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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06.07.1951 | the gunfighter |
+ "The Gunfighter". The fastest gun in the West only wants to avoid the next gunfight. | |
| 03.22.1951 | the great lover |
+ "The Great Lover". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA. The shipboard search for, "The Card T... | |
| 06.14.1951 | the ghostbreakers |
+ "Ghost Breakers". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor (Chesterfield commercial deleted). Bob is hire... | |
| 04.03.1949 | the ghost breakers |
+ "The Ghost Breakers". Sustaining. + From Hollywood the NBC Theater presents The Ghost Breakers, a... | |
| 08.16.1951 | the ghost and mrs muir | ||
| 07.12.1951 | the fugitive | ||
| 04.07.1950 | the fighting oflynn |
+ "The Fighting O'Flynn". Sponsored by: RCA. An Irish adventurer uses his sword and his courage to ... | |
| 01.23.1949 | the exile |
+ "The Exile". Air show. See cat. #45579 for the dress rehearsal. Guest screen director Max Ophuls... | |
| 03.31.1950 | the dark mirror |
+ "The Dark Mirror". Sponsored by: RCA. Olivia De Havilland appears in a tour de force performance ... | |
| 04.05.1951 | the damned dont cry |
+ "The Damned Don't Cry". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA, Chesterfield. A woman claws her way up to the ... | |
| 01.18.1951 | the big lift |
+ "The Big Lift". Sponsored by: RCA, Anacin, Buick. A good love/war adventure, set against the back... | |
| 07.08.1949 | the big clock |
+ "The Big Clock". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A good adaptation of the classic thriller about a crim... | |
| 04.17.1949 | the best years of our lives |
+ "The Best Years Of Our Lives". Screen director William Wyler appears. + The Hollywood screen Dir... | |
| 12.16.1949 | the affairs of susan |
+ "The Affairs Of Susan". A comedy about an actress who can be all things to all men. | |
| 02.01.1951 | take a letter darling |
+ "Take A Letter, Darling". Sponsored by: RCA, Anacin. A comedy about an advertising man and his r... | |
| 03.27.1949 | suddenly its spring |
+ "Suddenly, It's Spring". A comedy about a man trying to get his wife (whom he hasn't seen in sev... | |
| 07.26.1951 | stairway to heaven | ||
| 01.09.1949 | stagecoach | ||
| 11.25.1949 | spiral staircase |
+ "The Spiral Staircase". A fine Gothic suspense mystery, well adapted for radio. | |
| 01.25.1951 | spellbound |
+ "Spellbound". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA. A drama noir about insanity. The first screenplay dealin... | |
| 06.02.1950 | she wouldnt say yes |
+ "She Wouldn't Say Yes". Sponsored by: RCA. A lady psychiatrist falls for a man she meets on a tra... | |
| 11.09.1950 | shadow of a doubt |
+ "Shadow Of A Doubt". Sponsored by: RCA Victor, Anacin. Uncle Charlie comes to town, suspected of ... | |
| 07.29.1949 | saigon |
+ "Saigon". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Intrigue in old Indo-China with a mysterious woman and $500,0... | |
| 04.28.1950 | rope of sand |
+ "Rope Of Sand". Sponsored by: RCA. A story of diamond hunting in the "forbidden area" of South Af... | |
| 05.17.1951 | rogues regiment |
+ "Casbah". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The classic love story set in Algiers. A beautiful Parisienne... |
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