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 2 |
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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 2 :Episode 1 Finale Finale
1953-09-24Four 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 2 :Episode 2 The Squeeze The Squeeze
1953-10-01Four 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 2 :Episode 3 A Place Of His Own A Place Of His Own
1953-10-08Four 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 2 :Episode 4 Love At Sea Love At Sea
1953-10-15Four 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 2 :Episode 5 The Witness The Witness
1953-10-22Four 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 2 :Episode 6 A Matter Of Advice A Matter Of Advice
1953-10-29Four 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 2 :Episode 7 Search in the Night Search in the Night
1953-11-05Four 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 2 :Episode 8 Moorings Moorings
1953-11-12Four 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 2 :Episode 9 The Hard Way The Hard Way
1953-11-19Four 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 2 :Episode 10 For Art`s Sake For Art`s Sake
1953-11-26Four 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 2 :Episode 11 The Girl On The Park Bench The Girl On The Park Bench
1953-12-03Four 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 2 :Episode 12 The Room The Room
1953-12-10Four 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 2 :Episode 13 A Man Of The World A Man Of The World
1953-12-17Four 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 2 :Episode 14 The Gift The Gift
1953-12-24Four 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 2 :Episode 15 House For Sale House For Sale
1953-12-31Four 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 2 :Episode 16 The Test The Test
1954-01-07Four 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 2 :Episode 17 The Bad Streak The Bad Streak
1954-01-14Four 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 2 :Episode 18 A String of Beads A String of Beads
1954-01-21Four 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 2 :Episode 19 Indian Taker Indian Taker
1954-01-28Four 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 2 :Episode 20 Second Dawn Second Dawn
1954-02-04Four 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 2 :Episode 21 The Gun The Gun
1954-02-11Four 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 2 :Episode 22 The Bomb The Bomb
1954-02-18Four 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 2 :Episode 23 Meet McGraw: Long Count Meet McGraw: Long Count
1954-02-25Four 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 2 :Episode 24 Detective`s Holiday Detective`s Holiday
1954-03-04Four 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 2 :Episode 25 Operation In Money Operation In Money
1954-03-11Four 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 2 :Episode 26 Lady of the Orchids Lady of the Orchids
1954-03-18Four 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 2 :Episode 27 The Book The Book
1954-04-01Four 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 2 :Episode 28 A Study In Panic A Study In Panic
1954-04-08Four 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 2 :Episode 29 Masquerade Masquerade
1954-04-15Four 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 2 :Episode 30 Village In The City Village In The City
1954-04-22Four 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 2 :Episode 31 The Doctor and the Countess The Doctor and the Countess
1954-04-29Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...
