The Screen Director's Plyhouse - Crisscross (10-10-49)

The Screen Director's Playhouse - From 01/09/49 to 09/28/51 this series was greatly enjoyed by the radio listening audience. It opened as NBC Theater and was also known as The Screen Director's Guild and The Screen Director's Assignment. But most people remember it simply as Screen Director's Playhouse. Many of the Hollywood elite were heard recreating their screen roles over the radio. John Wayne in his rare radio appearances, Cary Grant, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Claire Trevor, Tallulah Bankhead and many others were on the air week after week during these broadcasts. Many of Hollywood's directors were also heard in the recreation of their movies. The President of the Screen Director's Guild appeared on 02/13/49, and Violinist Isaac Stern supplied the music for the 04/19/51 broadcast. THIS EPISODE: October 10, 1949. NBC network. "Criss Cross". Sustaining. A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double cross. Screen director Robert Siodmak appears by transcription. Burt Lancaster, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeff Corey, Betty Morgan, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Robert Siodmak. 1/2 hour.