Virginia Bruce

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.

In una stazione una donna tenta di uccidersi gettandosi sotto un treno, ma all'ultimo momento viene salvata da un ragazzo. Nel ristorante dove viene condotta, c'è un uomo dalla faccia stralunata che fa nascere al giovane dei sospetti. Tutti pensano che sia stato lui a spingerla al suicidio. L'uomo viene denunciato ma l'accusa risulta infondata. In realtà l'uomo è un illusionista capace di predire il futuro.

Florenz Ziegfeld, l'impresario passato alla storia come il padre del musical, ovvero del teatro leggero in musica, all'inizio lavora avventurosamente in piccoli locali di provincia. La sua ascesa è scandita da due matrimoni e il secondo sarà per sempre. Impegnato in allestimenti sempre più spettacolari, sontuosi e sorprendenti, al culmine del successo subisce un crac finanziario; muore in miseria nel 1932.

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

Larry, felicemente sposato con Eva, ha una nuova vicina, Margaret, vittima di un matrimonio malriuscito. I due si innamorano, oppressi dai sensi di colpa e dal timore di venire scoperti. Il che avviene ad opera di un amico di Larry, che, dopo essere stato respinto da Eva, le rivela tutto.

Grazie al professor Gibbs, la giovane indossatrice Katy Carrol diventa invisibile e vuole vendicarsi del suo vecchio principale. La ragazza, grazie al suo potere - che però funziona a intermittenza - mette a soqquadro l'atelier, ma due agenti segreti di una nazione straniera la inseguono per avere la formula.