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Season 3 – Four Star Playhouse

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Anthology series which became famous in 1952, with subjects from surreal mysteries to light comedies, featuring four rotating stars.
Four Star Playhouse — Season 3

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Dick Powell

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Charles Boyer

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Vera Miles

Maggie

David Niven

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Mabel Albertson

Hannah

Ida Lupino

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 1954 The Man in the Cellar A psychiatrist (Charles Boyer) dismisses his child's tale of a man in the cellar as fantasy. With Dick Powell. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 1954 Never Explain A beachcomber (David Niven) may not be as inept as he seems. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 1954 Interlude A foreign correspondent helps a shy woman. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 21, 1954 Wallet A French waiter with more pride than money will not stand for his sickly wife to be admitted to a free public hospital; when a wealthy customer leaves behind a wallet containing thousands of dollars, the server takes it for his wife's medical care. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 1954 The Adolescent Ida Lupino is a teacher who, in her role as a member of her school's disciplinary board, must investigate her nephew's misconduct. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 4, 1954 The Contest A district attorney (Dick Powell) suspects his fiancee is shielding a murderer. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 4, 1954 Vote of Confidence A recently freed con man tries to convince an heiress' secretary that he needs money to supply an orphanage. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 1954 My Own Dear Dragon His wife's (Vera Miles) ambition disturbs a playwright (Charles Boyer). Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 1954 Marked Down Anthology series which became famous in 1952, with subjects from surreal mysteries to light comedies, featuring four rotating stars. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 2, 1954 Meet a Lonely Man A socialite (Martha Hyer) wants to marry a simple hotel clerk (David Niven) whom she believes is a millionaire. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 9, 1954 Bourbon Street A musician gets an anonymous letter. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 16, 1954 A Championship Affair Rivals compete at bridge and for a woman. With Charles Boyer, Vera Miles. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 23, 1954 The Answer An itinerant author's play changes the outlook of a burned-out Hollywood writer. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 30, 1954 Go Ahead and Jump A cabbie commiserates with a potential suicide. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 6, 1955 A Bag of Oranges Anthology series features four rotating stars. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 13, 1955 Stuffed Shirt A botanist (Charles Boyer) with a bigamous wife is accused of murder. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 20, 1955 Breakfast in Bed A commercial artist wants to create a masterpiece. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 27, 1955 The Good Sister A nun in a German orphanage during WWII is determined to marry her oldest orphan to an American serviceman in order to secure a future for her. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 3, 1955 A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln A woman learns to appreciate her spouse. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 10, 1955 Fair Trial A reporter (Dick Powell) decries a lynching. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 17, 1955 The Wild Bunch A man weds a woman with teen sons. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 24, 1955 Tusitala Robert Louis Stevenson (David Niven) spends his last days in Samoa. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 3, 1955 The Returning World War II ruins an English professor's plans to marry a Japanese woman. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 10, 1955 Eddie's Place A parolee finds herself in a legal bind. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 17, 1955 Henry and the Psychopathic Horse A psychiatrist tries his hand at training a horse. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 24, 1955 Night at Lark Cottage A woman with no companion other than her young daughter knows that an escaped convict is on his way to kill her. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 31, 1955 The Girl on the Bridge When an artist's muse becomes an unknown young woman he met on a bridge near his vacation retreat, he grows desperate to find her again. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 7, 1955 The Collar A minister (David Niven) tries to save a tribe that holds him captive. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 14, 1955 Madeira, Madeira A writer falls for a friend's widow. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 21, 1955 With All My Heart A teacher's unhappy love life improves after a childhood sweetheart brings out her inner beauty. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 28, 1955 The House Always Wins Gangsters plan to rob Nick Dante's (Dick Powell) casino. Details Episode 32 Aired May 5, 1955 Uncle Fred Flits By A prankster visits his stuffy nephew. Details Episode 33 Aired May 12, 1955 Alias Mr. Hepp A con man who preys on rich women changes after meeting a sickly heiress. Details Episode 34 Aired May 26, 1955 Trudy Anthology series features four rotating stars. Details Episode 35 Aired Jun 2, 1955 Broken Journey Deciding on a layover, two cops transporting a prisoner place him in a local jail, where he tries to trick the locals into releasing him. Details Episode 36 Aired Jun 9, 1955 The Executioner A complex web of deception is revealed during the investigation of the assassination of a police official. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 23, 1955 The Frightened Woman A woman believes she's going crazy when she apparently steps back in time. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 30, 1955 Award After bombing on Broadway, an arrogant actress takes acting lessons from a director. Details
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Four Star Playhouse — Season 3

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Season Info

Director
Robert Florey
Executive Producer
Don Sharpe
Screenwriter
Clock Dailey
Network
CBS
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 1954