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Screen Directors Playhouse

Screen Directors Playhouse

Description: A popular radio and television anthology series, which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949.
Year Released: 1955
Number of episodes: 122
First episode air date: October 5, 1955
Network: NBC
Genre: Anthology series
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