The Nash Airflyte Theater
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The Nash Airflyte Theater is an American dramatic anthology television series that was broadcast from September 21, 1950, through March 15, 1951, on CBS on Thursday evenings.[1] It originated from WCBS-TV[2] in New York City at 10:30 p.m.[3] The show was sponsored by the Nash Motor Co.;[4] the Nash Airflyte was an automobile model produced by the company.
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The Nash Airflyte Theater | |
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Genre | Anthology |
Directed by | Marc Daniels David Pressman |
Presented by | William Gaxton |
Theme music composer | Otis Clements |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | Nash Motor Co. |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 21, 1950 (1950-09-21) – March 15, 1951 (1951-03-15) |
William Gaxton was the program's host.[1] Mike Krich was story editor.[5]
The series featured original teleplays and adaptations of works by famous writers, including Anton Chekhov, O.Henry and Agatha Christie.
The program broadcast the first televised adaptation of a Gilbert and Sullivan musical when it aired Trial by Jury on November 30, 1950,[6] and its December 21, 1950, episode, "Molly Morgan", was the first TV adaptation of a work by John Steinbeck.[7] The December 7, 1950, episode is believed to be Ronald Reagan's first TV credit.[8] The initial TV appearances of Ruth Hussey and David Niven occurred on this program.[9]
Nash Motors ended its sponsorship at a time when other automobile manufacturers were also dropping or reducing their sponsorships of TV programs.[10]