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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.06.1949 | a foreign affair |
+ The NBC Theater is presenting the Hollywood Screen Director’s hour-length production of A Foreig... | |
| 03.01.1951 | a foreign affair |
+ "A Foreign Affair". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA. Marlene sings! The system cue has be... | |
| 04.21.1950 | a kiss in the dark |
+ "A Kiss In The Dark". Sponsored by: RCA. An inane comedy about a concert pianist who buys an apa... | |
| 12.21.1950 | a miracle on 34th street |
+ "Miracle On 34th Street". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA, Chesterfield. The short, jolly old man with... | |
| 12.28.1950 | alias nick beal |
+ "Alias Nick Beale". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA. A "devil" of a good story about a politician who m... | |
| 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... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 03.08.1951 | bachelor mother |
+ "Bachelor Mother". Sponsored by: RCA, Chesterfield, Anacin. A good comedy about a department sto... | |
| 05.24.1951 | back street | ||
| 05.31.1951 | beyond glory | ||
| 11.11.1949 | body and soul |
+ "Body and Soul". A poor kid from the slums becomes boxing champ, but by associating with the wro... | |
| 09.07.1951 | broken arrow |
+ "Broken Arrow". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. Too often in American pictures the American Ind... | |
| 05.12.1950 | butch minds the baby |
+ "Butch Minds The Baby". Sponsored by: RCA. A safecracker takes a baby along on a job! | |
| 08.02.1951 | caged |
+ "Caged". Sponsored by: RCA Victor, Chesterfield, Anacin. A well-done drama of women in prison. Yo... | |
| 12.09.1949 | call northside 777 |
+ "Call Northside 777". A crusading reporter frees a man in jail for eleven years who was convicte... | |
| 05.03.1951 | captain from castile |
+ "The Captain From Castile". Sponsored by: Cannon Towels, Anacin, Chesterfield, RCA. A swashbuckli... | |
| 07.22.1949 | casbah |
+ "Casbah". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The classic love story set in Algiers. A beautiful Parisienne... | |
| 03.17.1950 | champion |
+ "Champion". Sponsored by: RCA. "A Symphony Of Fists." A boxing story about the young fighter on h... | |
| 03.24.1950 | chicago deadline |
+ "Chicago Deadline". Sponsored by: RCA. The case of the murder of a girl that nobody every heard o... | |
| 11.23.1950 | cluny brown |
+ "Cluny Brown". Sponsored by: RCA, Ford, Anacin. A pre-war British comedy/romance between a lady p... | |
| 10.10.1949 | criss cross |
+ "Criss Cross". A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cros... | |
| 06.21.1951 | d o a |
+ "D. O. A.". A man is given a slow acting poison. Listen for a Les Paul and Mary Ford record in t... | |
| 02.15.1951 | dark victory |
+ "Dark Victory". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA, Chesterfield. A melodrama of a love in the face of app... | |
| 09.23.1949 | dont trust your husband |
+ "Don't Trust Your Husband". Sponsored by: Pabst beer. |
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