Philip Morris Playhouse is a 30-minute old-time radio dramatic anthology series. The program "[g]enerally ... featured straight and crime drama," radio historian John Dunning wrote. He noted that one of the directors was William Spier, who "had directed Suspense in its salad days and brought to The Philip Morris Playhouse the same slick production" that was used in Suspense. In 1951, a trade publication reported that the program's annual budget was $1 million.