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Season
3 (CBS) (1953-54)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox, James Beer, Sal Crisanti, Tom Alger, Jim Brent, Heikocleef
references:
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######### Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars
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CBS, Fridays 9:00-9:30pm Eastern (30 min)
3.01 [101] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PERFECT SECRETARY
04-Sep-1953
starring
John Newland
Margaret Hayes
Synopsis:
An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.
3.02 [102] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOST AND FOUND
11-Sep-1953
From a Story by Octavus Roy Cohen
starring
Edward Arnold ..... Guest host
Percy Helton
Katherine Warren
Clinton Miller
Jane Bates
Phil Tead
James Flavin
Synopsis:
A man who helped send a former embezzling employee to jail
is now free and out to seek revenge. [RF]
3.03 [103] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BOOMERANG
18-Sep-1953
starring
John Barrymore Jr.
William Wright
Tommy Cook
Synopsis:
A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Unknown 24Oct58.
3.04 [104] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DESERT TRAGEDY
25-Sep-1953
starring
Broderick Crawford
Edward Clark
Eddy Waller
Synopsis:
A money-mad gunman persuades two prospectors to let him accompany
them into the desert. [RF]
3.05 [105] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PRIZE
02-Oct-1953
Directed by Bill Karn
starring
Walter Coy
Ann Sheridan
Synopsis:
A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.
3.06 [106] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LONG SHOT
Meridian Productions
09-Oct-1953
Directed by Ted Post
Screenplay by Leonard Heideman & Emmett Murphy
From a Story by Ellery Queen
starring
Edmund O'Brien ....... Captain Simpson
Charles Bronson ...... Sgt. Roy Smith (as Charles Buchinski)
Dave Willock ......... Lt. Jerry O'Neal
Douglas Kennedy ...... Colonel Robert Edwards
Patrick O'Neal ....... Bob Robinson
Pitt Herbert ......... Rourke
Synopsis 1:
An Army cargo plane carries a time bomb, unknown to the captain or the crew. [DM]
Synopsis 2:
While flying through a dangerous air storm, the crew receives a
radioed message that a bomb hidden somewhere in the plane will
make theirs the fourth plane that has vanished
without a trace. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Silver Theater 12Aug58.
3.07 [107] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: IN THE PINCERS (film)
Meridian Productions
16-Oct-1953
Written by Irving Gaynor Neiman
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Sir Cedric Hardwicke ...... John O'Fell
Judith Evelyn ...... Clara O'Fell
Ian Wolfe
Philip Tongue
Hilda Plowright
Synopsis:
A letter concerning a crime long past threatens the respectable,
turn-of-the-century life of John O'Fell and his wife Clara. [RF]
3.08 [108] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SECOND SIGHT (film)
Meridian Productions
23-Oct-1953
starring
Pat O'Brien
Lurene Tuttle
Synopsis:
A man's sense of honesty battles with his desire for a healthy insurance policy. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A man blinded by an accident, is forced to borrow money from a
racketeer in order to support his wife. [RF]
3.09 [109] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE SAIL
30-Oct-1953
starring
Vera Miles
Skip Homeier
3.10 [110] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LINEMAN'S LUCK
06-Nov-1953
Written by S.N. Savage
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Edmund O'Brien
Margaret Field
William Edmunds
Charles Crane
James Parnell
3.11 [111] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LUCKY THIRTEEN
13-Nov-1953
Directed by Christian Nyby
starring
Walter Brennan
Ruth Brennan
Synopsis:
A storekeeper takes action when his daughter is in danger of being swindled. [RF]
3.12 [112] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FRESH START
20-Nov-1953
starring
William Campbell
Wanda Hendrix
Walter Sande
Tim Graham
Synopsis 1:
A despondent girl falls in love with a young thief. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Out of work and destitute, a young girl turns on the gas jets in her room. [RF]
3.13 [113] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CLOSED DOOR
27-Nov-1953
starring
Gene Lockhart
Beverly Washburn
Synopsis:
A young girl is the key to one man's redemption. [RF]
3.14 [114] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STORM SWEPT
04-Dec-1953
Written by Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Angela Lansbury ....... Florie
Morris Ankrum ....... Hendrick Vandorp
Kenneth Tobey ....... Sgt. Tim Vernon
Don Hayden ....... Philip Vandorp
Synopsis:
A naive wife is used as an unwitting decoy by her husband, the leading suspect
in a diamond robbery that took place in New Zealand. After traveling to a remote island
to stay with her father-in-law, she finds herself being used as a pawn in a trap set
by the police to catch her husband. [RF]
3.15 [115] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO COMPROMISE
11-Dec-1953
starring
Stephen McNally
Robert Strauss
Synopsis:
A Texas Ranger must bring a murderer back to justice on a train. [RF]
3.16 [116] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PART OF THE GAME
18-Dec-1953
starring
Peter Graves
Gig Young
3.17 [117] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BAKER OF BARNBURY
25-Dec-1953
Based on a story by Frank Stockton
starring
Elsa Lancaster
Robert Newton
