Program Playhouse

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

Program Playhouse
GenreAnthology
Country of origin United States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Producer(s)James Caddigan
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkDuMont
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseJune 22 
September 14, 1949

The first program starred Ernest Truex as Caspar Milquetoast in The Timid Soul. Others appearing included Earl Hammond in Trouble, Inc, and Roscoe Karns in Roscoe Karns and Inky Poo.

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

See also

References

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
  • Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
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