Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Season 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 stories.

Where to Watch Schlitz Playhouse of Stars • Season 7

37 Episodes

  • Three Dollar Bill
    E1
    Three Dollar BillEddie Martin is making lots of money at his job, and he's happy. Not so his wife, who thinks Eddie should work behind a desk and wear a gray-flannel suit. In an effort to help her husband get ahead, she throws a dinner party for the boss.
  • One Way Out
    E2
    One Way OutA man serving a long sentence finds his only ticket out is through parole and good behavior.
  • Smarty
    E3
    SmartyOn a boat headed for Panama, a brash, overdressed girl tries desperately to make friends with other passengers. But her outlandish appearance and loud voice make her an object of ridicule.
  • High Barrier
    E4
    High BarrierA wealthy, domineering wife schemes her husband's death.
  • Bitter Parting
    E5
    Bitter PartingAfter Prof. Rhys Lorenz is blinded in an accident, he becomes bitter at the world.
  • Dual Control
    E6
    Dual ControlAn American flier's plane crashes in the Chinese jungle. A lovely Eurasian girl joins the flier in an attempt to escape the Communists.
  • The Hole Card
    E7
    The Hole CardA widow with a gambling problem owes everyone money, including the landlord who's wanting to evict her. She desperately wants to buy a pricey birthday gift for for her young son, who lives with disapproving relatives. If only she could have a little luck.
  • The Lonely Wizard
    E8
    The Lonely WizardThe true story of electrical engineer Charles Steinmetz. Even as a child in Germany, Charles was lonely, preferring to devise inventions rather than play with other children. As he grows to young manhood, Steinmetz applies his brilliant mind to problems of electrical engineering.
  • No Second Helping
    E9
    No Second HelpingA wife finds a letter in the pocket of her suave husband and learns he's been seeing a young woman. She suspects he's been cheating, but he says she's the daughter of a friend and simply reminds him of his youth. The wife decides to get to the bottom of it all by having the "chick" join them for dinner.
  • Outlaw's Boots
    E10
    Outlaw's BootsA reformed outlaw has trouble going straight.
  • Neighbors
    E11
    NeighborsA home-loving man's marriage has become a dull routine until he becomes interested in a young widow who moves next door.
  • French Provincial
    E12
    French ProvincialIn Paris, columnist Mary Andrews runs into an old friend, Dutch Morgan. She agrees to play the role of Dutch's wife, from whom he's separated, when he visits a family that helped him when he was shot down in World War 2.
  • Rich Man, Poor Man
    E13
    Rich Man, Poor ManA humble peasant is simple and naive - until he illegally sells a horde of antique statuettes to an unscrupulous dealer. The new found wealth complicates his life and nearly destroys his marriage.
  • Pattern for Death
    E14
    Pattern for DeathBill Carter suspects that his present wife is still in love with her first husband. He allows his jealousy to threaten his marriage and ruin his life.
  • Guys Like O'Malley
    E15
    Guys Like O'MalleyBattle-hardened Sgt. O'Malley dedicates himself to the task of making a seasoned soldier out of an irresponsible private.
  • Home Again
    E16
    Home AgainA trio of jewel thieves, two men and a woman, take refuge from the police in a small town where the girl was raised. Tension mounts as the three strive to remain undetected while their attitude toward each other begins to change.
  • No Boat for Four Months
    E17
    No Boat for Four MonthsArriving on the lonely French Island of Tuamotu in the South Pacific in the late summer of 1939, an Army doctor discovers his medical school classmate and finds that he must help him conquer his addiction to morphine.
  • Heroes Never Group Up
    E18
    Heroes Never Group UpAfter he is presented with a citation for saving a child's life, Frankie Nevada is impressed with his role of hero. When he becomes more concerned with his press clippings than with finding a job, his girlfriend as well as his friends turn against him.
  • East of the Moon
    E19
    East of the MoonA trip to Japan by a businessman becomes a complicated love affair when his boss asks him to visit his Japanese wife and child whom he had left behind.
  • Man on a Rack
    E20
    Man on a RackA clothing salesman lets a lady friend talk him out of using his customary high-pressure sales techniques. But his sales drop, and the boss is forced to take him off the road.
  • Two Lives Have I
    E21