Synopsis:
A baker discovers others talents than baking during the holiday's. [RF]
3.18 [118] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GO AWAY A WINNER
01-Jan-1954
starring
Richard Egan
Ellen Drew
Richard Travis
Synopsis:
A woman divorces her husband, who is serving a jail sentence. He swears
vengeance
on her and when his time is up, he returns to make good his threat. [RF]
3.19 [119] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RIM OF VIOLENCE
08-Jan-1954
starring
Martin Milner
Scott Brady
Gloria Sanders
Marcia Patrick
Alfred Linder
Synopsis:
A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith
in humanity. [RF]
3.20 [120] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PEARL HANDLED GUNS
15-Jan-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Lee Aaker
Zachary Scott
Harvey Stephens
Synopsis:
A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship. [RF]
3.21 [121] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: AT THE NATCHEZ INN
22-Jan-1954 (copyright date 19Jan54)
starring
Peter Lawford
Marian Carr
Synopsis 1:
In Louisiana in the 1800's an opportunist has the unique opportunity of becoming
a
king of France, when he is mistaken for the lost heir to the throne. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men. [RF]
3.22 [122] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIVE THE GUY A BREAK
Meridian Productions
29-Jan-1954
starring
William Lundigan
Frances Rafferty
Synopsis:
An officer comes to the aid of his friend who
is being sought for murder. [RF]
3.23 [123] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FOUR THINGS TO DO
Meridian Productions
05-Feb-1954
starring
Lee Van Cleef
Maxine Cooper
Michael O'Shea
Synopsis:
A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and
breaks alot of promises along the way. [RF]
3.24 [124] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAN FROM OUTSIDE
Meridian Productions
12-Feb-1954
starring
Broderick Crawford ....... Joe Mitchell
Ted de Corsia ......... Whitey Murdock
Alexander Campbell ......... Warden Colby
James Griffith ......... Raymond Andrews
Ralph Peters .......Smith
Synopsis:
A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary, is trying to obtain
evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge. [TA]
3.25 [125] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE JUNGLE TRAP
19-Feb-1954
Associate producer, William Self
Script by Frank Burt
Directed by Justus Addiss
starring
Ronald Reagan ....... Steve Davis
Barbara Billingsley ....... Olivia Bryant
Lewis Martin
Herb Vigran
Felix Nelson
Synopsis 1:
Steve Davis is determined to avenge his brother who was sentenced to
death for a murder he did not commit. While on safari with Judge Bryant, who
sentenced his brother, Steve decides that the judge will have a hunting accident.
The Mrs. Bryant would like to be an accomplice in the plot. Her faithlessness, and
the judge's own admission of error in sentencing the brother, cause Steve to change
his mind. He shoots the lion between the eyes just as the judge is about to be devoured. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A vindictive big game hunter who takes matters into his own hands when a judge
who sentenced his brother to death visits his neck of the woods -- or rather, his part
of the jungle. Then makes like a vigilante, bent on retribution for his brother's wrongful death. [JB]
3.26 [126] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT RIDE TO BUTTE
26-Feb-1954
starring
James Millican
William Bishop
Scott Elliott
3.27 [127] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GREAT LADY
05-Mar-1954 (originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Ann Harding
Vera Miles
Douglas Kennedy
3.28 [128] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GROUNDLOOP
12-Mar-1954
starring
Alex Nicol
Robert Ellis
Randy Stuart
Synopsis:
An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage. [RF]
3.29 [129] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HER KIND OF HONOR
19-Mar-1954
starring
Pamela Mason ........ Josephine
Marjorie Lord
Hugh Marlowe
Synopsis:
A corporal in Napoleon's army, he faces death for his alleged
romantic involvement with Josephine. [RF]
3.30 [130] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE EDGE OF BATTLE
26-Mar-1954
starring
Ronald Reagan
Neville Brand
Gayle Kellogg
William McLean
Synopsis:
An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I. [RF]
3.31 [131] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TAPU
02-Apr-1954
starring
Richard Denning
Hilo Hattie
Synopsis:
A man returns to an island to claim buried gold. [RF]
3.32 [132] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PLUGGED NICKEL
09-Apr-1954
starring
Macdonald Carey
3.33 [133] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SOMETHING WONDERFUL
16-Apr-1954
starring
Claude Dauphin
John Bryant
3.34 [134] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DAWN AT DAMASCUS
23-Apr-1954
starring
Gene Raymond
Paula Corday
Donald Murphy
3.35 [135] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DECISION AT SEA
30-Apr-1954
starring
Don Taylor
Carl Benton Reid
Peter Lawford
William Phillips
3.36 [136] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PRISONER IN THE TOWN
07-May-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Carolyn Jones
John Ireland
3.37 [137] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PEARL STREET INCIDENT
14-May-1954
starring
Horace MacMahon
Jacqueline De Witt
Nancy Davis
Synopsis:
A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of an escaped criminal.
