Four Star Playhouse - Season 4

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Four Star Playhouse - Season 4
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Title:Four Star Playhouse - Season 4
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Air Date: 1955-10-06
Season Number: 4
Total Episodes: 41
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

The Firing Squad

Episode 1 : The Firing Squad

A WWII captain must oversee an execution he...
October 06, 1955
The Face of Danger

Episode 2 : The Face of Danger

A 100-year-old woman who recalls her romance with...
October 13, 1955
Let the Chips Fall

Episode 3 : Let the Chips Fall

A reformed card sharp is recruited to unmask a...
October 20, 1955
Full Circle

Episode 4 : Full Circle

A particularly bad review causes a Broadway...
October 27, 1955
A Spray of Bullets

Episode 5 : A Spray of Bullets

A former sheriff, Will Sonnett, known for his...
November 03, 1955
The Devil to Pay

Episode 6 : The Devil to Pay

In Hell, the administrating office is hopelessly...
November 10, 1955
Here Comes the Suit

Episode 7 : Here Comes the Suit

A milquetoast employee at a novelty company is...
November 17, 1955
Looking Glass House

Episode 8 : Looking Glass House

A woman is surprised when her fiancé turns...
November 24, 1955
Something Very Special

Episode 9 : Something Very Special

Alan moves to America when his wife dies, leaving...
December 01, 1955
A Place Full of Strangers

Episode 10 : A Place Full of Strangers

Industrialist Fleet Mason, a workaholic who...
December 08, 1955
One Way Out

Episode 11 : One Way Out

A wealthy woman separates from her...
December 15, 1955
Dark Meeting

Episode 12 : Dark Meeting

When her long-time pin-boy retires, bowling...
January 05, 1956
Magic Night

Episode 13 : Magic Night

Upset that his 25 years of service for the...
January 12, 1956
Tunnel of Fear

Episode 14 : Tunnel of Fear

While traveling alone in a train compartment, an...
January 19, 1956
High Stakes

Episode 15 : High Stakes

An employee catches attractive Mrs. Raymond...
January 26, 1956
The Listener

Episode 16 : The Listener

Sheila and her brother engineer a gas leak to...
February 02, 1956
Safe Keeping

Episode 17 : Safe Keeping

The chancellor of a foreign university gives...
February 09, 1956
No Limit

Episode 18 : No Limit

Suave restaurateur-gambler Willie Dante rebuffs...
February 16, 1956
Command

Episode 19 : Command

The first mate on a merchant ship has been...
February 23, 1956
Once to Every Woman

Episode 20 : Once to Every Woman

At a particularly vulnerable time in her life,...
March 01, 1956
Red Wine

Episode 21 : Red Wine

A police detective travels to Borneo looking for...
March 08, 1956
To Die at Midnight

Episode 22 : To Die at Midnight

The conflict of a prison warden who discovers...
March 15, 1956
Desert Encounter

Episode 23 : Desert Encounter

A famous author gets embroiled in an unusual...
March 22, 1956
The Case of Emily Cameron

Episode 24 : The Case of Emily Cameron

Emily is an invalid who needs a caretaker. Her...
March 29, 1956
The Rites of Spring

Episode 25 : The Rites of Spring

An older husband tests the marital fidelity of...
April 05, 1956
Autumn Carousel

Episode 26 : Autumn Carousel

A TV writer finds inspiration from a little girl...
April 12, 1956
Wall of Bamboo

Episode 27 : Wall of Bamboo

An undercover agent is dispatched to the...
April 19, 1956
Touch and Go

Episode 28 : Touch and Go

Ted attacks old enemy Walter in a fit of rage....
April 26, 1956
A Long Way From Texas

Episode 29 : A Long Way From Texas

Two con men target a naive young oilman from...
May 03, 1956
That Woman

Episode 30 : That Woman

A young widow, who is in denial that her husband...
May 10, 1956
The Other Room

Episode 31 : The Other Room

A teacher wanting to leave his unfulfilling job...
May 17, 1956
One Forty-Two

Episode 32 : One Forty-Two

Ruthless dictator Mendoza summons a priest when...
May 24, 1956
Beneath the Surface

Episode 33 : Beneath the Surface

In an effort to escape her past, a woman takes a...
May 31, 1956
Watch the Sunset

Episode 34 : Watch the Sunset

Philip Benton is entertaining thoughts of moving...
June 07, 1956
Second Chance

Episode 35 : Second Chance

An experienced writer is in the middle of a...
June 14, 1956
Woman Afraid

Episode 36 : Woman Afraid

While her husband is laid up in a farm house with...
June 21, 1956
The Stacked Deck

Episode 37 : The Stacked Deck

Fresh out of prison, blackmailer Gus Anderson...
June 28, 1956
Distinguished Service

Episode 38 : Distinguished Service

More interested in his career than in his duty as...
July 05, 1956
Yellowbelly

Episode 39 : Yellowbelly

A military hero becomes circumspect as his wife...
July 12, 1956
The Stand-In

Episode 40 : The Stand-In

An aspiring actress has spent 20 years in...
July 19, 1956
Success Story

Episode 41 : Success Story

A man is assigned to force a small-town newspaper...
July 26, 1956