The Screen Guild Theater
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 (l. to r.) Jack Benny, George Murphy, Joan Crawford and Reginald Gardiner appeared together January 8, 1939, on the premiere of The Screen Guild Theater.
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| Other names | The Gulf Screen Guild Show The Gulf Screen Guild Theater The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater The Camel Screen Guild Theater |
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| Genre | Anthology drama |
| Running time | 30 minutes. / 1 hour (13th season) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | CBS (01/08/39-06/28/48) NBC (10/07/48-06/29/50) ABC (09/07/50-05/31/51) CBS (03/13/52-06/29/52) |
| Hosts | John Conte (Gulf Oil) Truman Bradley (Lady Esther) Michael Roy (Camel) |
| Starring | Numerous Hollywood actors |
| Writers | Bill Hampton, Harry Kronman |
| Directors | Bill Lawrence |
| Producers | Bill Lawrence |
| Air dates | January 8, 1939 to June 29, 1952 |
| No. of series | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 527 |
| Audio format | Monaural sound |
The Screen Guild Theater was a popular radio anthology series during the Golden Age of Radio that was heard from 1939 until 1952 with adaptations from films in programs starring top Hollywood actors of the time.
The show had a long run, lasting for 14 seasons and 527 episodes. It ran on CBS from January 8, 1939 until June 28, 1948, continuing on NBC from October 7, 1948 until June 29, 1950. It was broadcast on ABC from September 7, 1950 to May 31, 1951 and returned to CBS on March 13, 1952. It aired under several different titles: The Gulf Screen Guild Show, The Gulf Screen Guild Theater, The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater and The Camel Screen Guild Theater.
Actors on the series included Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Eddie Cantor, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Nelson Eddy, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Johnny Mercer, Agnes Moorehead, Gregory Peck, Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra. Fees these actors would typically charge were donated to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, in order to support the creation and maintenance of the Motion Picture Country Home for retired actors.
The series came to an end on CBS June 29, 1952.
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