Screen Director's Playhouse


From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director’s Guild and The Screen Director’s Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director’s Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood’s directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies.
The President of the Screen Director’s Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast.


Broadcast History:
Network: NBC
01/09/49 to 02/27/49 as Screen Director's Guild Assignment
03/06/49 to 06/05/49 as Screen Director's Assignment
07/01/49 to 08/16/51 as Screen Director's Playhouse
Writers:
Richard Allen Simmons, Milton Geiger, Jack Rubin, Nat Wolf
Announcers:
Frank Barton, Jimmy Wallington
Music:
Henry Russell, William Lava, Robert Armbruster
Producer:
Howard Wylie
Director:
Bill Karn, Warren Lewis
Sponsors (Sustained 01/09/49 to 06/05/49):
Pabst Beer, Ford, RCA Victor, Anasin, Buick, Chesterfield Cigarettes


Each of the following broadcasts are 30 minutes in length unless otherwise noted.


Click here to see a broadcast log for this series.


To order, select the following CD number(s) of your choice:


CD000141
01/09/49 # 1 Stagecoach w/John Wayne
01/16/49 # 2 Let's Live A Little w/Robert Cummings

CD000129
01/19/49 The Exile (rehearsal) w/Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
01/23/49 # 3 The Exile w/Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

CD000130
01/30/49 # 4 Mr. And Mrs. Smith w/Robert Montgomery
02/06/49 # 5 Hired Wife w/Rosalind Russell

CD000131
02/13/49 # 6 Magnificent Obsession w/Irene Dunne
02/20/49 # 7 Prisoner Of Zenda w/Ronald Colman

CD000132
02/27/49 # 8 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes w/Edward G. Robinson
03/13/49 #10 You Were Meant For Me w/Dan Dailey

CD000133 (1 Hour)
03/06/49 # 9 A Foreign Affair w/Rosalind Russell

CD000134
03/20/49 #11 The Perfect Marriage w/Loretta Young
03/27/49 #12 Suddenly It's Spring w/Fred MacMurray

CD000135
04/03/49 #13 The Ghost Breakers w/Bob Hope
04/10/49 #14 Music For Millions w/June Allyson

CD000136
04/17/49 #15 The Best Years Of Our Lives w/Dana Andrews
04/24/49 #16 The Sky's The Limit w/Fred Astaire

CD000137
05/01/49 #17 The Trouble With Women w/Ray Milland
05/08/49 #18 It's A Wonderful Life w/Jimmy Stewart

CD000138
05/15/49 # 19 Hold Back The Dawn w/Charles Boyer
05/22/49 # 20 Her Husband's Affairs w/Lucille Ball

CD000139
05/29/49 # 21 Trade Winds w/Fredric March
06/05/49 # 22 The Killers w/Burt Lancaster

CD000140
07/01/49 # 23 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House w/Cary Grant
07/08/49 # 24 The Big Clock w/Ray Milland

CD000142
07/15/49 # 25 Yellow Sky w/Gregory Peck
07/22/49 # 26 Casbah w/Tony Martin

CD000143
07/29/49 # 27 Saigon w/Alan Ladd
08/05/49 # 28 Fort Apache w/John Wayne

CD000145
08/12/49 # 29 Jezebel w/Bette Davis
08/19/49 # 30 Love Crazy w/William Powell

CD000146
08/26/49 # 31 Appointment For Love w/Charles Boyer
10/03/49 # 37 The Senator Was Indiscrete w/William Powell

CD000147
10/10/49 # 38 Criss Cross w/Burt Lancaster
10/17/49 # 39 Pitfall w/Dick Powell

CD000148
10/24/49 # 40 Love Letters w/Joseph Cotton
10/31/49 # 41 Remember The Night w/Barbara Stanwyck

CD000149
11/11/49 # 42 Body And Soul w/John Garfield
11/18/49 # 43 The Uninvited w/Ray Milland

CD000150
11/25/49 # 44 The Spiral Staircase w/Dorothy McGuire
12/02/49 # 45 All My Sons w/Edward G. Robinson

CD000151
12/09/49 # 46 Call Northside 777 w/James Stewart
12/16/49 # 47 The Affairs Of Susan w/Joan Fontaine

CD000152
12/23/49 # 48 Miracle On 34th Street w/Edmund Gwenn
12/30/49 # 49 One Way Passage w/William Powell

