Hollywood 360

Hollywood finest movies were dramatized on Screen Directors Playhouse. The stars of the films reprised their roles and the directors were on hand to talk about the making of the film. Screen Directors Playhouse came to NBC in 1949 and became one of the top drama anthologies featuring Hollywood actors reprising their screen roles a la Lux Radio Theater. The primary focus of the program was the original movie's director, who not only served as a guest host but also participated in an interview towards the end of the broadcast. Unlike Lux, which featured Cecil B. DeMille as a regular host, Screen Directors Playhouse had a different director every week. Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, William Wellman, Robert Siodmak, George Seaton, Joseph Mankiewicz, George Marshall, and Lewis Milestone were among those appearing. NBC poured a considerable amount of money into the productions. On one particular week, John Wayne and Claire Trevor reprised their screen roles in an adaptation of Stagecoach, with director John Ford chatting about his experiences making the movie. Tallulah Bankhead came back to do Lifeboat, with director Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. Edward G. Robinson revisited his role in The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Dick Powell replayed his part in Pitfall, and Dorothy McGuire reprised The Spiral Staircase. It was an immediate success and garnered a large audience, lasting until 1951. Enjoy eight of the best hour-long episodes from this incredible radio series! 3/1/51 - A Foreign Affair 3/15/51 - The File on Thelma Jordon 3/29/51 - Next Time We Love 4/5/51 - The Damned Don't Cry 4/12/51 - Hired Wife 5/3/51 - The Captain from Castile 7/26/51 - Stairway to Heaven 8/30/51 - Mother Is a Freshman

Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952. This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Green Hornet, Cloak & Dagger, Counterspy, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection. The Adventures of Frank Merriwell, 5/7/49 - "The Sawdust Adventure"Cloak & Dagger, 10/22/50 - "Windfall"Dangerous Assignment, 2/6/50 - "Panama" Gang Busters, 11/8/47 - "The Case of the Jersey Butcher Bandits" The Columbia Workshop, 4/21/46 - "The Playroom" Counterspy, 10/20/49 - "International Intrigue" Encore Theater, 6/11/46 - "The Life of Louis Pasteur" The Green Hornet, 10/16/42 - "The Highway That Graft Built" The Hollywood Star Playhouse, 4/16/51 - "The God They Called Gold" I Was a Communist for the FBI, 6/3/53 - "A Crossed Heart" The Line Up, 8/3/50 - "Hit & Run Murder" Mr. President, 2/19/50 - "Grover Cleveland" Night Beat, 6/19/52 - "Railroaded" On Stage, 9/11/53 - "The Crustacean" The Radio City Playhouse, 1/1/50 - "Reflection" This Is Your FBI, 9/29/50 - "The Gold Rush Stick-Up"

Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952. This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of Cloak & Dagger, Dragnet, Escape, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection. The Adventures of Frank Race, 10/25/49 - "The Adventure of the Mormon Country"The Black Museum, 1952 - "The Notes"Bold Venture, 1951 - "Tommy Haven"Box Thirteen, 2/13/48 - "The Sad Night"Cloak & Dagger, 9/29/50 - "The Last Mission"The Columbia Workshop, 4/13/46 - "Joe Peabody's Dream"The Crime Club, 4/10/47 - "Grey Mist Murders"Curtain Time, 3/15/47 - "A Bridge for Martha"Danger Doctor Danfield, 2/16/47 - "The Case of the Darkened Face"Dragnet, 5/11/50 - "The Big Knife"Escape, 11/1/49 - "Flood on the Goodwins"The Lives of Harry Lime, 1/25/52 - "Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss"Mr. President, 7/31/49 - "Call to Duty"Out of the Deep, 2/16/46 - "Hawaiian Islands"Presenting Charles Boyer, 9/28/50 - "The Clock"Rocky Jordan, 11/6/49 - "Black Ball"

Johnny Dollar was America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Enjoy sixteen of his greatest cases from radio's Golden Age! The Golden Age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite detective find out "who done it?" From 1949 until 1962, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the most popular detective shows on the air. Dollar was an insurance investigator who received a cut of the money he saved his agency for proving an insurance claim was not on the level. His insurance cases usually led to murder and a beautiful woman. Many actors played the role of Johnny Dollar over the years. This collection of sixteen half-hour adventures stars Edmond O'Brien, John Lund, and Bob Bailey as Dollar. 12/17/49 - "The Haiti Adventure" 4/11/50 - "The Dead First Helpers" 11/18/50 - "The Nora Falkner Matter" 5/5/51 - "The Virginia Towne Matter" 9/19/51 - "The Cuban Jewel Matter" 2/16/53 - "The Chicago Fraud Matter" 4/7/53 - "The Enoch Arden Matter" 8/11/57 - "The Killer's Brand Matter" 9/28/58 - "The Gruesome Spectacle Matter" 2/8/59 - "The Date with Death Matter" 4/17/60 - "The Deadly Swamp Matter" 6/26/60 - "The Wholly Unexpected Matter" 7/3/60 - "The Collector's Matter" 3/5/61 - "The Morning After Matter" 4/9/61 - "The Captain's Table Matter" 5/28/61 - "The Yaak Mystery Matter"