Gruen Playhouse

Gruen Playhouse
Also known asGruen Guild Playhouse
StarringRaymond 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 originUnited States
Production
ProducerLeon Fromkess
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 27 (1951-09-27) –
December 20, 1951 (1951-12-20)
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseJanuary 17 (1952-01-17) –
August 7, 1952 (1952-08-07)
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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]

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference rossinfo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 566. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. ^ "Milestones: April 24". The Ottawa Citizen. April 24, 1999. p. 14. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arts festival looks to coincide with opening of museum". The Roanoke Times. April 13, 2008. p. 53. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.