The Nash Airflyte Theater

The Nash Airflyte Theater is an American dramatic anthology television series that was broadcast from September 21, 1950, through March 15, 1951, on CBS on Thursday evenings.

[5] The series featured original teleplays and adaptations of works by famous writers, including Anton Chekhov, O.Henry and Agatha Christie.

The program broadcast the first televised adaptation of a Gilbert and Sullivan musical when it aired Trial by Jury on November 30, 1950,[6] and its December 21, 1950, episode, "Molly Morgan", was the first TV adaptation of a work by John Steinbeck.

[8] The initial TV appearances of Ruth Hussey and David Niven occurred on this program.

[10] Other actors on the series included:[11] Marc Daniels was the producer and director; Sylvia Friedlander was the production manager.