Four Star Playhouse
TV Show| Title | Four Star Playhouse |
| User score | 6.1 |
| Release date | Sep 25, 1952 |
| Release date of last episode | Jul 26, 1956 |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 4 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 129 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS4.E41 ∙ Success Story
Jul 26, 1956
S4.E40 ∙ The Stand-In
Jul 19, 1956
S4.E39 ∙ Yellowbelly
Jul 12, 1956
S4.E38 ∙ Distinguished Service
Jul 5, 1956
S4.E37 ∙ The Stacked Deck
Jun 28, 1956
S4.E36 ∙ Woman Afraid
Jun 21, 1956
S4.E35 ∙ Second Chance
Jun 14, 1956
S4.E34 ∙ Watch the Sunset
Jun 7, 1956
S4.E33 ∙ Beneath the Surface
May 31, 1956
S4.E32 ∙ One Forty-Two
May 24, 1956
S4.E31 ∙ The Other Room
May 17, 1956
S4.E30 ∙ That Woman
May 10, 1956
S4.E29 ∙ A Long Way From Texas
May 3, 1956
S4.E28 ∙ Touch and Go
Apr 26, 1956
S4.E27 ∙ Wall of Bamboo
Apr 19, 1956
S4.E26 ∙ Autumn Carousel
Apr 12, 1956
S4.E25 ∙ The Rites of Spring
Apr 5, 1956
S4.E24 ∙ The Case of Emily Cameron
Mar 29, 1956
S4.E23 ∙ Desert Encounter
Mar 22, 1956
S4.E22 ∙ To Die at Midnight
Mar 15, 1956
Actors
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David Niven
Phil Weston, Ted Parker, Richard Lilliam, Adams, Cookie, Wyeth, Bingham, William Langford, Doctor, Andy Fields, Ted, Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle, Hal Winters, Frank, John, Royal Thurston, Lee, Philip, Uncle Fred, Henry, Charles, Tony Stewart, Maxwell, Larkin, Robert Louis Stevenson, George, Andy, Mitch, Deacon, David, Jim Kenyon, Doctor Gentry
Dick Powell
Willie Dante, Dan, Jeff, Dave, Fleet Mason, Burt Stroude, Capt. Avery, Eddie, Andrew, Will Sonnett, Grover Doane, Eddie White, Fred, US Marshal Philip Dana, Graham, Paul, Chris, Priest, Steve, Philip Benton, Dan Matson, Dave Robinson, Mike Donegan, Dan Hodges
Charles Boyer
Andre, Dr. Dumont, Grisby, Sampan Joe, Dr. Giboux, Claude Le Beau, George, Montaigne, Mr. Graham, Carl Baxter, Carl, Alan Abbey, Major Tinnente, Captain, Renneck, Eric, Alan, Roger, Frank Hepp, Martin, The Man, Robert, Jacques, Henri, Dr. Severson, John
Ida Lupino
Ellen, Valerie, Ginny, Emily Cameron, Anna, Kit, Meg, Diana, Nina Barton, Sheila, Emma, Flo Watson, Sarah, Evelyn, Celia Coberly, Ann, Billie, Grace
Herb Vigran
Monte, Monte - Bartender, Monty Leeds, Bartender, 3rd Reporter, , Lt. Richards, Marc, Sam Rawlings
Ray Walker
Steward, Police Lieutenant, Reporter, Policeman, Tom Barry, Sam, Director, Sgt. Phillips
Regis Toomey
Lt. Manny Waldo, Police Lt. Manny Waldo, Colonel
Ralph Moody
Stranger, Uncle Lee, Moreland, Conductor, Realtor, Doc, Jarvis Miller
Richard Hale
Judge, Pop, Fotheringham, Capt. Harmon, Dr. Kessell, Bishop
Robert Bice
Matt Devlin, Carpenter, Boatman, Doorman, Lucenec, Al Newsome, Chaplain
Rhys Williams
Mr. Peck, Raikes, Watchman, Sidney, Bum, Stage Manager
William Forrest
Sam Rogers, , Judge, Mr. Colter, Charlie, Wilke
