Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

8 Seasons 1951 - 1963 NR 30m 7.7

Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic...

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Not a Chance

1. Not a Chance

Aired: Oct 5, 1951

A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.

Episode 4 Still Life

4. Still Life

Aired: Oct 26, 1951

A woman falls in love with the Doctor she meets at the train station after sh...

Episode 5 The Lucky Touch

5. The Lucky Touch

Aired: Nov 2, 1951

An old woman is ignored by her family, that is until she wins a sizable amoun...

Episode 11 Exit

11. Exit

Aired: Dec 14, 1951

Baro, a fearless young member of the underground network helps the persecuted...

Episode 12 Dark Fleece

12. Dark Fleece

Aired: Dec 21, 1951

Honora of a leading family shocks her hometown by dating a boy from "the wron...

Episode 13 Girl in a Million

13. Girl in a Million

Aired: Dec 28, 1951

A man marries a woman who has lost her voice; unfortunately, when her voice r...

Episode 15 Billy Budd

15. Billy Budd

Aired: Jan 11, 1952

When Claggart is found murdered after making false accusations of mutiny agai...

Episode 17 P.G.

17. P.G.

Aired: Jan 25, 1952

An Italian girl helps five American POWs.

Episode 18 Lady with a Will

18. Lady with a Will

Aired: Feb 1, 1952

A millionaire leaves his riches to his spinster sister, and the town's corrup...

Episode 19 The Daughter

19. The Daughter

Aired: Feb 8, 1952

The troubled life of Mary Todd Lincoln and her influence on her husband.

Episode 20 Fifty Grand

20. Fifty Grand

Aired: Feb 15, 1952

A prize fighter continues to box to pay his debts.

Episode 21 World So Wide

21. World So Wide

Aired: Feb 22, 1952

Architect Hayden Chart, recovering from the death of his wife, begins anew ov...

Episode 22 Apple of His Eye

22. Apple of His Eye

Aired: Feb 29, 1952

A widowed older farmer falls in love with the much younger woman he hires.

Episode 24 Make Way for Teddy

24. Make Way for Teddy

Aired: Mar 14, 1952

Grandpa has a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hanging in his home and is overwhel...

Episode 27 The Experiment

27. The Experiment

Aired: Apr 4, 1952

A doctor devotes her life to finding a serum to battle a disease sweeping Kor...

Episode 28 Four's a Family

28. Four's a Family

Aired: Apr 11, 1952

A widow supports her family through painting and ceramics.

Episode 29 Now's the Time

29. Now's the Time

Aired: Apr 18, 1952

Members of Steamer were attacked by Hamadan, a crazy musician, and blown away...

Episode 30 Fear

30. Fear

Aired: Apr 25, 1952

After the escape of three convicts, a woman home alone fears they might harm ...

Episode 33 Autumn in New York

33. Autumn in New York

Aired: May 16, 1952

A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star, but her level-headed bo...

Episode 34 Love Came Late

34. Love Came Late

Aired: May 23, 1952

A chambermaid becomes distraught when her daughter goes missing, and a busine...

Episode 37 Dress in the Window

37. Dress in the Window

Aired: Jun 13, 1952

A newspaper reporter puts her life on the line to rescue a young girl being h...

Episode 38 Say Hello to Pamela

38. Say Hello to Pamela

Aired: Jun 20, 1952

A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed.

Episode 39 The Von Linden File

39. The Von Linden File

Aired: Jun 27, 1952

An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as bait to help her bo...

Episode 41 A Southern Lady

41. A Southern Lady

Aired: Jul 11, 1952

A reclusive woman's life is disrupted when her greedy nephew visits.

Episode 43 A Man's World

43. A Man's World

Aired: Jul 25, 1952

The widowed father of four boys must deal with one of them who is getting rom...

Episode 44 Crossroads

44. Crossroads

Aired: Aug 1, 1952

A cynic is caught in the trap of his effort to be on both sides of the French...

Episode 45 So Help Me

45. So Help Me

Aired: Aug 8, 1952

A nightclub entertainer meets and marries a millionaire.

Episode 46 Double Exposure

46. Double Exposure

Aired: Aug 15, 1952

A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients, each claiming the other wants t...

Episode 48 Port of Call

48. Port of Call

Aired: Aug 29, 1952

A big, ugly man (Victor McLaglen) discovers romance.


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Info about Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Comedy, Drama