Stars Over Hollywood
| Stars Over Hollywood | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Armour Theatre |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Written by | Axel Gruenberg Jack Hively |
| Starring | Numerous Hollywood stars |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Axel Gruenberg |
| Production companies | Revue Productions MCA Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 6, 1950 – August 29, 1951 |
Stars Over Hollywood (also known as Armour Theatre) is an American anthology television series of "original comedies and light dramas" produced by Revue Productions. Revue's first television series, it was a filmed in Hollywood and aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from September 6, 1950, to August 29, 1951.
Among the guest stars were Mary Stuart in the premiere presentation "Beauty Is a Joy", Raymond Burr, Cameron Mitchell, Ann Rutherford, and Bruce Cabot. Otherwise, the program generally featured lesser-known actors and actresses.
Stars Over Hollywood's producer was Axel Gruenberg. He and Jack Hively were writers for the program. The meat packing company Armour and Company was the sponsor of the program.
Rod Serling's first script, "Grady Everett for the People," was presented on the program on September 13, 1950.
Episodes of Stars Over Hollywood were part of a syndicated syndication package, Famous Playhouse, that was distributed by MCA Television, the syndication division of MCA Inc., in 1953. Other programs in the package were Chevron Theater and Gruen Theater.