Ethel Barrymore Theatre (TV series)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre was a half-hour anthology television series hosted by Ethel Barrymore^[1] and the last series produced by the DuMont Television Network.

Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Also known as	Stage 8
Genre	Anthology
Directed by	Lewis Allen Robert Florey
Starring	Ethel Barrymore (host) Walter Brennan Akim Tamiroff Arthur Kennedy (actor) Eddie Bracken Bonita Granville Charles Coburn
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Producers	William A. Calihan Jr. Lee Savin
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont/WABD/Syndication
Release	September 21 (1956-09-21) – December 21, 1956 (1956-12-21)

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Background

In 1952, Barrymore signed a contract with Interstate Television Corporation to work on The Ethel Barrymore Theatre as actress, advisor, and commentator.^[2] The contract included "a substantial salary plus residual rights".^[3]

The second episode produced by ITC in 1952 was Daughters of Mars, which starred Barrymore, Selena Royle, Elizabeth Risdon, and Phillip Terry. The director was Lewis Allen, and the producer was Lee Savin.^[4]

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts