GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE - (1951 - 1957)

The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the Philco Television Playhouse was seen on alternate weeks.

In 1955, the title was shortened to The Goodyear Playhouse and it aired on alternate weeks with The Alcoa Hour. The three series were essentially the same, with the only real difference being the name of the sponsor.

Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers.

From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled Goodyear Theater, seen on Mondays at 9:30pm.

THESE ARE THE EPISODES IN THIS RARE COLLECTION:

OCTOBER STORY (10/14/1951)

Starring Julie Harris & Leslie Neilsen

THE COPPER (10/28/1951)

Starring Wally Cox

ALL SUMMER LONG (10/28/1956)

Starring William Shatner

MARTY (5/24/1953)

Starring Rod Steiger

THE ROOM (9/28/1952)

Starring Edmon Ryan

ERNIE BARGER IS FIFTY (8/9/1953)

Starring Ed Begley

All episodes have original commercials