Hollywood Premiere Theatre

Hollywood Premiere Theatre
Genre	Anthology
Written by	Bob Carroll, Jr. Madelyn Davis Fritz Blocki Tom Baxter
Directed by	Phil Booth
Starring	Gil Lamb (host) Florence Bates Edgar Buchanan Don DeFore Reginald Denny William Frawley Sterling Holloway Anita Louise Marjorie Reynolds Gale Storm Lyle Talbot
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Thomas Sarnoff George Cahan Bob Raisbeck
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 20, 1950 – October 5, 1951
External links
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Hollywood Premiere Theatre, also known as Hollywood Theatre Time and The Gil Lamb Show, is an anthology TV series broadcast on the ABC Television Network from September 20, 1950 to October 5, 1951. The show was hosted by Gil Lamb (1904-1995). The series was one of the first anthology shows aired from the West Coast, and featured the TV debut of singer Gale Storm. Two writers who worked on I Love Lucy, Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Davis, worked as writers on this series.

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

See also

• 1950-51 United States network television schedule
• 1951-52 United States network television schedule

External links

• Hollywood Premiere Theatre at IMDB
• Hollywood Premiere Theatre at CTVA with list of episodes