''Hollywood Premiere Theatre'' was the original title of an American television program that was broadcast more often as ''Hollywood Theatre Time'' on the

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from September 20, 1950 to October 5, 1951. Content varied from week to week, including situation comedies, dramatic presentations, and scenes from well-known plays. Some early episodes were a variety program, ''The Gil Lamb Show''. The series was one of the first anthology shows aired from the West Coast, with viewers in the East seeing

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of episodes. It featured the TV debut of singer

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. Two writers who worked on ''

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'', Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Davis, worked as writers on this series. George M. Cahan and Thomas W. Sarnoff were the producers. The program's competition included ''

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'' on NBC and ''The Sam Levinson Show'' on CBS. Storm co-starred with

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in "Mr. and Mrs. Detective" (alternately titled "Mystery and Mrs." on the show's September 27, 1950, episode. It was a pilot for a prospective series, but the series was not developed.

Broadcast history

*September 20, 1950 - November 29, 1950 (Wednesdays 7:00-7:30pm ET) as ''Hollywood Premiere Theatre'' *December 6, 1950 - June 6, 1951 (Wednesdays 7:00-7:30pm ET) as ''Hollywood Theatre Time'' *June 15, 1951 - October 5, 1951 (Fridays 10:00-10:30pm ET) as ''Hollywood Theatre Time''

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External links

''Hollywood Premiere Theatre'' at IMDB
American Broadcasting Company original programming Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows 1950s American anthology television series 1950 American television series debuts 1951 American television series endings

Broadcast history

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