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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.08.1951 | lucky jordan |
+ "Lucky Jordan". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA. A gangster finds himself in "this man's ... | |
| 10.24.1949 | love letters |
+ "Love Letters". Screen director William Dieterle appears. A melodrama about a beautiful woman wh... | |
| 08.19.1949 | love crazy |
+ "Love Crazy". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A domestic comedy about a husband's ex-girl living one f... | |
| 11.16.1950 | lifeboat |
+ "Lifeboat". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA, Chesterfield. A well-done radio adaptation of the superb m... | |
| 01.16.1949 | lets live a little |
+ Let’s Live A Little is a comedy in which Bob Cummings reprises his original screen role of stres... | |
| 08.12.1949 | jezebel |
+ "Jezebel". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A costume drama of old New Orleans, and a Southern belle's ... | |
| 04.26.1951 | jackpot |
+ "Jackpot". Sponsored by: RCA, Anacin, Chesterfield. The one-hundredth program of the series. The ... | |
| 01.11.1951 | ivy |
+ "Ivy". Sponsored by: RCA. A ruthless woman lets nothing stand in her way of getting whatever she ... | |
| 02.17.1950 | its in the bag |
+ "It's In The Bag". Sponsored by: RCA. A flea circus operator searches for a hidden fortune within... | |
| 05.08.1949 | its a wonderful life |
+ "It's A Wonderful Life". Screen director Frank Capra appears as host. The program is also known ... | |
| 04.14.1950 | it happens every spring |
+ "It Happens Every Spring". Sponsored by: RCA. A well-done baseball comedy about a college profess... | |
| 01.27.1950 | it had to be you |
+ "It Had To Be You". Sponsored by: RCA. Screen director Alfred Werker receives an award from the S... | |
| 04.19.1951 | humoresque |
+ "Humoresque". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA, Chesterfield. A melodrama about a poor-but-talented viol... | |
| 05.15.1949 | hold back the dawn |
+ "Hold Back The Dawn". A false romance turns real, as a no-good foreigner marries for his U. S. c... | |
| 04.12.1951 | hired wife |
+ "Hired Wife". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA. A comedy about a secretary who marries her... | |
| 02.06.1949 | hired wife |
+ "Hired Wife". A comedy about a businessman forced to marry his secretary, who really loves him! | |
| 05.22.1949 | her husbands affair |
+ "Her Husband's Affairs". A farce about a married couple trying to get to Bermuda. They are forev... | |
| 08.05.1949 | fort apache |
+ "Fort Apache". Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A classic western about Cochise battling the cavalry, w... | |
| 05.26.1950 | flamingo road |
+ , AFRS rebroadcast. "Flamingo Road". A carnival woman is determined to enter high society, by tra... | |
| 09.23.1949 | dont trust your husband |
+ "Don't Trust Your Husband". Sponsored by: Pabst beer. | |
| 02.15.1951 | dark victory |
+ "Dark Victory". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA, Chesterfield. A melodrama of a love in the face of app... | |
| 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... | |
| 10.10.1949 | criss cross |
+ "Criss Cross". A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cros... | |
| 11.23.1950 | cluny brown |
+ "Cluny Brown". Sponsored by: RCA, Ford, Anacin. A pre-war British comedy/romance between a lady p... | |
| 03.24.1950 | chicago deadline |
+ "Chicago Deadline". Sponsored by: RCA. The case of the murder of a girl that nobody every heard o... |
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