[RF]
3.38 [138] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BLIZZARD BOUND
21-May-1954
starring
Forrest Tucker ....... Steve MacGregor
Donna Martell ........ Marie Lebec
Bill Phipps .......... Tony Kermit
John Dierkes ......... Joe Bronson
Synopsis:
The story of a fur trapper, his boss's son, and a beautiful girl,
marooned in the wilds of northern Canada. A plane crash adds
a dangerous criminal to the scene. [RF]
3.39 [139] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LITTLE WAR AT SAN DEDE
28-May-1954
starring
Ross Elliott
Rodolfo Hoyos
John Agar
Pilar Del Rey
Willard Parker
3.40 [140] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WHALE ON THE BEACH
04-Jun-1954
starring
Charles Winninger .... Captain Henry Coffin
Hope Emerson ......... Keziah Potter
John Qualen .......... Peleg Brewster
Dick Elliott ......... Sam Hammond
Synopsis:
A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale
washed up on his doorstep after a storm. [RF]
3.41 [141] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TREASURE OF SANTO DOMINGO
11-Jun-1954 (Originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
starring
Murvyn Vye
James Dunn
3.42 [142] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE BLACK MATE
18-Jun-1954
Written by Joseph Conrad
starring
Lee Van Cleef
Robert Cornthwaite
Paul Kelly
William Phillips
3.43 [143] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM DEVIL'S ISLAND
25-Jun-1954
starring
Victor Jory
Romney Brent
3.44 [144] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HOW THE BRIGADIER WON HIS MEDAL
02-Jul-1954 (originally broadcasted on Herald Playhouse)
Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Brigadier Gerard short story
Directed by Justus Addiss
starring
Claude Dauphin ....... Brigadier Gerard
Eugenia Paul
Pat O'Moore
3.45 [145] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RABBIT'S FOOT
09-Jul-1954
starring
Stephen McNally
Paul Langton
3.46 [146] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SHOWDOWN AT SUNSET
16-Jul-1954
starring
Darryl Hickman
Tom Tully
Jan Shepard
3.47 [147] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GENERAL'S BOOTS
23-Jul-1954
Written by John Q. Copeland
Director of photography George T. Clemens
Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
Basil Rathbone
Melville Cooper
John Dehner
Robin Hughes
Jack Carol
Synopsis:
Story concerns how a spit-and-polish general is able to save his own and
his companions' lives after a plane crash. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
The general, a foppish martinet with a passion for highly polished boots, is
cast
at sea with two others when their transport is shot down. One survivor,
Captain Thomas Flynn, despises the general, but his hatred turns to admiration
when the general almost perishes to conserve the little band’s water supply.
In the end Flynn is seen polishing the general’s boots
himself.
*Note: Also broadcasted on Bulova Showtime &
Herald Playhouse.
3.48 [148] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BY-LINE
30-Jul-1954
starring
Arthur Franz ........ Chris Grine
Marilyn Erskine ....... Julie Cole
Willis Bouchey ...... Angus MacDonald
Synopsis:
A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap
set by his vicious managing editor. [RF]
3.49 [149] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE ROMAN AND THE RENEGADE
06-Aug-1954 (rerun on Spotlight Playhouse)
directed by George Clemens (Emmy nominated)
starring
Scott Forbes
Faith Domergue
3.50 [150] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIFT OF THE DEVIL
13-Aug-1954
starring
Will Rogers Jr.
Joan Camden
Sally Fraser
3.51 [151] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CAPTAIN IN COMMAND
20-Aug-1954
starring
Jeff Donnell
James Whitmore
Donald Murphy
3.52 [152] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HEMMED IN
27-Aug-1954
starring
Jean Byron
Richard Carlson
3.53 [153] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DELAY AT FORT BLISS
03-Sep-1954 CBS Fri
Story and teleplay by Richard Paul Stenger
Directed by Roy Kellino
Guest cast:
Sterling Hayden
Barbara Billingsley
James Seay
Walter Coy
James Brown
Jim Davis
Gayle Kellogg
Robert Nash
Frank Gerstle
Lorna Thayer
Synopsis:
A STRONG-WILLED ARMY OFFICER MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO SACRIFICE HIS
COMMAND OR TURN OVER THE SON OF AN APACHE CHIEF BEING HELD PRISONER
AT A LONELY ARMY OUTPOST IN ARIZONA. [SC]
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