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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
2

First episode date
  
16 April 1955

Network
  
CBS

Presented by
  
Donald Woods

8.1/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Anthology

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
39

Final episode date
  
30 June 1956

Number of seasons
  
2

Cast
  
Donald Woods

Producer(s)
  
Lou Breslow Michael Kraike

Similar
  
Ford Theatre, The Star and the Story, Screen Directors Playhouse, Cavalcade of America, NBC Matinee Theater

Damon Runyon Theater is an American television program that presented dramatized versions of Damon Runyon's short stories. Hosted by Donald Woods, the program, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser beer, aired for a total of 39 episodes on CBS from April 1955 through February 1956 (repeats continued through June).

Guest Stars

Actors who appeared on the series included:

  • Jack Albertson
  • Gene Barry
  • Frances Bavier
  • Jack Carson
  • Dane Clark
  • Charles Coburn
  • Broderick Crawford
  • Paul Douglas
  • Edward Everett Horton
  • Mona Freeman
  • Coleen Gray
  • Barbara Hale
  • John Ireland
  • Dorothy Lamour
  • Thomas Mitchell
  • Hugh O'Brian
  • Edmond O'Brien
  • Cesar Romero
  • James Whitmore
  • Keenan Wynn
  • Fay Wray
  • Larry Roberts

    • References

    Damon Runyon Theater Wikipedia
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