Star Stage is a half-hour American television anthology series that began on September 9, 1955, and ended on September 7, 1956.[1]
It was sponsored on alternate weeks by Chesebrough-Ponds and Campbell Soup Company[2] and hosted by Jeffrey Lynn, who became host on the November 18 telecast.[1] Thirty-nine episodes aired on NBC.[citation needed] Approximately two-thirds of the episodes were done live and the remainder were filmed.[1] Filmed episodes were produced by Revue.[3] Some episodes originated from WRCA-TV in New York City, and others came from KRCA-TV in Los Angeles. When the program debuted, it was carried live on 31 stations and by delayed broadcast on 12.[2]
Guest stars included: Mary Astor, Ralph Bellamy, Polly Bergen,[1] Ward Bond, Eddie Bracken, Rod Cameron, Wendell Corey, Joseph Cotten, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Dan Duryea, Joan Fontaine, Greer Garson, Betty Grable, Lorne Greene, Dennis Morgan, Sylvia Sidney,[4] Jack Whiting, Cornel Wilde, and Alan Young.
Mort Abrahams was the executive producer, and Charles Russell was the initial producer,[2] In March 1956, S. Mark Smith was named producer.[5] Directors included feature film directors, Robert Stevenson, Sidney Lanfield, Felix E. Feist, and Don Weis.
Date | Title | Actor(s) |
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September 16, 1955 | "Cop Without a Badge" | Joey Walsh, James Gregory[6] |
October 7, 1955 | "On Trial" | Joseph Cotten[7] |
December 25, 1955 | "The Knife" | Donald Woods, Pud Flanagan, Edward Binns, Barbara Joyce, Anne Hegira[8] |
February 24, 1956 | "Career" | Greer Garson, Patric Knowles, Stephen Bekassy, Richard Erdman, Sarah Selby, Douglas Evans, Mandie Prickett[9] |
August 10, 1956 | "The Sainted General" | Luther Adler[10] |