Four Star Playhouse - Season 1

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Four Star Playhouse - Season 1
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Title:Four Star Playhouse - Season 1
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Air Date: 1952-09-25
Season Number: 1
Total Episodes: 19
Stars:
Overview
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 List
  • Season 1 (19 episode) - September 25, 1952
  • Season 2 (31 episode) - September 24, 1953
  • Season 3 (38 episode) - September 30, 1954
  • Season 4 (41 episode) - October 06, 1955

Episodes List

My Wife Geraldine

Episode 1 : My Wife Geraldine

Man invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.
September 25, 1952
Dante's Inferno

Episode 2 : Dante's Inferno

Willie Dante owns a bar and gambling house called...
October 02, 1952
The Lost Silk Hat

Episode 3 : The Lost Silk Hat

Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting...
October 23, 1952
Backstage

Episode 4 : Backstage

An actor named Paul is out on an evening stroll...
November 06, 1952
Welcome Home

Episode 5 : Welcome Home

A notorious criminal returns to his home town...
November 20, 1952
The Island

Episode 6 : The Island

Rebellious physician on an island in the South...
December 04, 1952
The Officer and the Lady

Episode 7 : The Officer and the Lady

A reformed pickpocket in Paris obtains the purse...
December 18, 1952
Knockout

Episode 8 : Knockout

Middleweight boxer finds his big bout has been...
January 01, 1953
Man on a Train

Episode 9 : Man on a Train

William encounters an old acquaintance, John...
January 15, 1953
Trail's End

Episode 10 : Trail's End

A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search...
January 29, 1953
Sound Off, My Love

Episode 11 : Sound Off, My Love

Woman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her...
February 12, 1953
The Man in the Box

Episode 12 : The Man in the Box

Boyer plays four roles in story of a director and...
February 26, 1953
No Identity

Episode 13 : No Identity

Young boy fights to win his foster mother's love.
March 12, 1953
The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

Episode 14 : The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

After separating from his wife, a wealthy clubman...
March 26, 1953
The Last Voyage

Episode 15 : The Last Voyage

Sea captain discovers a time bomb is planted on...
April 23, 1953
Night Ride

Episode 16 : Night Ride

Five people, one a murderer, are trapped on...
May 07, 1953
The Ladies On His Mind

Episode 17 : The Ladies On His Mind

A psychiatrist listens to his female patients go...
May 21, 1953
To Whom It May Concern

Episode 18 : To Whom It May Concern

A bank employee mails a letter to his boss...
June 04, 1953
Shadowed

Episode 19 : Shadowed

Past haunts politician running for Senator.
June 18, 1953