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Four Star Playhouse (1952)
6.8 4 seasons 129 episodes Ended
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.
Seasons & episodes
E1My Wife GeraldineSep 25, 1952 · 30m
Man invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.
E2Dante's InfernoOct 2, 1952 · 30m
Willie Dante owns a bar and gambling house called Dante's Inferno. One night, the wife of an acquaintance tells Willie that her husband has…
E3The Lost Silk HatOct 23, 1952 · 30m
Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.
E4BackstageNov 6, 1952 · 30m
An actor named Paul is out on an evening stroll when he sees a young woman attempting to jump off a bridge. After a struggle, he discovers…
E5Welcome HomeNov 20, 1952 · 30m
A notorious criminal returns to his home town after 15 years away, and a young man wants to join him in notoriety and, probably, death at t…
E6The IslandDec 4, 1952 · 30m
Rebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.
E7The Officer and the LadyDec 18, 1952 · 30m
A reformed pickpocket in Paris obtains the purse of an attractive woman. He reads a letter telling about her dying son, and he decides to g…
E8KnockoutJan 1, 1953 · 30m
Middleweight boxer finds his big bout has been fixed.
E9Man on a TrainJan 15, 1953 · 30m
William encounters an old acquaintance, John Dwerrihouse, on a train with 75,000 pounds. Only later did William learn that Dwerrihouse had…
E10Trail's EndJan 29, 1953 · 30m
A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and runs into a tragedy of the desert.
E11Sound Off, My LoveFeb 12, 1953 · 30m
Woman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her murder.
E12The Man in the BoxFeb 26, 1953 · 30m
Boyer plays four roles in story of a director and his woes.
E13No IdentityMar 12, 1953 · 30m
Young boy fights to win his foster mother's love.
E14The Man Who Walked Out On HimselfMar 26, 1953 · 30m
After separating from his wife, a wealthy clubman is about to marry a much young woman -- whereupon his mirror image walks out on him in di…
E15The Last VoyageApr 23, 1953 · 30m
Sea captain discovers a time bomb is planted on his ship.
E16Night RideMay 7, 1953 · 30m
Five people, one a murderer, are trapped on subway.
E17The Ladies On His MindMay 21, 1953 · 30m
A psychiatrist listens to his female patients go on about their troubles. As they talk, he imagines himself within each of their stories.
E18To Whom It May ConcernJun 4, 1953 · 30m
A bank employee mails a letter to his boss confessing to stealing $7000 and includes the stocks he bought with the money. As he puts a gun…
E19ShadowedJun 18, 1953 · 30m
Past haunts politician running for Senator.
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