Personal Appearance Theater

{{Short description|American TV anthology series (1951–1952)}}

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Personal Appearance Theater is an American half-hour television anthology series that featured a combination of comedy and mystery films. A total of 29 episodes aired on ABC from October 27, 1951, to May 23, 1952.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/XXX/mode/2up|accessdate=22 March 2020|page=}}

Among its guest stars were Nina Bara,Staff, “Space Girl ‘Tonga’ to Appear At White-Barne Grand Opening,” The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 17 November 1954, Volume LXI, Number 67, page 8. Anita Louise, Jane Darwell, Madelon Mitchel, Robert Anderson, and Clem Bevans,Ames, Walter (February 5, 1952). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/380957691/?clipping_id=136652485 "Ozzie, Harriet Show Heading for Fall Video; Prop Man Sad Over Skelton Gag Failure"]. The Los Angeles Times. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2023. See also:

• [https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/137069973/ "Television Programs"]. Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. February 5, 1952. p. 22. as well as Marjorie Reynolds, Buddy Ebsen, Joseph Schildkraut, and Dub Taylor.

The program's competition included The Whistling Wizard on CBS.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops |date=October 6, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0515-9 |page=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ty21CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22opposite+Foodini+the+Great%2C+Personal+Appearance+Theater+and+Space+Patrol+on+ABC+and+Kids+and+Company+on+DuMont%22&pg=PA35 |access-date=September 2, 2023 |language=en}}

Personal Appearance Theater initially was on Saturdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In December 1951, it was moved to Fridays from 9:30 to 10 p.m. E. T. In May 1951 it was moved 8:30 to 9 p.m. E. T. on Fridays.{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |date=June 24, 2009 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |page=1073 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Personal+Appearance+Theater%22+ABC&pg=PA1073 |access-date=September 2, 2023 |language=en}}

Bob Finkle was the director.{{cite magazine |date=April 28, 1952 |page=60 |title= (untitled brief) |magazine=Broadcasting |url=https://archive.org/details/broadcastingtele42unse_0/page/n577/mode/1up |accessdate=September 2, 2023 }}