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Four Star Playhouse

Season 1 · 19 episodes · Sep 25, 1952

  1. Episode 1

    My Wife Geraldine

    Sep 25, 1952

    Man invents a wife, then accused of murdering her.

  2. Episode 2

    Dante's Inferno

    Oct 2, 1952

    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. Episode 3

    The Lost Silk Hat

    Oct 23, 1952

    Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.

  4. Episode 4

    Backstage

    Nov 6, 1952

    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.

  5. Episode 5

    Welcome Home

    Nov 20, 1952

    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.

  6. Episode 6

    The Island

    Dec 4, 1952

    Rebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.

  7. Episode 7

    The Officer and the Lady

    Dec 18, 1952

    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.

  8. Episode 8

    Knockout

    Jan 1, 1953

    Middleweight boxer finds his big bout has been fixed.

  9. Episode 9

    Man on a Train

    Jan 15, 1953

    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.

  10. Episode 10

    Trail's End

    Jan 29, 1953

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

  11. Episode 11

    Sound Off, My Love

    Feb 12, 1953

    Woman buys hearing aid and hears husband plot her murder.

  12. Episode 12

    The Man in the Box

    Feb 26, 1953

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

  13. Episode 13

    No Identity

    Mar 12, 1953

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

  14. Episode 14

    The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

    Mar 26, 1953

    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.

  15. Episode 15

    The Last Voyage

    Apr 23, 1953

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

  16. Episode 16

    Night Ride

    May 7, 1953

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

  17. Episode 17

    The Ladies On His Mind

    May 21, 1953

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

  18. Episode 18

    To Whom It May Concern

    Jun 4, 1953

    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.

  19. Episode 19

    Shadowed

    Jun 18, 1953

    Past haunts politician running for Senator.