''The George Sanders Mystery Theater '' is the title of a 30-minute

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which aired Sundays on

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in the summer of 1957, replacing the first half of '' Caesar's Hour''. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included:

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, John Archer, Robert Horton,

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. Work on the program, which had the working title ''The Mystery Writers Theater of TV'', began two years prior to its debut. After Sanders was signed to be host, the title was changed to use his name. He began working on episodes 16 months prior to the show's debut. The producers were Sam Bischoff and David Diamond for

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. Pabst Beer was the sponsor.

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CTVA - The Classic TV Archive: ''The George Sanders Mystery Theater''
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