Footlights Theater

Country

United States

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How it feels

This is a 1950s anthology series with 22 episodes, each a standalone story. Some episodes were original scripts and some were adapted from novels. It aired on Friday nights in the summer.

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What happens

Footlights Theater is a 30-minute American television anthology series that aired on CBS on Fridays in the summers of 1952 and 1953 as a replacement for Our Miss Brooks. The program was broadcast on Friday nights from July 4, 1952, to September 26, 1952, and from July 3, 1953, to September 25, 1953. A total of 22 episodes were produced live in New York City and were directed by Fletcher Markle and Robert Stevenson. Some of its scripts were original and some were adapted from novels. The first season in 1952 was broadcast live, while the second season in 1953 was filmed rather than broadcast live. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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