Gruen Playhouse
Encyclopedia
Gruen Playhouse is a dramatic series on ABC
and the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
sponsored by the Gruen Watch Company
. The series aired on ABC on Thursdays at 9:30pm EST, and on DuMont on Thursdays at 9pm EST. The 30-minute dramas featured actors such as Carolyn Jones
(in her TV debut), Raymond Burr
, and Bonita Granville
.
.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
sponsored by the Gruen Watch Company
Gruen Watch Co.
The Gruen Watch Company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. It was in business from about 1894 to 1958 and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio.- Dietrich Gruen :...
. The series aired on ABC on Thursdays at 9:30pm EST, and on DuMont on Thursdays at 9pm EST. The 30-minute dramas featured actors such as Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Sue Jones was an American actress.Jones began her film career in the early 1950s, and by the end of the decade had achieved recognition with a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party and a Golden Globe Award as one of the most promising actresses...
(in her TV debut), Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film, usually as the villain...
, and Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville was an American film actress and television producer.-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Granville was the daughter of stage actors, and made her film debut at the age of nine in Westward Passage...
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Episode status
Two episodes are held in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television ArchiveUCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...
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See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts