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Ethel Barrymore Theatre (TV series)

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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
1

First episode date
  
21 September 1956

Number of seasons
  
1

Genre
  
Anthology series

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
14

Final episode date
  
21 December 1956

Number of episodes
  
14

Directed by
  
Lewis Allen Robert Florey

Starring
  
Ethel Barrymore (host) Walter Brennan Akim Tamiroff Arthur Kennedy (actor) Eddie Bracken Bonita Granville Charles Coburn

Networks
  
WNYW, DuMont Television Network

Directors
  
Lewis Allen, Robert Florey

Ethel Barrymore Theatre was an anthology television series hosted by Ethel Barrymore and the last series produced by the DuMont Television Network.

While produced by the network, the series was aired on Fridays at 8:30pm ET from September 21 to December 21, 1956 on DuMont station WABD after the network had closed. The series may have been filmed in 1953, and was known as Stage 8 in syndication.

Among the actors appearing were Arthur Kennedy, Charles Coburn, Anita Louise, Gene Lockhart, Eddie Bracken, and Akim Tamiroff.

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist. A list of the 14 episodes is at the CTVA website.

References

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (TV series) Wikipedia