Screen Directors Playhouse

Screen Directors Playhouse was an NBC radio anthology that brought Hollywood actors and directors to adaptations of films beginning in 1949. The radio version later gave way to a television anthology in the 1955-56 season.

Screen Directors Playhouse is an American radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, with original directors of the films sometimes involved in the productions, although their participation was usually limited to introducing the radio adaptations and taking a brief "curtain call" with the cast and host at the end of the program. During the 1955–56 season, the series was seen on television, focusing on original teleplays and several adaptations of famous short stories.

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