hollywood premiere theatre, also known as hollywood theatre time and the gil lamb show, is an anthology tv series broadcast on the abc television network from september 20, 1950 to october 5, 1951. the show was hosted by gil lamb (1904-1995). the series was one of the first anthology shows aired from the west coast, and featured the tv debut of singer gale storm. two writers who worked on "i love lucy", bob carroll, jr. and madelyn davis, worked as writers on this series.