 | Hallmark Playhouse Show Count: 123 Broadcast History: 10 June 1948 to 1 February 1953 and 8 February 1953 to 27 March 1955 Sponsor: Hallmark Cards Cast: Irene Dunne, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore Director: Dee Engelbach, William Gay, William Froug Host: James Hilton In 1948, a new series called the Hallmark Playhouse was launched by Hallmark Cards, replacing the popular series, The Radio Reader's Digest, which had documented the true stories published in the Reader's Digest magazine. |