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Screen Directors Playhouse

104 episodes · 1949–1951 · NBC, Armed Forces Radio Service · Drama

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Hollywood movies in half-hour radio versions, often with their original stars, and the film's director on hand to introduce it and take a curtain call. It ran on NBC from January 9, 1949, to September 28, 1951, 122 shows, under several names before settling on Screen Directors Playhouse in July 1949.

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Episodes

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194948 episodes
  • Stagecoach January 9, 1949 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Let's Live a Little January 16, 1949 · 30 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • The Exile January 23, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Max Ophuls introduces the story of the exiled Charles II in Holland.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Smith January 30, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A feuding couple discovers they were never legally married. Alfred Hitchcock introduces the story.
  • Hired Wife (1949) February 6, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A businessman is pushed into marrying his secretary, who really does love him.
  • Magnificent Obsession February 13, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A careless playboy turned doctor falls for a blind woman, the widow of a man whose death he caused.
  • The Prisoner of Zenda February 20, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  • Night Has a Thousand Eyes February 27, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A man who can see the future, even his own death.
  • You Were Meant for Me March 13, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A musical romance of Depression-era show business.
  • The Perfect Marriage March 20, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A married couple decide to divorce just for the fun of it. Director Lewis Allen appears.
  • Suddenly, It's Spring March 27, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A man tries to get a divorce from the wife he hasn't seen in seven years. Director Mitchell Leisen appears.
  • The Ghost Breakers April 3, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    From the stage play and the film.
  • Music for Millions April 10, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A bass player in a symphony orchestra is expecting a baby while her husband is reported killed in the war. Director Henry Koster appears.
  • The Best Years of Our Lives April 17, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    William Wyler introduces his film about three servicemen coming home, with Dana Andrews.
  • The Sky's the Limit April 24, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A war hero on leave in New York falls for a magazine photographer.
  • The Trouble with Women May 1, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A psychology professor has a theory about how to handle women. Director Sidney Lanfield appears.
  • It's a Wonderful Life May 8, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Frank Capra hosts, and James Stewart is George Bailey again.
  • Hold Back the Dawn May 15, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A no-good foreigner marries for his American citizenship, and the false romance turns real.
  • Her Husband's Affairs May 22, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A couple trying to get to Bermuda keep getting sidetracked by crazy inventions.
  • Trade Winds May 29, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A detective chases a woman around the world and falls in love with her. Director Tay Garnett appears.
  • The Killers June 5, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    After a big robbery, a gangster double-crosses his gang and is double-crossed in turn. Director Robert Siodmak appears.
  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1949) July 1, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    An advertising man buys a broken-down Connecticut farmhouse.
  • The Big Clock July 8, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Ray Milland as a crime reporter forced to track down a killer, when all the clues point to himself.
  • Yellow Sky July 15, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Outlaws meet an old man and his daughter in a ghost town full of gold.
  • Casbah July 22, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    In Algiers, a Parisian beauty falls for Pepe Le Moko, rogue of the Casbah.
  • Saigon July 29, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Intrigue in old Indochina, with a mysterious woman and half a million in cash.
  • Fort Apache August 5, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    John Wayne and Ward Bond in John Ford's cavalry Western, with Ford himself on hand.
  • Jezebel August 12, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A Southern belle's loves and hates in old New Orleans during a yellow fever epidemic.
  • Love Crazy August 19, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A husband's old flame lives one floor below, and getting stuck in an elevator with her causes chaos.
  • Appointment for Love August 26, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A playwright marries a doctor who insists on keeping her own apartment.
  • Apartment for Peggy September 2, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Director George Seaton speaks from Berlin, by transcription.
  • The Human Comedy September 9, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
    A telegram boy learns a little about what life is all about.
  • Whispering Smith September 16, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Director Leslie Fenton introduces the story.
  • Don't Trust Your Husband September 23, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  • Pride of the Yankees September 30, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    The story of Lou Gehrig.
  • The Senator Was Indiscreet October 3, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A scatterbrained senator's diary of party secrets falls into the wrong hands.
  • Criss Cross October 10, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A planned armored-car holdup and a double double-cross. Director Robert Siodmak appears.
  • Pitfall October 17, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
  • Love Letters October 24, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A beautiful woman loses her memory after a killing. Director William Dieterle appears.
  • Remember the Night October 31, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A prosecutor falls for a lovely shoplifter.
  • Body and Soul November 11, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A poor kid becomes boxing champion by keeping the wrong company.
  • The Uninvited November 18, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    Ray Milland in the English ghost story, introduced by director Lewis Allen.
  • The Spiral Staircase November 25, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A Gothic suspense story in a dark old house.
  • All My Sons December 2, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A family turns on a man who knowingly shipped faulty airplane parts and let his partner take the blame.
  • Call Northside 777 December 9, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    A crusading reporter works to free a man jailed eleven years for killing a policeman.
  • The Affairs of Susan December 16, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    An actress who can be all things to all men.
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1949) December 23, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    The department-store Santa who believes he's the real thing, and proves it.
  • One Way Passage December 30, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
    An escaped convict and a dying woman fall in love on an ocean liner.
195031 episodes
  • Magic Town January 6, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A pollster finds the perfectly average American town and moves in to cash in.
  • Tomorrow Is Forever January 13, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A badly wounded veteran of the first World War stays away from his wife for twenty years.