CD000153
01/06/50 # 50 Magic Town w/James Stewart
01/13/50 # 51 Tomorrow Is Forever w/Claudette Colbert

CD000154
01/20/50 # 52 Mr. Lucky w/Cary Grant
01/27/50 # 53 It Had To Be You w/Joan Fontain

CD000155
02/03/50 # 54 The Sea Wolf w/Edward G. Robinson
02/10/50 # 55 This Thing Called Love w/Rosalind Russell

CD000156
02/17/50 # 56 It's In The Bag w/Fred Allen
03/03/50 # 58 The Paleface w/Bob Hope

CD000157
03/17/50 # 60 Champion w/Kirk Douglas
03/24/50 # 61 Chicago Deadline w/Alan Ladd

CD000158
03/31/50 # 62 The Dark Mirror w/Olivia deHavilland
04/07/50 # 63 The Fighting O'Flynn w/Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

CD000159
04/14/50 # 64 It Happens Every Spring w/Ray Milland
04/21/50 # 65 A Kiss In The Dark w/Jane Wyman

CD000160
04/28/50 # 66 Rope Of Sand w/Burt Lancaster
05/05/50 # 67 When My Baby Smiles At Me w/Betty Grable

CD000161
05/12/50 # 68 Butch Minds The Baby w/Broderick Crawford
05/19/50 # 69 Miss Grant Takes Richmond w/Lucille Ball

CD000162
06/02/50 # 71 She Wouldn't Say Yes w/Rosalind Russell
06/09/50 # 72 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (Repeat) w/Cary Grant

CD000210 (1 Hour)
11/09/50 # 76 Shadow Of A Doubt w/Cary Grant

CD000163 (1 Hour)
11/16/50 # 77 Life Boat w/Tallulah Bankhead

CD000164 (1 Hour)
11/23/50 # 78 Cluney Brown w/Dorothy McGuire

CD000165 (1 Hour)
11/30/50 # 79 Mrs. Mike w/Evelyn Keyes

CD000166 (1 Hour)
12/07/50 # 80 My Favorite Wife w/Cary Grant

CD000167 (1 Hour)
12/14/50 # 81 The Lady Gambles w/Barbara Stanwyck

CD000168 (1 Hour)
12/21/50 # 82 Miracle On 34th Street w/Edmund Gwen

CD000169 (1 Hour)
12/28/50 # 83 Alias Nick Beal w/Ray Milland

CD000170 (1 Hour)
01/04/51 # 84 Prince Of Foxes w/Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

CD000171 (1 Hour)
01/11/51 # 85 Ivy w/Joan Fontaine

CD000172 (1 Hour)
01/18/51 # 86 The Big Lift w/Paul Douglas

CD000103 (1 Hour)
01/25/51 # 87 Spellbound w/Alfred Hitchcock

CD000106 (1 Hour)
02/01/51 # 88 Take A Letter, Darling

CD000107 (1 Hour)
02/08/51 # 89 Lucky Jordan w/Alan Ladd

CD000110 (1 Hour)
02/15/51 # 90 Dark Victory w/Tallulah Bankhead

CD000111 (1 Hour)
02/22/51 # 91 No Minor Vices w/Dana Andrews

CD000173 (1 Hour)
03/01/51 # 92 A Foreign Affair w/Marlene Dietrich

CD000174 (1 Hour)
03/08/51 # 93 Bachelor Mother w/Lucille Ball

CD000175 (1 Hour)
03/15/51 # 94 Thelma Jordon w/Barbara Stanwyck

CD000176 (1 Hour)
03/22/51 # 95 The Great Lover w/Bob Hope

CD000177 (1 Hour)
03/29/51 # 96 The Next Time We Love w/James Stewart

CD000178 (1 Hour)
04/05/51 # 97 The Damned Don't Cry w/Joan Crawford

CD000179 (1 Hour)
04/12/51 # 98 Hired Wife w/Rosalind Russell

CD000180 (1 Hour)
04/19/51 # 99 Humoresque w/Tallulah Bankhead

CD000181 (1 Hour)
04/26/51 #100 Jackpot w/James Stewart

CD000182 (1 Hour)
05/03/51 #101 Captain From Castille w/Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

CD910514
05/10/51 #102 No Time For Love w/Claudette Colbert

CD910515
06/28/51 #108 The Lady Takes A Chance w/John Lund, Joan Caufield

CD910516
07/26/51 #112 Stairway To Heaven w/Robert Cummings, Julia Adams


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