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Country United States
Original language English
Genres Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime 25 minutes
Total runtime 126 hours 15 minutes
Status Ended
Network CBS
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Last update 1 octobre 2025 - 02:15
on 11 databases

General Electric Theater

1953 6 members 10 seasons303 episodes

General Electric Theater featured a mix of romance, comedy, adventure, tragedy, fantasy and variety music. The General Electric Theater presented top Hollywood and Broadway stars in dramatic roles calculated to deliver company voice advertising to the largest possible audience.

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Rediscover the Golden Age of Television with Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre

In an age where streaming platforms are flooded with new content daily, there is something uniquely refreshing about revisiting the classics. "Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre" is a quintessential piece of television history that offers modern viewers an exceptional glimpse into the golden age of TV. This anthology series was not only a pioneer during its time but also a beacon for what quality storytelling could achieve on screen. With its roots stretching across all three major networks—ABC, NBC, and CBS—this series became a household name in America throughout the late 1940s and 1950s.

Each episode of "Ford Theatre" stands alone as a mini-masterpiece, offering viewers everything from riveting dramas to light-hearted comedies. The charm of this series lies in its ability to deliver compelling stories within the span of an hour, often featuring performances by some of Hollywood's most renowned stars. This format not only kept audiences engaged week after week but also set the stage for many other anthology series that followed in its footsteps.

Fans of similar shows like "Kraft Television Theatre," "The Armstrong Circle Theatre," and "Studio One" will find themselves just as enthralled by "Ford Theatre." These series share more than just a genre; they encapsulate an era where storytelling was king and every episode felt like an event. Moreover, if you appreciated Orson Welles’ enigmatic tales in “Orson Welles' Great Mysteries” or enjoyed the dramatic flair of “General Electric Theater,” then "Ford Theatre" will undoubtedly become your next favorite binge-watch.

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Actors (444)

Dr. Jonathan Michael

Claudette Colbert

Carl Benton Reid

Kathryn Grayson

Richard Denning

Dr. Mark Andrews

Dorothy Stickney

Peggy Ann Garner

Burgess Meredith

Thomas A. Edison

Beverly Washburn

James MacArthur

James Westerfield

Dorothy Dickenson

Carleton Carpenter

Lord Feathertop

Patricia Medina

Agnes Moorehead

Ana Konrad Bethlen

Professor Franz

Captain Donovan

Francis X. Bushman

Philip Vandermoot

Malcolm Atterbury

Betsy Jones-Moreland

Simone Signoret

Jonathan K. Love

Auctioneer O'Flynn

Stanley Clements

Edward G. Robinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Elsa Lanchester

Connie Gilchrist

Catherine McLeod

Ethel MacDougal

James T. Callahan

Detective Floyd Wright

Cloris Leachman

Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow

Dr. Mollie Gilbert

Robert Cummings

Johnnie Pulaski

Willie the Tramp

Broderick Crawford

Patricia Morrow

Frances Gifford

Angie McGonigle

William Lundigan

Frieda Inescort

Marian Rutledge

George D. Wallace

Barbara Jo Allen

Gloria Castillo

Abraham Lincoln

Eva Marie Saint

Maudle Applegate

Frederick Morrow

Bernie Hamilton

Colonel Tafferty

Ricardo Montalban

Esteban Espinosa

George Macready

Susan Strasberg

Col. Tom Wheeler

Miss Trimingham

Angie Dickinson

Laura Whitemore

Sgt. Lawrence Hancock

Werner Klemperer

Professor Arthur Barris

Marjorie Rambeau

Inkeeper's Wife

George Montgomery

Tallulah Bankhead

Katherine Belmont

Margaret O'Brien

Strother Martin

Gunnery Officer Daly

Pernell Roberts

Private First Class John Townsend

Ralph Whitemore

Gloria Van Dine

George Fenneman

J. Willingham Bardley

Gisele MacKenzie

Lawrence Dobkin

John Cassavetes

Stewart Davidson

Marshal Stubb Snider

Miss Wanda Kelsey

Leprechaun (voice)

Sergeant Cullen

Thurl Ravenscroft

Antoinette 'Tony' Warren

Robert Sterling

Robert Major (uncredited)

Eva Balto Kelly

Barbara Nichols

Judge Cyrus Dunn

Cathy Armstrong

Johnny Henderson

Jacques Bergerac

Geraldine Brooks

Madeleine Carroll

Richard Carlson

Charles Meredith

Gas Station Man

Dr. Amelia Morrow

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Harnish

Mary Todd Lincoln

Jiří Voskovec

Margaret Wycherly

Anthony Perkins

Harry Belafonte

Ethel Barrymore

Robert Middleton

Edward Everett Horton

Maj. Edith Johansen

Noreen Corcoran

Jonathan Harris

Sammy Davis Jr.

Private Spider Johnson

Kathleen Hughes

Victoria Willis

Virginia Carroll

Walter Woolf King

Charles Laughton

Edwin Kensington

Barney Phillips

Lieutenant Well

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Suzanne Pleshette

Shirley Mitchell

Suspect in a Police Lineup (uncredited)

Judge Wayne Douglas

Phyllis Thaxter

Patricia Donahue

Oskar von Hindenburg

Lieutenant George Poole

John Emmet Owens

Mrs. Vandermoot

Captain Masters

Argentina Brunetti

Victoria 'Vicky' Phillips

John Thomas Parkes

Inspector Dougal

Ernest Borgnine

Captain Joe McQueen

James Franciscus

Lieutenant Mikhail Loptev

Backstage Doorman

Barbara Parkins

Charles Herbert

Philip Bourneuf

Warren Stanfield

Rosalind Russell

Virginia Christine

Stanley Andrews

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