The Best of Broadway (1954)
The Best of Broadway (1954)
Plot.
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute television anthology series telecast live on CBS from 1954 to 1955 for a total of 9 episodes.
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Cast & Crew.
Betty Furness
Self / Self - Westinghouse commercials / Self - for Westinghouse products
Claudette Colbert
Actress / Julie Cavendish
Margaret Hamilton
Sarah / Usher
Sidney Lumet
Director
Helen Hayes
Abby Brewster / Fanny Cavendish
Gore Vidal
Writer
Reginald Gardiner
Beverly Carlton / Critic
Herbert Baker
Writer
Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1954
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes9
Running Time1h
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
anthology
broadway
Scripted
Wiki.
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness. Using a "giant new studio," plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed a Broadway-like element.