Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
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Also known as | Schlitz Playhouse |
Genre | Anthology |
Directed by | Robert Aldrich John Brahm David Butler Robert Florey Paul Henreid Arthur Hiller Delbert Mann Lewis Milestone Ray Milland James Neilson Christian Nyby Ted Post Robert Stevenson Jacques Tourneur Don Weis Richard Whorf |
Composers | Melvyn Lenard Paul Dunlap Stanley Wilson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 347 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Nat Holt |
Producers | William Self Frank P. Rosenberg Jules Bricken |
Production location | Revue Studios |
Cinematography | George T. Clemens Russell Harlan |
Editors | Joseph Gluck Richard Belding Sam Gold George Amy Robert B. Warwick, Jr. |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 50 mins. |
Production companies | Meridian Productions Revue Studios |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | October 5, 1951 March 27, 1959 | –
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse beginning with the fall 1957 season.