Program Playhouse
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| Program Playhouse | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | James Caddigan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | June 22 – September 14, 1949 |
Program Playhouse is an anthology television series aired on the DuMont Television Network on Wednesdays from June 22 to September 14, 1949.[1]
Overview
[edit | edit source]Program Playhouse presented a variety of kinds of programs to determine how potential sponsors and audiences reacted to each one.[2] Hands of Murder was a program that originated on this show.[2]
Episodes
[edit | edit source]As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.[citation needed]
Partial list of episodes
[edit | edit source]The first program starred Ernest Truex as Caspar Milquetoast in "The Timid Soul".[1] Others included
- "Trouble, Inc." - Earl Hammond[3]
- "Roscoe Karns and Inky Poo" - Roscoe Karns[3]
- "The Hands of Murder"[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).