Prudential Family Playhouse is an American television anthology drama series that aired on live CBS from October 1950 to March 1951.
[3] Sponsored by Prudential Insurance,[4] the series features actors in adaptations of Broadway plays or best selling novels.
Among its stars were Gertrude Lawrence, Ruth Chatterton, Grace Kelly, Bert Lahr,[5] Eva Marie Saint, Jessica Tandy, Helen Hayes, Kay Francis, Kevin McCarthy, and Dorothy Gish.
Its writers included playwrights George Abbott, Robert Anderson, Ruth Gordon, and Sidney Howard.
[6] Prudential Family Playhouse aired on Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time,[5] alternating with Sure As Fate,[3] opposite the highly rated Texaco Star Theater, hosted by Milton Berle.