List of episodes of the series «Four Star Playhouse»

  • Seasons count: 4
  • Episodes count: 129
  • Total viewing time: 2 d. 16 h. 30 m.
My Wife Geraldine
Release date: 9/25/1952

My Wife Geraldine

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Man invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.
Dante's Inferno
Release date: 10/2/1952

Dante's Inferno

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Willie Dante owns a bar and gambling house called Dante's Inferno. One night, the wife of an acquaintance tells Willie that her husband has threatened her. Willie comforts her and sends her home, but she turns up dead the next day.
The Lost Silk Hat
Release date: 10/23/1952

The Lost Silk Hat

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.
Backstage
Release date: 11/6/1952

Backstage

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    An actor named Paul is out on an evening stroll when he sees a young woman attempting to jump off a bridge. After a struggle, he discovers her name is Amy and she is homeless. Paul believes $5 could mean the difference between decency & despair so he pays for Amy to stay in a hotel for the night, agreeing to meet her the next day. Amy is nowhere to be found when Paul returns. He worries and begins the search for this mysterious woman.
Welcome Home
Release date: 11/20/1952

Welcome Home

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    A notorious criminal returns to his home town after 15 years away, and a young man wants to join him in notoriety and, probably, death at the hands of police.
The Island
Release date: 12/4/1952

The Island

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Rebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.
The Officer and the Lady
Release date: 12/18/1952

The Officer and the Lady

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    A reformed pickpocket in Paris obtains the purse of an attractive woman. He reads a letter telling about her dying son, and he decides to grant the boy's wish to meet his father.
Knockout
Release date: 1/1/1953

Knockout

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Middleweight boxer finds his big bout has been fixed.
Man on a Train
Release date: 1/15/1953

Man on a Train

  • Episode number: 9
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    William encounters an old acquaintance, John Dwerrihouse, on a train with 75,000 pounds. Only later did William learn that Dwerrihouse had disappeared four months earlier after embezzling 75,000 pounds from the train company.
Trail's End
Release date: 1/29/1953

Trail's End

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and runs into a tragedy of the desert.
Sound Off, My Love
Release date: 2/12/1953

Sound Off, My Love

  • Episode number: 11
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Woman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her murder.
The Man in the Box
Release date: 2/26/1953

The Man in the Box

  • Episode number: 12
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Boyer plays four roles in story of a director and his woes.
No Identity
Release date: 3/12/1953

No Identity

  • Episode number: 13
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Young boy fights to win his foster mother's love.
The Man Who Walked Out On Himself
Release date: 3/26/1953

The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

  • Episode number: 14
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    After separating from his wife, a wealthy clubman is about to marry a much young woman -- whereupon his mirror image walks out on him in disgust.
The Last Voyage
Release date: 4/23/1953

The Last Voyage

  • Episode number: 15
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Sea captain discovers a time bomb is planted on his ship.
Night Ride
Release date: 5/7/1953

Night Ride

  • Episode number: 16
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Five people, one a murderer, are trapped on subway.
The Ladies On His Mind
Release date: 5/21/1953

The Ladies On His Mind

  • Episode number: 17
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    A psychiatrist listens to his female patients go on about their troubles. As they talk, he imagines himself within each of their stories.
To Whom It May Concern
Release date: 6/4/1953

To Whom It May Concern

  • Episode number: 18
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    A bank employee mails a letter to his boss confessing to stealing $7000 and includes the stocks he bought with the money. As he puts a gun to his head, he sees in the paper that the stocks' worth have gone through the roof. Now he wants to live and goes on a frantic chase to get the letter back from the post office before it gets delivered.
Shadowed
Release date: 6/18/1953

Shadowed

  • Episode number: 19
  • Episode duration: 30 min.
  • Episode description:
    Past haunts politician running for Senator.