Colgate Theatre (1949-50)(1958)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive

 with contributions by: Rina Fox

references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

 

COLGATE THEATRE

NBC

January 1949 to June 1950

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Jun 1949-Oct 1949 NBC Mon 9:00-9:30

Oct 1949-Jun 1950 NBC Sun 8:30-9:00
*

Aug 1958-Oct 1958 NBC Tue 9:00-9:30
 

January 3, 1949 Colgate Theatre premiered on NBC

Live half hour episodes
 

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NBC Mondays 9:00-9:30pm   (Jun 1949-Oct 1949)
 

1.1 Colgate Theatre:  (premiere)

3Jan49 NBC Mon

 

1.xx Colgate Theatre: MR. AND MRS. NORTH

04Jul1949 NBC Mon

 

1.xx Colgate Theatre: VIC AND SADE

11Jul1949 NBC Mon

 

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NBC Sundays 8:30-9:00pm  (Oct 1949-Jun 1950)

2.xx Colgate Theatre: O'BRIEN
13Nov1949 NBC Sun
starring
Jean Pugsley

 

2.xx Colgate Theatre: (no details)

25Jun50 NBC Sun (last in present series)

 

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 NBC Tuesdays 9:00-9:30pm    Aug 1958-Oct 1958

 

3.01 Colgate Theatre: ADVENTURES OF A MODEL

19Aug1958 NBC Tue

starring

Joanne Dru .......... Marilyn Woods

Roland Winters ...... The Texan

John Emery .......... Ralph Carter

William Redfield .... Dr. Roger Boone

Nancy Kulp

Phil Arnold

Roxanne Arlen

Jimmy Cross

Charles Wagenheim

William Kendis

Robert D. Jellison

 

3.02 Colgate Theatre: THE LAST MARSHAL
26Aug1958 NBC Tue
starring
James Craig
Marshall Thompson
Robert J. Wilke
Synopsis:
The marshal is sent to Wyoming to clean up shady dealings by men

on both sides of the law. [RF]

 

3.03 Colgate Theatre: TONIGHT IN HAVANA

02Sep1958 NBC Tue

Produced & Directed by Fletcher Markle
Teleplay by David Ahlers
Story by Burnham Carter

starring

Ricardo Montalban .... Tio

Mari Aldon ........... Sorita

Edward Colmans ....... Captain Molina

Lita Milan ........... Amelia

Maria Muniz .......... Mme. Dobinsky

James Gavin .......... Sam

Rogelio Hernandez .... Saavedra

Luis G. Oquendo ...... Mendez

Synopsis:
The carefree lives of Havana restaurant owner Tio and his wife Amelia change.

 An old flame of Tio's comes to him and pleads for the restaurateur's

 help in recovering a stolen necklace. (film)

 

3.04 Colgate Theatre: MR. TUTT

09Sep1958 NBC Tue

Produced by Winston O'Keefe
Directed by Jerry Thorpe
Teleplay by Ellis Marcus & Harold Swanton
Story by Arthur Train

starring

Walter Brennan ...... Mr. Tutt

Vera Miles .......... Judy Gregory

George Weiss ........ Nate Phillips

Olive Blakeney ...... Olive

Don Shelton ......... Uncle Ben

Geraldine Carr ...... Aunt Sarah

Harry Harvey Jr. .... Charlie

Barbara Fuller ...... Mrs. Phillips

 

3.05 Colgate Theatre: FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

16Sep1958 NBC Tue

written & directed by Orson Welles

narrated by Orson Welles

starring
Ben Tobin
Rick Jason
Joi Lansing
Synopsis:
The story of a scientist who gives his ex-sweetheart a vial of fluid as a wedding gift.

 She is told that there is enough in the vial for only one person and she is to choose

 between herself and her new husband. The fluid will enable a person to keep

 their good looks for 200 years and this of course makes the girl ponder her choice. [RF]

*NOTE: This episode was an unsold pilot, and won the Peabody Award.
Orson Welles not only narrated, he wrote the story, arranged the music,

designed the sets, directed the production and does some acting.
 

3.06 Colgate Theatre: MACGREEDY'S WOMAN

23Sep1958 NBC Tue

Produced by David Heilweil
Directed by Allen H. Miner
Written by Gloria Saunders

starring

Jane Russell

Sean McClory

Jonathan Harris

Ned Glass

Bill Erwin

Synopsis:
The operator of a night club tries to turn a gambler into an honest man,

a chore complicated by romance and the intrusion of others. [RF]
*NOTE: Another rejected pilot.

 

3.07 Colgate Theatre: WELCOME TO WASHINGTON

30Sep58 NBC Tue

starring

Claudette Colbert

Leif Erickson
Synopsis:
A lady politician and her husband house-hunt in Washington

 in a role reversal storyline. [RF]
*NOTE: Also titled as The Claudette Colbert Show another rejected pilot.

 It was also Claudette's only attempt at a television series.

 

3.08 Colgate Theatre: IF YOU KNEW TOMORROW

07Oct1958 NBC Tue

Produced by Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by Palmer Thompson

starring

Dan Barton

Judith Ames

Frances Bavier

Bruce Gordon

Herb Vigran

Harry Harvey Jr.

Dick Ryan

Harry Cheshire

Synopsis:
A newscaster has a teletype machine that reports news events before

they happen. This puts him on the trail of a woman who is

slated to driver her car into a train. [RF]

 

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