The Bigelow Theatre
Encyclopedia
The Bigelow Theatre, also known as Bigelow-Sanford Theater, was an early American television program
originally broadcast on CBS
, and later on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
.
to June 1951
. There were no regularly featured actors on The Bigelow Theatre, but guest stars included Cesar Romero
, Lloyd Bridges
, Gale Storm
, and Chico Marx
.
After the series' end on CBS, The Bigelow Theatre was aired on DuMont beginning December 10, 1950 on Thursdays at 10pm EST. The final DuMont episode aired December 27, 1951.
This series is not to be confused with the similarly named The Bigelow Show, a musical variety program which aired on NBC
and CBS in the late 1940s.
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
originally broadcast on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, and later on the now defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
.
Broadcast history
The series aired on CBS on Sunday nights at 6pm EST, from December 19501950 in television
The year 1950 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1950.-Events:*February 12 – European Broadcasting Union inaugurated....
to June 1951
1951 in television
The year 1951 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1951.-Events:*March 22 - RCA introduces an eight-pound monochrome television camera with a 53-pound backpack transmitter, both operated by batteries...
. There were no regularly featured actors on The Bigelow Theatre, but guest stars included Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. was an American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years...
, Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was an American actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. Bridges is best known for his role of Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt, the most-popular syndicated American TV series in 1958...
, Gale Storm
Gale Storm
Gale Storm was an American actress and singer who starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show.-Early life:...
, and Chico Marx
Chico Marx
Leonard "Chico" Marx was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers. His persona in the act was that of a dim-witted albeit crafty con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat.As the first-born of the...
.
After the series' end on CBS, The Bigelow Theatre was aired on DuMont beginning December 10, 1950 on Thursdays at 10pm EST. The final DuMont episode aired December 27, 1951.
This series is not to be confused with the similarly named The Bigelow Show, a musical variety program which aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and CBS in the late 1940s.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts