Gruen Playhouse
American TV dramatic anthology series (1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gruen Playhouse is an American dramatic anthology series that was known as Gruen Guild Playhouse when it debuted on ABC on September 27, 1951.[1] "Guild" was dropped from the title when it was shown on the DuMont Television Network from January 17, 1952, until July 3, 1952.[2]
Gruen Playhouse | |
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Also known as | Gruen Guild Playhouse |
Starring | Raymond Burr Bruce Cabot Dane Clark Ann Dvorak Buddy Ebsen Bonita Granville Peter Graves (actor) Carolyn Jones Shirley Jones Cameron Mitchell (actor) Vincent Price Marjorie Reynolds Ann Rutherford Ruth Warrick |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Producer | Leon Fromkess |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC (1951) DuMont (1952) |
Release | September 27 (1951-09-27) (ABC) January 17, 1952 (1952-01-17) (DuMont) ā December 20, 1951 (1951-12-20) (ABC) August 7, 1952 (1952-08-07) (DuMont) |
Sponsored by the Gruen Watch Company,[3] the series aired on ABC on Thursdays at 9:30pm ET,[citation needed] and on DuMont on Thursdays at 9pm ET.[2] From January to March 1952, Gruen Playhouse alternated with Shadow of the Cloak on DuMont.
The 30-minute dramas featured actors such as Carolyn Jones (in her TV debut),[citation needed] Raymond Burr (in his TV debut),[4] and Bonita Granville. An early episode was written by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.[citation needed]
Other actors who appeared on the series included Buddy Ebsen,[5] Elisabeth Fraser, Bobby Jordan, and Patrick O'Neal.[2]