Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Season 6

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 stories.

Where to Watch Schlitz Playhouse of Stars • Season 6

44 Episodes

  • Moment of Vengeance
    E1
    Moment of VengeanceWhen a $20-a-month ranch hand elopes with the daughter of a cattle baron, the father gets his dander up and figures the young man is after his money.
  • The House That Jackson Built
    E2
    The House That Jackson BuiltA woman who has devoted herself to her career decides she is never to wed. She proceeds to buy a house and build a life that doesn't involve having a family. But she is pleasantly surprised about what happens next.
  • The Trophy
    E3
    The TrophyA self-made man uses his money to offset his crudeness. His wife is constantly humiliated by his bad taste.
  • Enoch Prentiss
    E4
    Enoch PrentissA hard man in business is on the receiving end of the squeeze play when his daughter is threatened by a blackmailer who wants $25,000 in exchange for her reputation.
  • Always the Best Man
    E5
    Always the Best ManA bachelor talks his best friend into breaking his engagement. But after he meets the man's ex-fiance, he begins to fall in love with her himself.
  • The Night They Won the Oscar
    E6
    The Night They Won the OscarA dedicated director has had the loving support and understanding of his wife during the years in which he mastered his craft. After he wins an Oscar for a picture he directed, they find they are rapidly drifting apart.
  • Explosion
    E7
    ExplosionAn American secret agent fighting to get control of a South American oil well poses an Englishman to thwart enemy agents.
  • The Letter
    E8
    The LetterA Southern girl discovers that Confederate soldiers are not receiving letters from home. She therefore decides to deliver letters from her neighbors to their sons and sweethearts.
  • Once Upon a Time
    E9
    Once Upon a TimeA small girl teaches a thief about honesty after she sees him commit a crime.
  • Washington Incident
    E10
    Washington IncidentDuring the trying days of 1862, Abraham Lincoln overhears a disturbing conversation.
  • A Tale of Wells Fargo
    E11
    A Tale of Wells FargoAfter a series of train robberies and stagecoach hold-ups, the Wells Fargo Company assigns special agent Jim Hardie to capture the outlaws.
  • A Light in the Desert
    E12
    A Light in the DesertA doctor saves a mother, dying in childbirth, and restores his own soul in the process.
  • The Big Payoff
    E13
    The Big PayoffJoe McQuade is a respected and honest detective, who is in line for a promotion. His daughter needs an operation and a racketeer offers him money.
  • The Lady Was a Flop
    E14
    The Lady Was a FlopRed McGivney, a former jockey who now works as an exercise boy, is sure that a race horse named Lady has the makings of a champion. After everyone else has given up, Red buys her to train and race himself.
  • Tower Room 14-A
    E15
    Tower Room 14-AA house detective believes all women to be unfaithful until he meets a certain beautiful young lady.
  • Terror in the Streets
    E16
    Terror in the StreetsThe story of an artist who moves into a cheap tenement apartment to decide whether or not to marry, but instead of peace of mind finds herself in the middle of terror.
  • The Enchanted
    E17
    The EnchantedA man brings a young girl into his house with the intention of training her to be his wife.
  • One Left Over
    E18
    One Left OverAn auto accident takes the lives of a man's wife and his two sons, and he must find the courage to live for his daughter.
  • Sometimes You Break Even
    E19
    Sometimes You Break EvenAn Army doctor and nurse have two critical patients and lock horns over how to deal with the lack of resources.
  • Night Drive
    E20
    Night DriveA drive with an old lady over a lonely road turns out to be a nightmare for a young woman when the old lady proves to be a man with a gun.
  • The Wedding Present
    E21
    The Wedding PresentA lonely woman, tired of her reputation as a respectable spinster, takes a drifter in as a boarder and discovers he's wanted for murder.
  • The Life You Save
    E22
    The Life You SaveMarriage is the furthest thing from the mind of one-armed tramp, Tom Triplet -- then he sees Lucy Nell Crater, a deaf-mute girl with angelic innocence.
