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Four Star Playhouse

Season 2 (31 Episodes)

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This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.

Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 Finale

1. Finale

Aired: Sep 24, 1953

Steve Carlyle is an actor who can't find work because his famous nearly ident...

Episode 2 The Squeeze

2. The Squeeze

Aired: Sep 30, 1953

Willie Dante begrudgingly lets the son of the district attorney play dice in ...

Episode 3 A Place of His Own

3. A Place of His Own

Aired: Oct 7, 1953

A brain-damaged PT boat commander is exploited by his prominent family, but l...

Episode 4 Love at Sea

4. Love at Sea

Aired: Oct 14, 1953

A woman on a cruise without her husband feels abandoned and alone, but her sp...

Episode 5 The Witness

5. The Witness

Aired: Oct 21, 1953

A defense attorney idles in a swank restaurant while his client's on trial fo...

Episode 6 A Matter of Advice

6. A Matter of Advice

Aired: Oct 28, 1953

Weary Dr. Gentry gets no rest from his irritating patients. The pediatrician ...

Episode 7 Search in the Night

7. Search in the Night

Aired: Nov 4, 1953

A newspaper reporter is intrigued as to why a woman hired a dive team to retr...

Episode 8 Moorings

8. Moorings

Aired: Nov 11, 1953

An overworked man is ordered by his doctor to take a vacation. While at the r...

Episode 9 The Hard Way

9. The Hard Way

Aired: Nov 18, 1953

Vic breaks the bank at Willie's gambling hall, and Willie unknowingly pays hi...

Episode 10 For Art's Sake

10. For Art's Sake

Aired: Nov 25, 1953

Ted Parker enlists his friend Addy, a famous art expert, into an elaborate ru...

Episode 12 The Room

12. The Room

Aired: Dec 9, 1953

A doctor opens an office in a small Cuban village, but he finds out that doct...

Episode 13 A Man of the World

13. A Man of the World

Aired: Dec 16, 1953

Predictable Andy Bush is taking a train to his annual three week vacation wit...

Episode 14 The Gift

14. The Gift

Aired: Dec 23, 1953

Businessman Carl Baxter is a good boss for 364 days a year, but his memories ...

Episode 15 House for Sale

15. House for Sale

Aired: Dec 30, 1953

A woman visits an isolated house expecting to meet with the realtor. Instead,...

Episode 16 The Test

16. The Test

Aired: Jan 6, 1954

A test pilot learns that it's possible that his sick daughter could have poli...

Episode 17 The Bad Streak

17. The Bad Streak

Aired: Jan 13, 1954

The owner of a financially distressed casino faces a dilemma when his estrang...

Episode 18 A String of Beads

18. A String of Beads

Aired: Jan 20, 1954

A gem expert declares a worthless string of beads worn by a poor governess to...

Episode 19 Indian Taker

19. Indian Taker

Aired: Jan 27, 1954

A comedy of errors about an insurance executive’s wife. At a party, the impul...

Episode 20 Second Dawn

20. Second Dawn

Aired: Feb 3, 1954

A blind man has a chance for surgery to restore his sight, but it may last fo...

Episode 21 The Gun

21. The Gun

Aired: Feb 10, 1954

Dick Powell plays a cop who returns home after a tough night only to be confr...

Episode 22 The Bomb

22. The Bomb

Aired: Feb 17, 1954

An engaged couple and the woman's former suitor take shelter in an abandoned ...

Episode 23 Meet McGraw

23. Meet McGraw

Aired: Feb 24, 1954

McGraw, a private eye, is hired by Lila Lamont to protect her from her threat...

Episode 24 Detective's Holiday

24. Detective's Holiday

Aired: Mar 3, 1954

A detective (Dick Powell) takes a trip to a cabin in the woods to get away fr...

Episode 26 Lady of the Orchids

26. Lady of the Orchids

Aired: Mar 17, 1954

Neglected by her husband, Stacy goes out with wealthy bachelor Paul. The even...

Episode 27 The Book

27. The Book

Aired: Mar 31, 1954

A stranger tussles with John over a library book and is struck and killed by ...

Episode 28 A Study in Panic

28. A Study in Panic

Aired: Apr 7, 1954

Wise-guy newspaperman Fred Jordan writes a column making fun of "normal" men ...

Episode 29 Masquerade

29. Masquerade

Aired: Apr 14, 1954

Kit and her fiancé are hosting a Mardi Gras costume party at her huge mansion...

Episode 30 Village in the City

30. Village in the City

Aired: Apr 21, 1954

An artist discovers that one of his favorite model's has been murdered and an...

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Info about Four Star Playhouse

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Crime

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