Program Playhouse

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Program Playhouse
Genre Anthology
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerJames Caddigan
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network DuMont
Original releaseJune 22 (1949-06-22) 
September 14, 1949 (1949-09-14)

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

Contents

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

See also

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References

  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.
  2. 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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