 Jack Benny, George Murphy, Joan Crawford and Reginald Gardiner on the premiere of The Screen Guild Theater (January 8, 1939)[1] | |
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| Genre | Anthology drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Directed by | Bill Lawrence |
| Produced by | Bill Lawrence |
| Original release | January 8, 1939 – June 29, 1952 |
| No. of series | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 527 |
| Audio format | Monaural sound |
The Screen Guild Theater is a radio anthology series broadcast from 1939 until 1952 during the Golden Age of Radio. Leading Hollywood stars performed adaptations of popular motion pictures. Originating on CBS Radio, it aired under several different titles including The Gulf Screen Guild Show, The Gulf Screen Guild Theater, The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater and The Camel Screen Guild Players. Fees that would ordinarily have been paid to the stars and studios were instead donated to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and were used for the construction and maintenance of the Motion Picture Country House.[2][3]
Dinah Shore and Gail Patrick in the CBS Radio studio at a rehearsal for "Belle of the Yukon" (February 12, 1945)[4]
- ^ "Gulf Screen Guild Show 1939-01-08 episode 1". archive.org. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Hollywood's Heart". Movie-Radio Guide. December 21, 1940. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ Elliott, Jordan (Summer 2015). "Hooray for Hollywood!". Nostalgia Digest. 41 (3): 24–30.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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