''Romance Theatre'' is a 30-minute American

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produced for

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by Courtship Productions. A total of 83 episodes aired from 1982–83. The show was hosted by

Louis Jourdan Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Paradine Case'' (1947), '' Let ...

. Each story was written by a member of the Romance Writers of America Guild and consisted of five episodes. Guest stars included Millie Perkins,

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, Janis Paige,

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, and

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Critical response

The book ''Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'' suggested that one problem with ''Romance Theatre'' was, "the producers of the series made an inviolate promise to the viewers that each of the five-part stories would end happily, and what true soap-opera fan wanted to see ''that''?"

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* 1980s American anthology television series 1982 American television series debuts 1983 American television series endings First-run syndicated television programs in the United States {{US-tv-prog-stub