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Starlight Theatre is a 30-minute American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1950 to 1951. Forty-nine episodes aired. Season two alternated weekly with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. Guest stars that appeared include Julie Harris, Barry Nelson, Eve Arden, George Reeves, John Forsythe, Mary Sinclair, Jean Stapleton, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, and Franchot Tone. Among its directors were Martin Ritt, Yul Brynner, Curt Conway, and Robert Stevens.
Original Release
04/02/1950 on CBS
US Release
04/02/1950
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mary Sinclair | Marge |
| Durward Kirby | Pitchman / Self - Announcer |
| Lawrence Fletcher | (as Larry Fletcher) |
| Elliott Sullivan | Andy / Bill Jenkins |
| Olive Deering | Jane Kennedy |
| Jim Goodwin | Jim |
| Harry Davis | Clerk |
| Bernard Kates | (as Bernie Kates) |
| Janis Carter | Virginia |
| Wendy Barrie | Margie |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome Home | Thursday, 16 November 1950 |
| 2 | Before You Came Along | Thursday, 30 November 1950 |
| 3 | A Man in the Room | Thursday, 14 December 1950 |
| 4 | Two White Horses | Thursday, 28 December 1950 |
| 5 | Relatively Speaking | Thursday, 11 January 1951 |
| 6 | Be Nice to Mr. Campbell | Thursday, 25 January 1951 |
| 7 | Julie | Thursday, 08 February 1951 |
| 8 | The Magic Wire | Thursday, 22 February 1951 |
| 9 | Miss Buell | Thursday, 08 March 1951 |
| 10 | Flaxen-Haired Mannequin | Thursday, 22 March 1951 |
| 11 | Season for Marriage | Thursday, 05 April 1951 |
| 12 | The Magnificent Faker | Thursday, 19 April 1951 |
| 13 | I Guess There Are Other Girls | Thursday, 03 May 1951 |
| 14 | Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Thursday, 17 May 1951 |
| 15 | The Come-Back | Thursday, 31 May 1951 |
| 16 | The Fascinating Mr. Hogan | Thursday, 14 June 1951 |
| 17 | Three Hours Between Planes | Thursday, 28 June 1951 |
| 18 | The Big Head | Thursday, 12 July 1951 |
| 19 | In a Military Manner | Thursday, 26 July 1951 |
| 20 | With Bated Breath | Thursday, 09 August 1951 |
| 21 | Lunch at Disalvo's | Thursday, 23 August 1951 |
| 22 | Act of God Nonwithstanding | Thursday, 06 September 1951 |
| 23 | The Gravy Train | Thursday, 20 September 1951 |
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Directors
Yul Brynner, Curt Conway, John Peyser, Martin Ritt, Robert Stevens
Writers
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Leonard Lee, Don Ettlinger, Manya Starr, Lawrence Hazard, John Taintor Foote, Eric Hatch, True Boardman, Richard Sherman, Max Shulman, David Shaw, Catherine Turney, Halsted Welles, Mel Goldberg, Joseph Hayes, John Cheever, Thomas Bell, Viña Delmar, Robert Lowry, Norman Rosten, Hy Kraft, Edward Anthony Connell
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mary Sinclair | Marge |
| Durward Kirby | Pitchman / Self - Announcer |
| Lawrence Fletcher | (as Larry Fletcher) |
| Elliott Sullivan | Andy / Bill Jenkins |
| Olive Deering | Jane Kennedy |
| Jim Goodwin | Jim |
| Harry Davis | Clerk |
| Bernard Kates | (as Bernie Kates) |
| Janis Carter | Virginia |
| Wendy Barrie | Margie |
| Nancy Kelly | Anne Merrill |
| Eve Arden | Julie Todd |
| Julie Harris | Bernice |
| Chester Morris | Ed Kennedy |
| Dane Clark | Bob / Sally Servewell |
| Glenda Farrell | Dorine |
| Judith Evelyn | Miss Buell |
| Robert Webber | Mike Barry |
| Frank Albertson | George |
| Richard Webb | Ron |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Martin Ritt | Producer |
| Robert Stevens | Producer |
