Four Star Playhouse (1952-56)
Sponsors - Singer Sewing Machines & Parker Pens
syndicated title "Star Performance"
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Jim Brent, Tom Alger, Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Four Star Playhouse (season 1) (CBS) (1952-1953)
Four Star Playhouse (season 2) (CBS) (1953-1954)
Four Star Playhouse (season 3) (CBS) (1954-1955)
Four Star Playhouse (season 4) (CBS) (1955-1956)
Official Films Presentation
for
CBS (1952-54)(Thursdays 8:30 pm)(seasons 1-2)
CBS (1954-56)(Thursdays 9:30 pm)(seasons 3-4)
Executive producer Don W. Sharpe
Produced by
Dick Powell, David Niven, Charles Boyer - each credited
as producers of their respective programs unless
otherwise noted.
US Anthology series 1952-1956 129 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Dick Powell .... Alternate Lead Player with 10/9/52 episode
Charles Boyer .... Alternate Lead Player with 9/25/52 episode
David Niven .... Alternate Lead Player with 12/4/52 episode
Ida Lupino .... Alternate Lead Player with 12/31/53 episode
Background:
Four Star Television was a company founded to utilize the talents of
Dick Powell, Charles Boyer, Rosalind Russell, and Joel McCrea.
Rosalind Russell, and Joel McCrea left shortly after the inception
of the of the project and were replaced by David Niven
and Ida Lupino.
"Dante's Inferno" starring Dick Powell as Willie Dante
was featured in at least
7 episodes - #002, #028 #81 #103, #106, #117, #125
later made into a series - Dante (Four Star)(1960-61) starring Howard Duff
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