ABC Television Players was an early live television

Live television

Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...

 program which ran on the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 network from January through October 1949.

The program was originally called ABC Television Players, then ABC Tele-Players, then finally ABC Penthouse Players.

The program was a series of 30-minute, live dramatic presentations, containing little-known actors. It was narrated by Donald Gallaher

Donald Gallaher

Donald Gallaher was an American actor.Gallaher was born in Quincy, Illinois. After moving to New York City as a child with his mother, he began acting in productions such as A Royal Family....

, a Hollywood actor whose name was sometimes misspelled as Don Gallagher. The show was broadcast live from Chicago

Chicago

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