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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.25.1949 | spiral staircase |
+ "The Spiral Staircase". A fine Gothic suspense mystery, well adapted for radio. | |
| 11.18.1949 | the uninvited |
+ "The Uninvited". A weepy ghost story set in England. "The house stood proud and beautiful on the... | |
| 11.11.1949 | body and soul |
+ "Body and Soul". A poor kid from the slums becomes boxing champ, but by associating with the wro... | |
| 10.31.1949 | remember the night |
+ "Remember The Night". A good comedy/romance about a prosecutor who falls in love with a beautif... | |
| 10.24.1949 | love letters |
+ "Love Letters". Screen director William Dieterle appears. A melodrama about a beautiful woman wh... | |
| 10.17.1949 | pitfall |
+ "Pitfall". Sustaining. | |
| 10.10.1949 | criss cross |
+ "Criss Cross". A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cros... | |
| 10.03.1949 | the senator was indiscrete |
+ "The Senator Was Indiscreet". A scatterbrained senator's diary containing his party's secrets ge... | |
| 09.30.1949 | pride of the yankees |
+ "Pride Of The Yankees". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The story of Lou Gehrig. | |
| 09.23.1949 | dont trust your husband |
+ "Don't Trust Your Husband". Sponsored by: Pabst beer. | |
| 09.16.1949 | whispering smith |
+ "Whispering Smith". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Screen director Leslie Fenton introduces the story.... | |
| 09.09.1949 | the human comedy |
+ "The Human Comedy". Sponsored by: Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. A telegram delivery boy finds out a lit... | |
| 09.02.1949 | apartment for peggy |
+ "Apartment For Peggy". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Screen director George Seaton speaks from Berlin... | |
| 08.26.1949 | appointment for love |
+ "Appointment For Love". A comedy about a playwright who marries a lady doctor who is determined ... | |
| 08.19.1949 | love crazy |
+ "Love Crazy". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A domestic comedy about a husband's ex-girl living one f... | |
| 08.12.1949 | jezebel |
+ "Jezebel". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A costume drama of old New Orleans, and a Southern belle's ... | |
| 08.05.1949 | fort apache |
+ "Fort Apache". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A classic western about Cochise battling the cavalry, w... | |
| 07.29.1949 | saigon |
+ "Saigon". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Intrigue in old Indo-China with a mysterious woman and $500,0... | |
| 07.22.1949 | casbah |
+ "Casbah". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The classic love story set in Algiers. A beautiful Parisienne... | |
| 07.15.1949 | yellow sky |
+ "Yellow Sky". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A gang of outlaws confronts an old man and his beautiful... | |
| 07.08.1949 | the big clock |
+ "The Big Clock". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A good adaptation of the classic thriller about a crim... | |
| 07.01.1949 | mr blandings builds his dream house |
+ "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A well-done comedy about an adv... | |
| 06.05.1949 | the killers |
+ "The Killers". Screen director Robert Siodmak appears. After a $200,000 robbery, a gangster just... | |
| 05.29.1949 | trade winds |
+ "Trade Winds". Screen director Tay Garnett appears. A detective chases a woman around the world,... | |
| 05.22.1949 | her husbands affair |
+ "Her Husband's Affairs". A farce about a married couple trying to get to Bermuda. They are forev... |
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