  • Mr. Lucky January 20, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A lucky gambler dodging the draft stumbles onto something good.
  • It Had to Be You January 27, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A girl's imaginary dream man comes to life. Director Alfred Werker receives an award.
  • The Sea Wolf February 3, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A brutal schooner captain and his cruelties at sea.
  • This Thing Called Love February 10, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A man back from three months in the jungle finds his bride wants a platonic marriage.
  • It's in the Bag February 17, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A flea-circus owner hunts for a fortune hidden in one of a set of chairs.
  • The Paleface March 3, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A Western comedy.
  • Portrait of Jenny March 10, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    An artist meets a strange little girl who grows up in a strange way.
  • Champion March 17, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A young fighter on his way up turns into a heel. Kirk Douglas stars.
  • Chicago Deadline March 24, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A reporter investigates the murder of a girl no one has ever heard of.
  • The Dark Mirror March 31, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    Olivia de Havilland plays twin sisters, one of them a killer.
  • The Fighting O'Flynn April 7, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    An Irish adventurer foils Napoleon's plan to invade England.
  • It Happens Every Spring April 14, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A college professor becomes a star pitcher thanks to his magic hair tonic.
  • A Kiss in the Dark April 21, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A concert pianist buys an apartment building and falls for a tenant.
  • Rope of Sand April 28, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    Diamond hunting in a forbidden zone of South Africa, with love and revenge.
  • When My Baby Smiles at Me May 5, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    The rocky romance of a burlesque comedian and his wife.
  • Butch Minds the Baby May 12, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A safecracker brings a baby along on a job.
  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond May 19, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A scatterbrained redhead goes to work for a pair of small-time bookies.
  • Flamingo Road May 26, 1950 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 25 min
    A carnival dancer is set on getting into small-town high society.
  • She Wouldn't Say Yes June 2, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A woman psychiatrist falls for a man she meets on a train.
  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1950) June 9, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
    A city couple moves to the wilds of Connecticut.
  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers June 23, 1950 · NBC · 29 min
    A woman stops at nothing to get ahead, including murder and framing an innocent man.
  • Shadow of a Doubt November 9, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    Uncle Charlie comes to town, suspected of being the Merry Widow Murderer. An hour-long show.
  • Lifeboat November 16, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    Sheldon Leonard takes the role William Bendix played on film. Alfred Hitchcock appears. An hour-long show.
  • Cluny Brown November 23, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    A prewar British comedy about a girl plumber and a penniless refugee. Billy Wilder appears. An hour-long show.
  • Mrs. Mike November 30, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    A Canadian Mountie, his new wife and life in the far North. An hour-long show.
  • My Favorite Wife December 7, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    A man's missing wife turns up after seven years, on the day he remarries. An hour-long show.
  • Lady Gambles December 14, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    A woman's gambling takes over her life. An hour-long show.
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1950) December 21, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    A department store Santa insists he's the real Kris Kringle, and has to prove it in court.
  • Alias Nick Beal December 28, 1950 · NBC · 60 min
    A politician makes a bargain with a mysterious stranger who may be the devil himself.
195125 episodes
  • Prince of Foxes January 4, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    Intrigue, battle and romance in the Italy of Cesare Borgia.
  • Ivy January 11, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A ruthless woman lets nothing, not even murder, stand between her and what she wants.
  • The Big Lift January 18, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A love story set against the Berlin airlift.
  • Spellbound January 25, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A psychiatrist discovers that the new head of her hospital is an impostor, and maybe a murderer. Alfred Hitchcock is the guest director.
  • Take a Letter, Darling February 1, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    Comedy: an advertising man, his secretary, and a romantically inclined client.
  • Lucky Jordan February 8, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A gangster drafted into the Army gets a chance to sell out his country for $100,000.
  • Dark Victory February 15, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A young woman faces a fatal illness and finds love.
  • No Minor Vices February 22, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A slightly mad artist moves into a doctor's life and starts romancing the doctor's wife.
  • A Foreign Affair March 1, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A congresswoman investigating postwar Berlin finds an Army captain involved with a nightclub singer.
  • Bachelor Mother March 8, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A department store clerk finds a baby, and everyone, including the boss's son, assumes it's hers.
  • Thelma Jordan March 15, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A district attorney falls for a woman who may be a murderer.
  • The Great Lover March 22, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    Bob Hope on board an ocean liner, in the middle of a hunt for a card-table murderer.
  • Next Time We Love March 29, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    An actress and a reporter whose careers keep pulling them to opposite sides of the world.
  • The Damned Don't Cry April 5, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A woman claws her way to the top of a crime syndicate.
  • Hired Wife (1951) April 12, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A secretary marries her boss for legal reasons, then takes over the company.
  • Humoresque April 19, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A poor but gifted violinist and the rich, spoiled woman who backs him.
  • Jackpot April 26, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    The one-hundredth show: a happily married man wins a radio jackpot, and then his troubles begin.
  • The Captain from Castile May 3, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A swashbuckling romance of the Inquisition and the conquest of Mexico.
  • The Gunfighter June 7, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    The fastest gun in the West wants only to avoid his next gunfight.
  • Ghost Breakers June 14, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    Bob Hope escorts a beautiful girl to a haunted castle in Cuba.
  • D.O.A. June 21, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A man learns he's been given a slow poison and has only hours to find out who did it.
  • The Lady Takes a Chance June 28, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
  • Only Yesterday July 5, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A young wife has a baby while her husband is at war, and he comes home having forgotten her.
  • Caged August 2, 1951 · NBC · 60 min
    A young woman sent to prison is slowly hardened by it.
  • Broken Arrow September 7, 1951 · NBC · 60 min