Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American television anthology series that was produced and broadcast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. (The company name, "Roncom Films" came from "RONnie COMo," Perry's son, who was in his early 20s when this series premiered). Writer, editor, critic, and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series.
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Crisis Suspense Theatre |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Frank P. Rosenberg |
| Producers | Frank Telford Robert Blees Luther Davis Joel Rogosin Thomas Fitzroy Leon Benson Arthur H. Nadel |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production companies | Roncom Films, Inc. Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 10, 1963 – July 1, 1965 |
Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series then broadcast in color. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season. It was also packaged with episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre under the title Universal Star Time.
In Britain, BBC2 screened episodes of this series and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre under the banner of Impact.