    Two Lives Have IAfter years as a hen-pecked husband, Hully Brown decides to leave his overbearing wife and make a new life for himself.
  • Night of the Stranger
    E22
    Night of the StrangerA psychiatrist takes refuge in the home of a stranger when one of her patients tries to run over her with his car. (He didn't take the news that he was going to be committed very well.) After stalking the house and terrorizing the pair for hours, the patient finally leaves. The doctor and homeowner attempt to escape, but the deranged man returns, more desperate than before to break into the house.
  • The Honor System
    E23
    The Honor SystemAn ex-con tries to force his son's acceptance to an elite college by attempting to blackmail the man who must approve the entrants.
  • Bluebeard's Seventh Wife
    E24
    Bluebeard's Seventh WifeA disappointed suitor is accused of playing cop when he voices doubts about a former girlfriend's choice of a husband.
  • I Shot a Prowler
    E25
    I Shot a ProwlerWhile her husband is away on a business trip, a lonely housewife becomes infatuated with another man. When he threatens her with exposure unless she gives him a large sum of money, she searches frantically for a solution to her problem.
  • Papa Said No
    E26
    Papa Said NoPhotographer Calvin is interested in pretty Suzanne only as a model, but she thinks of Calvin as a prospective husband. Only when Suzanne's irate father visits the studio does Calvin realize her intentions.
  • Secrets of the Old Bailey
    E27
    Secrets of the Old BaileyA Detective Superintendent of Scotland Yard is assigned the task of solving a baffling murder of an attractive London model
  • A Contest of Ladies
    E28
    A Contest of LadiesA British movie star finds himself in a miserable situation: All he wants to do is rest, but he's forced to judge a beauty contest, and the participants don't give him a moment's peace.
  • The Kind Mr. Smith
    E29
    The Kind Mr. SmithA poor Frenchman (Vincent Price) is mistaken upon his arrival in England for another man from France expected to arrive at that time. He is brought to the home of Mr. Smith, an apparently wealthy art connoisseur, and his lovely daughter (Valerie French). He soon finds out that both Mr. Smith and the expected Frenchman (Jonathan Harris) are involved in a scheme to sell a fake Corot painting.
  • Penny Wise
    E30
    Penny WiseA poor working girl fears she will not be accepted by her husband's socially prominent family. On her way to a first meeting with her in-laws, she has a series of wacky daydreams about them.
  • The Town That Slept With the Lights On
    E31
    The Town That Slept With the Lights OnA New York City reporter arrives in a small town where two recent murders have the locals terrified. Vigilantes have decided that a man from the wrong side of the tracks is the killer. The police chief, however, believes there's a big secret in the town that points to the guilty party.
  • Lottery for Revenge
    E32
    Lottery for RevengeRevolutionists under the heel of a dictator are aided by an American newsman who becomes involved and lends a hand to help make the revolution a success.
  • Way of the West
    E33
    Way of the WestDr. John Carter, a rather starchy young physician from Boston, is on his way to San Francisco. When a frontier town is stricken by a smallpox epidemic, the doctor reluctantly joins forces with the lawless Belle Starr to rush aid to the stricken people.
  • Long Distance
    E34
    Long DistanceA wife tries to make a last-ditch phone call to save her husband from the electric chair.
  • You'll Have to Die Now
    E35
    You'll Have to Die NowA young man follows his father's footsteps and becomes a police officer. He learns that one of his Dad's old buddies who's still of the force is on the make. The rookie offers the lieutenant a chance to "go straight" if he'll help him get evidence against the mob. That's when he learns that it could be deadly to expose the corruption.
  • Curfew at Midnight
    E36
    Curfew at MidnightGeorge Slattery is being ridden hard by his parole officer since getting out of jail for murder. He's fallen for a nice woman in the neighborhood, but a small-time gangster thinks she belongs with him. The constant harassment by the thug and his goons is testing George's ability to keep his fists in check and himself out of prison.
  • False Alarm
    E37
    False AlarmA honest cab driver who has fallen on hard times joins a gang planning to commit an armored car robbery.
  • Paul MonashWriter
  • William SelfProducer

 

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