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The Plymouth Playhouse

Original title: ABC Album
  • TV Series
  • 1953–
  • 30m
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The Plymouth Playhouse (1953)
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ABC, which had a reputation for producing shows that were not as good as their competitors CBS and NBC, used this program to audtition possible series in the hope of gaining sponsorship for ... Read allABC, which had a reputation for producing shows that were not as good as their competitors CBS and NBC, used this program to audtition possible series in the hope of gaining sponsorship for the 1953 TV season. The episodes were expensive to produce and featured top notch casts an... Read allABC, which had a reputation for producing shows that were not as good as their competitors CBS and NBC, used this program to audtition possible series in the hope of gaining sponsorship for the 1953 TV season. The episodes were expensive to produce and featured top notch casts and two of the episodes were picked up by sponsors and broadcast in the 1953-54 season.

  • Stars
    • Donald Cook
    • Boris Karloff
    • Wendell Corey
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Stars
      • Donald Cook
      • Boris Karloff
      • Wendell Corey
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    Donald Cook
    Donald Cook
    • Self - Host
    • 1953
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Story One - The Chase…
    • 1953
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Sydney Carton
    • 1953
    Wanda Hendrix
    Wanda Hendrix
    • Lucie Manette
    • 1953
    Murray Matheson
    Murray Matheson
    • Dr. Alexander Manette
    • 1953
    Carleton G. Young
    Carleton G. Young
    • Charles Darnay
    • 1953
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    • Pross
    • 1953
    Jerry LaZarre
    • Barsad
    • 1953
    Norman Budd
    Norman Budd
    • Jerry Cruncher
    • 1953
    Kyle MacDonnell
    • starring in 'You Were Perfectly Fine' and 'The Reticence of Cody Anne'
    • 1953
    Philip Truex
    Philip Truex
    • starring in 'The Chase'
    • 1953
    Judith Evelyn
    Judith Evelyn
    • Therese Defarge
    • 1953
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Mr. Stryver
    • 1953
    Oliver Thorndike
    • starring in 'You Were Perfectly Fine'
    • 1953
    Lucille Pierlot
    • The Seamstress
    • 1953
    Robert Foulk
    Robert Foulk
    • Ernest Defarge
    • 1953
    Ted Stanhope
    Ted Stanhope
    • The Judge
    • 1953
    Colin Kenny
    Colin Kenny
    • The Bailiff
    • 1953
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      This program was sponsored by the automobile manufacturer The Chrysler Corporation from the third episode onwards. Thus, the title was changed to The Plymouth Playhouse, Plymouth being one of the brand of automobiles manufactured by Chrysler.

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • John Rust Productions
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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