Betty Crocker Star Matinee
[4] Notable guest stars included Uta Hagen,[5] Dane Clark[6] Constance Bennett,[7] Zachary Scott,[8] Miriam Hopkins,[9] Albert Dekker,[10] Roland Young,[11] Audrey Hepburn, David Niven, Veronica Lake, Basil Rathbone, June Lockhart, Raymond Massey, Thomas Mitchell, Teresa Wright, Celeste Holm, and Robert Cummings.The program was initially broadcast from noon to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturdays.The format consisted of "a dramatic excerpt, a recipe, and a female personality".[3] Beginning March 1, 1952, it was moved to 11:30 to noon on Saturdays, replacing A Date with Judy.[12] Plays from which excerpts were performed include The Late Christopher Bean, featuring Thomas Mitchell,[3] Eastward in Eden with Constance Bennett,[7][13] and Mary Rose, starring Teresa Wright.