights as a child, such fine dramas. I particularly remember episodes about Caesar and Cleopatra and David and Goliath. Also a murder mystery called A Little White Lie.
What made the show more interesting was that my father worked at the Louisville, Kentucy General Electric plant.
Where IV dramas really so much better then. I think part of it is that things seen when a child just seem so much better to a child. Anyway I see very little of such quality on TV today, at least on a regular basis.
Why doesn't a cable channel run some of these fine drama series instead of all of the comedies and westerns.