Douglas Fairbanks Presents
| Douglas Fairbanks Presents | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | UK/US |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | syndicated |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Douglas Fairbanks Presents, also known as Rheingold Theater, is a 1950s syndicated half-hour anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The show was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions for NBC and was filmed at the British National Studios, Elstree, England.[1] The series offered Buster Keaton in his first dramatic role in the episode entitled "The Awakening". British actor Christopher Lee appeared in varied roles in thirteen episodes, including "Destination Milan".[2] The program aired in America on NBC from 7 January 1953 to 11 February 1957 for a total of 155 episodes. Fairbanks himself starred in forty-eight episodes.[3] In Melbourne, Australia the series was aired under the title Chesebrough Ponds Playhouse.
Archive status
Out of an original total of 157 episodes, 82 episodes are currently missing.
References
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- at CVTA with episode list
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Rheingold Theatre at IMDb
- A film clip of the episode "Bulldog Drummond" is available at the Internet Archive
- ↑ http://ctva.biz/UK/DouglasFairbanks.htm
- ↑ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1997
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- Pages with reference errors
- Articles with Internet Archive links
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- 1953 American television series debuts
- 1956 American television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- American anthology television series
- American drama television series
- Black-and-white television programs