  • Carriage from Britain
    E23
    Carriage from BritainA young mother's desire to keep ahead of the Joneses leads her to import a baby buggy like the one Prince Charles had.
  • The Girl in the Grass
    E24
    The Girl in the GrassHarry Carstairs wakes up feeling young and adventurous. His wife, however, doesn't share his romantic mood, so Harry wanders off to the park. He intends to read the financial page, but finds himself being stared at by a beautiful girl.
  • For Better, For Worse
    E25
    For Better, For WorseWalter Van Buren begins to suspect that his new wife is a compulsive liar.
  • The Restless Gun
    E26
    The Restless GunOn the trail to visit his old friend Dan, former gunfighter Britt Ponset meets an escaped murderer nursing a grudge and plotting to kill Dan. Britt's job now is to warn Dan and help him prepare for the inevitable showdown.
  • Clothes Make the Man
    E27
    Clothes Make the ManA mousy little button salesman gets thrown out of his hotel when it is taken over by a new chain, because he wore outlandish clothes.
  • The Blue Hotel
    E28
    The Blue HotelStrangers stranded in a hotel by a blizzard pass the time by playing poker. Tensions rise when one of them accuses another of cheating.
  • Girl With a Glow
    E29
    Girl With a GlowAn attractive, charming librarian is smitten with the movie director who's been hanging around the library. He enlists her help in tracking down a stunning woman he'd seen there days before; he describes her as having "a glow." Though she's glad to help, she hates that she hasn't captured his attention like the future movie star has.
  • Hey, Mac
    E30
    Hey, MacA beautiful divorcee and her spoiled teenage son destroy the peace of a widower and his pretty teenage daughter.
  • The Traveling Corpse
    E31
    The Traveling CorpseProfessor Stephen Bolt, a teacher of criminology, hears a strange story from a guest lecturer: a man dies suddenly. While his wife is arranging the burial, the corpse disappears
  • The Dead are Silent
    E32
    The Dead are Silent
  • Switch Station
    E33
    Switch StationA drifter takes a temporary job at a stagecoach station but refuse a permanent one from manager Henry Maguire. As he's ready to move on bandits arrive threatening Henry and daughter Bess. The cowboy makes a crucial choice.
  • Sister Louise Goes to Town
    E34
    Sister Louise Goes to TownA nun is bothered by the cloister's leaky roof, so, after learning she has come into an inheritance, she decides to do something about it.
  • The Sword
    E35
    The SwordCyrano de Bergerac is saved from the executioner's axe only by the adroit swordsmanship of de la Force.
  • An Old Spanish Custom
    E36
    An Old Spanish CustomA temperamental movie star believes she can issue orders to everyone - even people she's just met.
  • Storm Over Rapallo
    E37
    Storm Over RapalloPietro and Francesca live in a little Italian village on the Mediterranean. She's the cook in a ramshackle hotel and he's the waiter, but he rebels at spending his life picking up crumbs and plots big business deals at the waterfront. His association with Rubio, an evil fisherman frightens Francesca, but she is powerless to dissuade Pietro from entering into a scheme with Rubio to rob a pair of American tourists.
  • Fifty Beautiful Girls
    E38
    Fifty Beautiful GirlsA dancer repeatedly receives death threats by mail and phone calls.
  • Sporting Chance
    E39
    Sporting ChanceA jealous man turns a duck hunting expedition into a manhunt.
  • Easy Going Man
    E40
    Easy Going ManA boy plays cupid for his widowed mother and her old flame.
  • Hands of the Enemy
    E41
    Hands of the EnemyA defense attorney is met with antagonism when he arrives in a small town to help a boy already convicted by public opinion of stealing $8,000.
  • The Face of a Killer
    E42
    The Face of a KillerA gangster pursued by the police convinces a crooked plastic surgeon to alter his face to look like a respected banker so the thug can kill and assume the identity of the respected citizen
  • Goodbye, Joe
    E43
    Goodbye, Joe
  • Always Open and Shut
    E44
    Always Open and ShutTwo policeman who are partners on a dangerous beat vie for the love of the same woman.

Cast of Season 6

  • Paul MonashWriter
  • William SelfProducer

 

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