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Beginning with the 1956-1957 season, all of the shows were filmed. Between October 1951 and March 1952, the hour-long show was aired at 9 p.m. [clarification needed] In April 1952, the running time was reduced from an hour to 30 minutes. The series moved to 9:30 p.m. in the 1955 fall season.
Beginning with the 1956-57 season, all of the shows were filmed. Between October 1951 and March 1952, the hour-long show was shown at 9pm. In April 1952, the running time was reduced from an hour to 30 minutes. The series moved to 9:30pm in the 1955 fall season.
Alternated with Lux Playhouse (CBS) (1958-59) during the 1958-59 season. A veteran detective teams with a young plainclothesman to hunt down a psycho killer. A psycho killer is being chased by cops. An ex-convict searches for his only son.
During the summer of 1954 filmed episodes appeared along with live ones. This completely changed by fall 1956 to entirely filmed dramas, as well as the title shortened to Schlitz Playhouse of Stars. It remained weekly until the start of the eighth season when it aired. on alternate-week basis with Lux Playhouse.
Schlitz Playhouse: With James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, John Doucette. Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City.
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show...
Although essentially a live series, filmed episodes started showing up in the summer of 1953 and accounted for more than half of the telecasts during the 1954-1955 season. By 1956 there were no live episodes at all, and in November of that year, the title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse.
