[1] Although top names usually did not appear on Colgate Theatre,[1] casts included a wide variety of actors and actresses.
[1] Each episode began with a "Broadway Theater" theme playing while cameras showed the audience members take their seats in the theater, look through the program for the episode's title, and then focus their attention on the stage as the curtain rose.
[1] Colgate Theatre premiered on January 3, 1949,[1] and was telecast from 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday nights from then through September 1949.
A review in the trade publication Variety described the presentation of "The Haunting Years" on January 10, 1949, as being "completely devoid of quality".
[2] It said that the episode "was supposed to be a gag of cosmic proportions but it turned out to be only a kindergarten romp," adding that all involved in the production were "victimized by the script.