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| show_name = General Motors Theatre |
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| show_name_2 = CBC Theatre<br>General Motors Presents |
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| starring = Various |
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| country = ] |
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| language = English |
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| num_seasons = 6 |
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| location = ], ], ] |
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| runtime = 60 minutes |
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| first_aired = 5 October 1954 |
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| last_aired = 1 January 1961 |
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| status = Ended |
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'''''General Motors Theatre''''' (also known as '''''CBC Theatre''''' and '''''General Motors Presents''''') was a ] ] anthology series, which ran on ] under its various titles from 1953 until 1961. First transmitted under the sponsored title on October 5, 1954, a new 60-minute drama would be presented each week. As suggested by the title, the programme was sponsored by the ] automobile company. It was effectively the same series as the unsponsored ''CBC Theatre'', which had run its first season from December 1, 1953 to April 20, 1954, with General Motors becoming title sponsor for the second season. |
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The series was a breeding ground for writing and directing talent such as ], ] and ]. One of Hailey's plays for the strand, '']'' (1956), was later remade as the ] '']'', and was also screened by the ] in the ]. It was a major factor in ''General Motors Theatre'' producer — and CBC Supervisor of Drama — ] moving to work in the UK, where he later worked on and created anthology series similar to ''General Motors Theatre'' such as '']'' and '']''. |
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The series also supported the earlier careers of many Canadian actors such as ] who played a role in the GM Presents production of "The Night they Killed ]" (1960).<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19601001&id=s4wtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HJ0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6786,138915</ref> |
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Following concerns about the series moving to a Sunday evening slot in 1956, where it would be in competition with the ] network ]'s enormously popular ] '']'' in the key ] market (where American broadcast signals could be received from across the border), General Motors pulled out and the show disappeared for two years. It returned in 1958, after ''The $64,000 Question'' had been cancelled, under the new title ''General Motors Presents''. |
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''General Motors Presents'' was one of the very first Canadian productions to be sold to one of the major broadcast networks in the ]. However, despite the ] purchasing thirty-nine episodes, they screened only five before cancelling the run in November 1958. On ABC, the series was known as ''Encounter''. |
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For its final run in the summer of 1961, the series consisted not of originally-produced dramas but broadcasts of a bought-in British anthology series called '']''. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb title|0341798|General Motors Theatre}} |
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