The Best of Broadway
| The Best of Broadway | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Martin Manulis |
| Directed by |
David Alexander Sidney Lumet Paul Nickell Franklin J. Schaffner Herbert B. Swope Jr. |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 15, 1954 – May 4, 1955 |
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10pm ET from September 15, 1954 to May 4, 1955 for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included ads for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness.[1]
This series ran every fourth week, with Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts being aired the other three weeks.[2] After this series, and Ford Star Jubilee (1955–56), CBS largely refrained from color broadcasting until the mid-60's.[3]
Episodes
- Episode 1: The Royal Family of Broadway (15 September 1954)
- Episode 2: The Man Who Came to Dinner (13 October 1954)
- Episode 3: Panama Hattie (10 November 1954)
- Episode 4: The Philadelphia Story (8 December 1954)
- Episode 5: Arsenic and Old Lace (5 January 1955)
- Episode 6: The Show-Off (2 February 1955)
- Episode 7: The Guardsman (2 March 1955)
- Episode 8: Stage Door (6 April 1955) adapted by Gore Vidal
- Episode 9: Broadway (4 May 1955)
Cast
Actors appearing in the series included:
- Mary Astor
- Joan Bennett
- Billie Burke (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Art Carney
- Richard Carlson
- Charles Coburn
- Claudette Colbert (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Joseph Cotten
- Rhonda Fleming
- Reginald Gardiner (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Jackie Gleason
- Margaret Hamilton (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Helen Hayes (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Martha Hyer
- Boris Karloff
- Buster Keaton
- Burt Lahr
- Piper Laurie
- Peter Lorre
- Fredric March
- Ethel Merman
- Dorothy McGuire
- Merle Oberon
- Nancy Olson
- John Payne (actor)
- ZaSu Pitts
- Franchot Tone
- Keenan Wynn
See also
References
External links
- The Best of Broadway at the Internet Movie Database
- The Best of Broadway list of episodes and cast lists at CTVA
- The Best of Broadway at TV.com
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