Four Star Playhouse

Season 1

TV-G
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.

Where to Watch Four Star Playhouse • Season 1

19 Episodes

  • My Wife Geraldine
    E1
    My Wife GeraldineMan invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.
  • Dante's Inferno
    E2
    Dante's InfernoWillie 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.
  • The Lost Silk Hat
    E3
    The Lost Silk HatEnglishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.
  • Backstage
    E4
    BackstageAn 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.
  • Welcome Home
    E5
    Welcome HomeA 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.
  • The Island
    E6
    The IslandRebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.
  • The Officer and the Lady
    E7
    The Officer and the LadyA 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.
  • Knockout
    E8
    KnockoutMiddleweight boxer finds his big bout has been fixed.
  • Man on a Train
    E9
    Man on a TrainWilliam 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.
  • Trail's End
    E10
    Trail's EndA famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and runs into a tragedy of the desert.
  • Sound Off, My Love
    E11
    Sound Off, My LoveWoman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her murder.
  • The Man in the Box
    E12
    The Man in the BoxBoyer plays four roles in story of a director and his woes.
  • No Identity
    E13
    No IdentityYoung boy fights to win his foster mother's love.
  • The Man Who Walked Out On Himself
    E14
    The Man Who Walked Out On HimselfAfter 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.
  • The Last Voyage
    E15
    The Last VoyageSea captain discovers a time bomb is planted on his ship.
  • Night Ride
    E16
    Night RideFive people, one a murderer, are trapped on subway.
  • The Ladies On His Mind
    E17
    The Ladies On His MindA psychiatrist listens to his female patients go on about their troubles. As they talk, he imagines himself within each of their stories.
  • To Whom It May Concern
    E18
    To Whom It May ConcernA 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.
  • Shadowed
    E19
    ShadowedPast haunts politician running for Senator.

 

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