Program Playhouse Explained

Genre:	Anthology
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
Producer:	James Caddigan
Runtime:	30 minutes
Channel:	DuMont

Program Playhouse was 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.

Partial list of episodes

The first program starred Ernest Truex as Caspar Milquetoast in "The Timid Soul". Others included

• "Trouble, Inc." - Earl Hammond
• "Roscoe Karns and Inky Poo" - Roscoe Karns
• "The Hands of Murder"^[3]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)

External links

• Program Playhouse at IMDB
• DuMont historical website

Notes and References

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