Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958 · 13 seasons · 214 eps · ★ 5.4

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Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.

Directed by Dwight Hemion · Written by Marty Farrell

Network: NBC

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