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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.13.1949 | you were meant for me |
+ "You Were Meant For Me". A musical romance of Depression show business. + The Hollywood Screen D... | |
| 07.15.1949 | yellow sky |
+ "Yellow Sky". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A gang of outlaws confronts an old man and his beautiful... | |
| 08.09.1951 | wuthering heights | ||
| 09.16.1949 | whispering smith |
+ "Whispering Smith". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Screen director Leslie Fenton introduces the story.... | |
| 05.05.1950 | when my baby smiles at me |
+ "When My Baby Smiles At Me". Sponsored by: RCA. The rocky romance of a burlesque comedian and his... | |
| 09.28.1951 | waterloo bridge | ||
| 05.29.1949 | trade winds |
+ "Trade Winds". Screen director Tay Garnett appears. A detective chases a woman around the world,... | |
| 01.13.1950 | tomorrow is forever |
+ "Tomorrow Is Forever". Sponsored by: RCA. A soldier badly wounded during WW I remains away from h... | |
| 02.10.1950 | this thing called love |
+ "This Thing Called Love". Sponsored by: RCA. A man returning from three months in the jungle to b... | |
| 03.15.1951 | thelma jordan |
+ "Thelma Jordan". Sponsored by: RCA, Chesterfield. A murder is complicated by a romance between th... | |
| 08.23.1951 | the velvet touch | ||
| 11.18.1949 | the uninvited |
+ "The Uninvited". A weepy ghost story set in England. "The house stood proud and beautiful on the... | |
| 05.01.1949 | the trouble with women |
+ "The Trouble With Women". Screen director Sidney Lanfield appears on the program. A comedy about... | |
| 06.23.1950 | the strange love of martha ivers |
+ "The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers". Sponsored by: RCA. A woman stops at nothing to achieve succe... | |
| 04.24.1949 | the skys the limit |
+ "The Sky's The Limit". A war hero in New York on liberty meets the ideal woman and falls head ov... | |
| 10.03.1949 | the senator was indiscrete |
+ "The Senator Was Indiscreet". A scatterbrained senator's diary containing his party's secrets ge... | |
| 02.03.1950 | the sea wolf |
+ "The Sea Wolf". Sponsored by: RCA. A well-done adaptation of the classic about the hard-as-nails ... | |
| 02.20.1949 | the prisoner of zenda |
+ "The Prisoner Of Zenda". Sustaining. + The Prisoner of Zenda represents the ultimate in the field... | |
| 03.20.1949 | the perfect marraige |
+ "The Perfect Marriage". A comedy about a professional couple who decide to get a divorce...just ... | |
| 03.03.1950 | the paleface |
+ "The Paleface". Sponsored by: RCA. A western comedy lightly adapted from the film. + The Hollywoo... | |
| 02.27.1949 | the night has a thousand eyes |
+ "Night Has A Thousand Eyes". A good story about a man who can see into the future, and can even ... | |
| 06.28.1951 | the lady takes a chance | ||
| 12.14.1950 | the lady gambles |
+ "Lady Gambles". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA, Ford. The program begins with the remain... | |
| 06.05.1949 | the killers |
+ "The Killers". Screen director Robert Siodmak appears. After a $200,000 robbery, a gangster just... | |
| 09.09.1949 | the human comedy |
+ "The Human Comedy". Sponsored by: Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. A telegram delivery boy finds out a lit... |
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