Tuning In.... (For Warren Wolfe)
by Stanley Meisler
Commentary by Stanley Meisler
May 5, 1953
May 1953
Middletown, Ohio
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Kraft Television Theater, video’s longest running dramatic program, celebrates its sixth anniversary tomorrow night. The two producer-directors, Stanley Quinn and Maury Holland, have lined up selections from four favorite plays for the occasion. The choices, based on audience responses compiled by the sponsor since 1947, include "Wuthering Heights," "Of Famous Memory," "January Thaw" and "My Brother’s Keeper." This television theater is probably not only the longest on TV but the most consistent, too. Operating on low budget with few big name stars, the program has managed to offer adequate drama week after week. There have been few brilliant weeks, but there have been just as few that were dull. And a glance at some of the 309 titles will reveal an impressive array...
Kraft Television Theater, video’s longest running dramatic program, celebrates its sixth anniversary tomorrow night. The two producer-directors, Stanley Quinn and Maury Holland, have lined up selections from four favorite plays for the occasion. The choices, based on audience responses compiled by the sponsor since 1947, include "Wuthering Heights," "Of Famous Memory," "January Thaw" and "My Brother’s Keeper." This television theater is probably not only the longest on TV but the most consistent, too. Operating on low budget with few big name stars, the program has managed to offer adequate drama week after week. There have been few brilliant weeks, but there have been just as few that were dull. And a glance at some of the 309 titles will reveal an impressive array...
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