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.
| Title | Four Star Playhouse - Season 1 |
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| First Air Date | 1952-09-25 |
| Last Air Date | 1956-07-26 |
| Number of Episodes | 129 |
| Number of Seasons | 4 |
| Genres | Drama, Comedy, |
| Networks | CBS, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 1 My Wife Geraldine My Wife Geraldine
1952-09-25Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 2 Dante's Inferno Dante's Inferno
1952-10-02Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 3 The Lost Silk Hat The Lost Silk Hat
1952-10-23Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 4 Backstage Backstage
1952-11-06Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 5 Welcome Home Welcome Home
1952-11-20Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 6 The Island The Island
1952-12-04Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 7 The Officer and the Lady The Officer and the Lady
1952-12-18Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 8 Knockout Knockout
1953-01-01Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 9 Man on a Train Man on a Train
1953-01-15Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 10 Trail's End Trail's End
1953-01-29Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 11 Sound Off, My Love Sound Off, My Love
1953-02-12Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 12 The Man in the Box The Man in the Box
1953-02-26Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 13 No Identity No Identity
1953-03-12Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 14 The Man Who Walked Out On Himself The Man Who Walked Out On Himself
1953-03-26Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 15 The Last Voyage The Last Voyage
1953-04-23Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 16 Night Ride Night Ride
1953-05-07Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 17 The Ladies On His Mind The Ladies On His Mind
1953-05-21Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 18 To Whom It May Concern To Whom It May Concern
1953-06-04Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
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Four Star Playhouse Season 1 :Episode 19 Shadowed Shadowed
1953-06-18Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
