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Playhouse 90 :: The Hostess with the Mostest (01x25)

Title:

The Hostess with the Mostest

Episode #:

01x25

Production Number:

56-25

Original Airdate:

Thursday March 21st, 1957

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A dramatization based on the life of famed Washington DC hostess and socialite Perle Mesta.

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Guest Stars
•Edgar Barrier	played	Count	Recurring (first appearance)
•Evelyn Rudie	played	Perle as a child	Recurring (second appearance)
•Robert Lowery (2)	played	George Mesta	Recurring (first appearance)
•Shepperd Strudwick	played	Charley Potter	Recurring (first appearance)
•Frank Milan	played	Phillip Caldwell
•Hedda Hopper	played	Maizie Weldon
•Joan Wetmore	played	Emily
•Louise Beavers	played	Mattie Mae
•Paul Millard (1)	played	Forbes
•Shirley Booth	played	Perle Mesta