Hollywood dramatic anthology (1949-1951)
 In the late 1940s, the Radio waves were so jam packed
with glamour variety shows that promised to deliver Hollywood
right in the audience's living room that people began
to distrust broadcasting systems. The audience needed
something fresh and true to what Hollywood really is.
They demanded a first person view of Hollywood, not a
dramatization. From the outcries of the public, there
came The Screen Directors' Playhouse.
Text on OTRCAT.com ©2007 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved-Reproduction is prohibited. The Screen Directors' Playhouse was similar to
Screen Guild Theater,
which was a charity variety revue that supported the maintenance
of the Motion Picture Country House, except that Playhouse
added the element of director participation. The shows
consisted of the director giving a radio adaptation of
the movie, then sitting down with the actual stars of
the film and reminisce about the whole movie-going experiencing
and what they have done in their free time between then.
It was not the star power that kept this vehicle running,
it was writing. According to creator Don Sharpe, "writing
is the most important single factor in a radio package,"
and that was perfectly demonstrated in the show.
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