"[4] Except for the selection of material by stars, Hollywood Players' format was much like that of a number of other radio programs of its time.
A 1946 article in the trade publication Billboard quoted one advertising agency person who included Hollywood Players among a group of "more would-be Lux Radio Theaters than ever.
"[5] Radio historian John Dunning wrote, "The series might have had a longer run but for the glut of similar Hollywood shows then on the networks.
Movie stars Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, John Garfield, Paulette Goddard, Gene Kelly and Gregory Peck were featured, with each appearing several times over the program's weeks on the air.
"[3] Guest stars included Lynn Bari,[6] Barry Sullivan[7] and Janet Leigh, who first appeared on radio[8] at age 19[9] in Hollywood Players' production "All Through the House," December 24, 1946.