The Screen Director’s Playhouse refers to the popular 1949 anthology series heard on both the radio and television. It featured Hollywood stars like Fred Astaire and Lucille Ball. The show was initially entitled the Screen Director's Guild Assignment, and later, The NBC Theater, before it became known as The Screen Director’s Playhouse. From its pilot episode, up to its last air date on September 28, 1952, over 100 episodes were produced. Some of the films featured in the series were The Best Years of Our Lives, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Stagecoach, A Foreign Affair, Music for Millions, The Human Comedy, The Magnificent Obsession, and It's a Wonderful Life.
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Please enjoy these 119 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.22.1949 | casbah |
+ "Casbah". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The classic love story set in Algiers. A beautiful Parisienne... | |
| 07.29.1949 | saigon |
+ "Saigon". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Intrigue in old Indo-China with a mysterious woman and $500,0... | |
| 08.05.1949 | fort apache |
+ "Fort Apache". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A classic western about Cochise battling the cavalry, w... | |
| 08.12.1949 | jezebel |
+ "Jezebel". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A costume drama of old New Orleans, and a Southern belle's ... | |
| 08.19.1949 | love crazy |
+ "Love Crazy". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A domestic comedy about a husband's ex-girl living one f... | |
| 08.26.1949 | appointment for love |
+ "Appointment For Love". A comedy about a playwright who marries a lady doctor who is determined ... | |
| 09.02.1949 | apartment for peggy |
+ "Apartment For Peggy". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Screen director George Seaton speaks from Berlin... | |
| 09.09.1949 | the human comedy |
+ "The Human Comedy". Sponsored by: Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. A telegram delivery boy finds out a lit... | |
| 09.16.1949 | whispering smith |
+ "Whispering Smith". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Screen director Leslie Fenton introduces the story.... | |
| 09.23.1949 | dont trust your husband |
+ "Don't Trust Your Husband". Sponsored by: Pabst beer. | |
| 09.30.1949 | pride of the yankees |
+ "Pride Of The Yankees". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The story of Lou Gehrig. | |
| 10.03.1949 | the senator was indiscrete |
+ "The Senator Was Indiscreet". A scatterbrained senator's diary containing his party's secrets ge... | |
| 10.10.1949 | criss cross |
+ "Criss Cross". A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cros... | |
| 10.17.1949 | pitfall |
+ "Pitfall". Sustaining. | |
| 10.24.1949 | love letters |
+ "Love Letters". Screen director William Dieterle appears. A melodrama about a beautiful woman wh... | |
| 10.31.1949 | remember the night |
+ "Remember The Night". A good comedy/romance about a prosecutor who falls in love with a beautif... | |
| 11.11.1949 | body and soul |
+ "Body and Soul". A poor kid from the slums becomes boxing champ, but by associating with the wro... | |
| 11.18.1949 | the uninvited |
+ "The Uninvited". A weepy ghost story set in England. "The house stood proud and beautiful on the... | |
| 11.25.1949 | spiral staircase |
+ "The Spiral Staircase". A fine Gothic suspense mystery, well adapted for radio. | |
| 12.02.1949 | all my sons |
+ "All My Sons". A man's family turns against him when it's discovered he was responsible for ship... | |
| 12.09.1949 | call northside 777 |
+ "Call Northside 777". A crusading reporter frees a man in jail for eleven years who was convicte... | |
| 12.16.1949 | the affairs of susan |
+ "The Affairs Of Susan". A comedy about an actress who can be all things to all men. | |
| 12.23.1949 | miracle on 34th street |
+ "Miracle On 34th Street". The Christmas classic about the department store Santa Claus who thou... | |
| 12.30.1949 | one way passage |
+ "One Way Passage". A warm melodrama about an escaped convict and a woman with only a short time ... | |
| 01.06.1950 | magic town |
+ "Magic Town". Sponsored by: RCA. A pollster finds the perfectly average American city, and moves ... |
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