O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse
Written by	Irving H. Cooper Donald Hyde George Waggner Albert Isaac Bezzerides Mary McCarthy Al C. Ward Dale Wasserman
Directed by	George Waggner
Narrated by	Thomas Mitchell
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jack J. Gross Philip N. Krasne
Producer(s)	Donald Hyde
Cinematography	Hal McAlpin
Editor(s)	Asa Boyd Clark
Running time	30 min.
Production company(s)	Gross-Krasne Productions
Release
Original network	Syndication
Original release	January 23 – November 19, 1957

The O. Henry Playhouse was an early American anthology television series which featured television adaptations of short stories written by 19th-century author O. Henry and primarily set in New York City. The series was both hosted and narrated by Thomas Mitchell, who portrayed the title character, and featured several television and film stars during its run such as Maureen Stapleton, DeForest Kelley, Lisa Montell, Otto Kruger, Max Showalter and Ernest Borgnine. The series was syndicated and initially ran from January 23 to May 25, 1957, and its final episode aired on November 19 of that year.