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Jane Wyman Presents 1955 - 1958
Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. Jane Wyman Presents, is an American anthology drama series that ran from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Productions were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years. Fireside Theatre was created by Frank Wisbar, who also wrote and directed many episodes. From 1952 to 1958, the program was presented by a host. This role was first filled by Wisbar (1952–1953), then by Gene Raymond (1953–1955), and finally by the person most associated with the series in the public mind, Jane Wyman (1955–1958). When episodes of this program were rerun on ABC during the summer of 1963, it was under the title Jane Wyman Presents; during the period first-run episodes were hosted by Wyman it was sometimes known as The Jane Wyman Show. A much requested, recently acquired in a trade. Some of these are a little rough but very watchable 7/10 overall, with many of these being the only copies ever found. DVD 1 Shoot the Moon (original commercials) This Land is Mine There Comes One Moment Harbor Patrol DVD 2 Once upon a Nightmare Married to a Stranger He Came for the Money Kristi DVD 3 The Doctor was a Lady (off center) A Widow's Kiss (off center) Birth Right Small Talk DVD 4 No More Tears (original commercials) The Key (no end credits) Prime Suspect (not a good film transfer) Swindler's Inn (rough open) DVD 5 The Animal Instinct (original commercials) The Pendulum Two Sides to Everything The Man in the Car DVD 6 Where There's Life The Velvet Trap Hide and Seek DVD 7 Return in Triumph (original commercials) Afraid to Live (rebroadcast as "Top Plays of the Year") The Grass is Greener The In Dcreet Mrs. Jarvis (rebroadcast as "Drama Classics") |
