The Ford Television Theatre
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The Ford Television Theatre was an American anthology drama series that aired on television in the 1950s, presenting a different self-contained story and cast in each episode.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ford Television Theatre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6591163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ford Television Theatre Context triple: [Lucy Marlow, notableWork, The Ford Television Theatre]
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A.
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse was an American live dramatic anthology series of the 1950s known for showcasing original teleplays and launching the careers of prominent writers and actors.
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B.
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse was an influential American live television anthology drama series of the late 1940s and 1950s, known for showcasing original plays and launching the careers of notable directors, writers, and actors.
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C.
The Edsel Show
The Edsel Show was a 1957 live television special sponsored by Ford to promote its new Edsel automobile, featuring Bing Crosby and other major entertainers in a variety-style program.
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D.
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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E.
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour was an American anthology television drama series of the 1950s and 1960s known for presenting live, high-quality adaptations of plays and original teleplays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ford Television Theatre Target entity description: The Ford Television Theatre was an American anthology drama series that aired on television in the 1950s, presenting a different self-contained story and cast in each episode.
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A.
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse was an American live dramatic anthology series of the 1950s known for showcasing original teleplays and launching the careers of prominent writers and actors.
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B.
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse was an influential American live television anthology drama series of the late 1940s and 1950s, known for showcasing original plays and launching the careers of notable directors, writers, and actors.
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C.
The Edsel Show
The Edsel Show was a 1957 live television special sponsored by Ford to promote its new Edsel automobile, featuring Bing Crosby and other major entertainers in a variety-style program.
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D.
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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E.
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour was an American anthology television drama series of the 1950s and 1960s known for presenting live, high-quality adaptations of plays and original teleplays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television anthology series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ford Television Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioFormat | monophonic sound ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Ford Theatre (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| broadcastType | network television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1950s American television ⓘ |
| featuredFormat |
different cast each episode
ⓘ
self-contained episodes ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1948-10-05 ⓘ |
| format | anthology series ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | standalone stories ⓘ |
| hasOpeningSponsorMessage | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme | dramatic stories ⓘ |
| isInColor | no ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1957-07-10 ⓘ |
| notableGuestStar |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbara Stanwyck NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Bronson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlton Heston NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Steiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 195 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
ⓘ
CBS ⓘ NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
4:3
ⓘ
black-and-white ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Ford Theatre (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Ford Motor Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. Walter Thompson Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| scheduling | weekly series ⓘ |
| sponsor | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ford Television Theatre Description of subject: The Ford Television Theatre was an American anthology drama series that aired on television in the 1950s, presenting a different self-contained story and cast in each episode.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.