Four Star Playhouse Season 1

Four Star Playhouse Season 1 episodes

1. 01

   S01 E0125 September 1952

   My Wife Geraldine

   30m

   Man invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.

2. 02

   S01 E022 October 1952

   Dante's Inferno

   30m

   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.

3. 03

   S01 E0323 October 1952

   The Lost Silk Hat

   30m

   Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.

5. 04

   S01 E046 November 1952

   Backstage

   30m

   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.

6. 05

   S01 E0520 November 1952

   Welcome Home

   30m

   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.

7. 06

   S01 E064 December 1952

   The Island

   30m

   Rebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.

9. 07

   S01 E0718 December 1952

   The Officer and the Lady

   30m

   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.

10. 08

    S01 E081 January 1953

    Knockout

    30m

    Middleweight boxer finds his big bout has been fixed.

11. 09

    S01 E0915 January 1953

    Man on a Train

    30m

    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.

12. 10

    S01 E1029 January 1953

    Trail's End

    30m

    A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and runs into a tragedy of the desert.

13. 11

    S01 E1112 February 1953

    Sound Off, My Love

    30m

    Woman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her murder.

14. 12

    S01 E1226 February 1953

    The Man in the Box

    30m

    Boyer plays four roles in story of a director and his woes.

15. 13

    S01 E1312 March 1953

    No Identity

    30m

    Young boy fights to win his foster mother's love.

16. 14

    S01 E1426 March 1953

    The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

    30m

    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.

17. 15

    S01 E1523 April 1953

    The Last Voyage

    30m

    Sea captain discovers a time bomb is planted on his ship.

18. 16

    S01 E167 May 1953

    Night Ride

    30m

    Five people, one a murderer, are trapped on subway.

19. 17

    S01 E1721 May 1953

    The Ladies On His Mind

    30m

    A psychiatrist listens to his female patients go on about their troubles. As they talk, he imagines himself within each of their stories.

20. 18

    S01 E184 June 1953

    To Whom It May Concern

    30m

    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.

21. 19

    S01 E1918 June 1953

    Shadowed

    30m

    Past haunts politician running for Senator.

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