Season 1

Four Star Playhouse

Season 1

Sep 25, 1952 19 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1

My Wife Geraldine

Sep 25, 1952 30 min

Man invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.

Episode 2

Dante's Inferno

Oct 02, 1952 30 min

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.

Episode 3

The Lost Silk Hat

Oct 23, 1952 30 min

Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.

Episode 4

Backstage

Nov 06, 1952 30 min

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.

Episode 5

Welcome Home

Nov 20, 1952 30 min

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.

Episode 6

The Island

Dec 04, 1952 30 min

Rebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.

Episode 7

The Officer and the Lady

Dec 18, 1952 30 min

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.

Episode 8

Knockout

Jan 01, 1953 30 min

Middleweight boxer finds his big bout has been fixed.

Episode 9

Man on a Train

Jan 15, 1953 30 min

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.

Episode 10

Trail's End

Jan 29, 1953 30 min

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

Episode 11

Sound Off, My Love

Feb 12, 1953 30 min

Woman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her murder.

Episode 12

The Man in the Box

Feb 26, 1953 30 min

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

Episode 13

No Identity

Mar 12, 1953 30 min

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

Episode 14

The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

Mar 26, 1953 30 min

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.

Episode 15

The Last Voyage

Apr 23, 1953 30 min

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

Episode 16

Night Ride

May 07, 1953 30 min

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

Episode 17

The Ladies On His Mind

May 21, 1953 30 min

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

Episode 18

To Whom It May Concern

Jun 04, 1953 30 min

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.

Episode 19

Shadowed

Jun 18, 1953 30 min

Past haunts politician running for Senator.