A filmed half-hour series, episodes were approximately 25 minutes long, excluding commercials.
[3] Henry Fonda was the host,[4] which primarily meant that he was spokesman for the beer that sponsored the show.
Notable directors included Blake Edwards and Robert Stevenson.
[citation needed] During the late-1950s it was exported to Australia (as were Four Star Playhouse, Stage 7, Studio 57, etc.)
where it often aired under the title Whitehall Playhouse (combined with episodes of Studio 57).