The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear, 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 that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Chayefsky's Marty starring Rod Steiger, Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party, Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet, Richardson's Ark of Safety and Foote's The Trip to Bountiful. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled Goodyear Theater, seen on Mondays at 9:30pm.
October Story
Oct 14, 1951
A young girl from Brooklyn causes a stir with television executives when she announces she has invented a portable TV that can be built for $2.14.
The Copper
Oct 28, 1951
A backwards young man who wants to be a policeman goes to a psychologist for help when strange things happen to him during his daily duties.
Flight To Freedom
Nov 11, 1951
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The Eleventh Ward
Nov 25, 1951
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Money To Burn
Dec 9, 1951
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I Was Stalin's Prisoner
Dec 23, 1951
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A Softness In The Wind
Jan 6, 1952
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Raymond Schindler, Case One
Jan 20, 1952
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Tour Of Duty
Feb 3, 1952
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Crown Of Shadows
Feb 17, 1952
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Treasure Chest
Mar 2, 1952
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Three Letters
Mar 16, 1952
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Tigers Don't Sing
Mar 30, 1952
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The Medea Cup
Apr 13, 1952
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The Travelers
Apr 27, 1952
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The Twenty-Third Mission
May 11, 1952
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The Lantern Copy
May 25, 1952
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Four Meetings
Jun 8, 1952
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It's A Small World
Jun 22, 1952
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Leaf Out Of A Book
Jul 6, 1952
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The Trial Of Steven Kent
Jul 20, 1952
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The Dusty Drawer
Aug 3, 1952
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The Witness
Aug 17, 1952
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Roman Fever
Aug 31, 1952
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