"Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955) TV series 1955-1958

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Writer:

Quinn Martin (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

30 August 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win

Cast

Jane Wyman

...

Cleary Penryn / ... (51 episodes, 1955-1958)

Also Known As:

"Jane Wyman Presents" (USA) (rerun title)
"Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)

Runtime:

30 min (84 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lewman Productions

Trivia:

This was an anthology series, a format very popular in television's first decade and the equivalent of today's TV movies. Most were hosted by men, and Jane Wyman was only the second woman to host an anthology series. The first was "Letter to Loretta" (1953) (aka "The Loretta Young Show") hosted by Loretta Young and "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959).

Movie Connections:

Follows "Fireside Theatre" (1949)

The 30 Year Old Rod Serling

Rod Serling's services were enlisted by Jane Wyman to write the third installment in this series titled 'The Director' which was aired on September 13th 1955. This was Serling's most successful year prior to 'The Twilight Zone' because he won an Emmy Award for 'Patterns' and wrote for numerous television series in this one year alone.