Program Playhouse

*Program Playhouse*
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

Last updated October 31, 2025

Program Playhouse is an anthology television series aired on the DuMont Television Network on Wednesdays from June 22 to September 14, 1949.^[1]

Overview

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

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.^{[ citation needed ]}

Partial list of episodes

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]

References

1 2 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 676. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
1 2 "Mystery Series Introduces New TV Technique" . The Virginian-Pilot. Virginia, Norfolk. March 12, 1950. p. C 7. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
1 2 3 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 828. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

Bibliography

David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6

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[tt-1] 1 2 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 676. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

[vp-2] 1 2 "Mystery Series Introduces New TV Technique" . The Virginian-Pilot. Virginia, Norfolk. March 12, 1950. p. C 7. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[brooks-3] 1 2 3 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 828. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

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