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Season
3 (CBS) (1954-55)
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
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CBS Thursdays 9:30-10:00 pm Eastern (30 min)
3.01 [051] Singer Four Star Playhouse:
Charles Boyer in THE MAN IN THE CELLAR
(c) 1954 30Sep54 CBS
Screenplay by Gwen Bagni
From a Story by Marc Brandel
Directed by Robert Florey
*
(end credits)
Produced by Charles Boyer
Executive Producer Don W. Sharpe
Editorial Supervision, Bernard Burton
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
Cast:
Charles Boyer .......... Dr. Dumont
Fay Baker .............. Claire
Beverly Washburn ....... Janet
Mae Clarke ............. Mrs. Braun
(Mae Clarke is most famous for having half a
grapefruit shoved in her face by James Cagney)
John Doucette .......... Moretti
Peter Raynold .......... Danny
Elaine Williams ........ Secretary
Donald Murphy .......... Mr. Reeves
Aline Towne ............ Receptionist
Frank Gerstle .......... Mr. Braun
*
Production Supervisor, Lloyd Richards
Art Director, Duncan Cramer
Story Editor, Coles Trapnell
Edited by Roland Gross, A.C.E.
Assistant Director, Bruce Fowler, Jr.
Makeup Artist, Karl Herlinger
Fashions by Ohrbach's
A Four Star - David Niven - Dick Powell -
Charles Boyer - Ida Lupino Production
Filmed in Hollywood (c) 1954
Synopsis:
A psychiatrist commits a man to an asylum on grounds he has homicidal
tendencies. [DM]
3.02 [052] Four Star Playhouse: NEVER EXPLAIN
07Oct54 CBS Thur
Screenplay by Quinn Martin
From a story by Lorrie Frishman and Quinn Martin
Directed by William Asher
Presented by the Parker Pen Company
Starring
David Niven ....... Widower
Barbara Lawrence .......... Welfare Worker
Chris Olsen ....... Steve
Irving Bacon ....... Carter
Janine Perreau ......... Cindy
Millie Doff ........ Girl
Synopsis:
A widower refuses to send his two children to school.
A female psychologist is sent by Social Welfare Department to reform him,
but is hindered in her job by
personal feelings. [JB]
3.03 [053] Four Star Playhouse: INTERLUDE
Bristol-Myers Four Star Playhouse
14Oct54 CBS Thur (rerun 19May55)
That looks like ... Joanne Woodward
Produced by Dick Powell
Written by Frederick L. Lipp
Directed by Roy Kellino
Director of photography George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
Starring
Dick Powell ........ Chris Stauffing
Joanne Woodward .... Vickie Hanuck
Daria Massey ....... Joanne Dawson
Robert Bice ........ Boatman
Jonathan Hole ...... Hotel Clerk
Nana Bryant ........ Mrs. Dehring, Head Mistress
Donna Jo Gribble ... Carol Adams, First Girl
Diane Jergens ...... Elizabeth Ainsley, Second Girl
*
Production Supervisor ... Lloyd Richards
Story Editor ............ Coles Trapnell
Art Director ............ Duncan Cramer
Edited by ............... Samuel E. Beetley, A.C.E.
Assistant Director ...... Jack R. Berne
Makeup by ............... Kiva
Fashions by ............. Ohrbach's
Synopsis 1:
A young woman from a wealthy family is graduating from an exclusive school with neither
her parents nor close friends attending. In her loneliness, she becomes infatuated with an
older man, a divorced newspaper reporter. They share common interests and, although
he does not return her feelings, she blossoms as a result of their friendship. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
An older man divorced and lonely feels he is a misfit in the world
meets a teenager who has been neglected and misunderstood. [RF]
3.04 [054] Four Star Playhouse: THE WALLET
21Oct54 CBS Thur
Adapted by Larry Marcus
From the Anthony Coldeway and Paul Elbogen story
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Charles Boyer .......... Andre
Maria Palmer .............. Elsa
William Campbell ............ Peter
Rhys Williams ............ Sidney
John Harmon .......... Michael
Nestor Paiva .......... Mr. Davis
Harry Bartell ............. Doctor
Howard McNear
John Alvin ........... Mr. MacLean
Sarah Selby ............ Mrs. MacLean
Synopsis:
Andre, a headwaiter, finds a customer's wallet containing a large sum of money.
[RF]
3.05 [055] Four Star Playhouse: THE ADOLESCENT
28Oct54 CBS Thur
Starring
Ida Lupino ........... Celia Coberley
Hugh Beaumont
Robert Arthur
Nan Boardman
John Doucette
Lewis Martin
Hugh Sanders
Allene Roberts
Synopsis:
A school teacher on the disciplinary board, finds herself
investigating her nephew's misconduct. [TA]
3.06 [056] Four Star Playhouse: THE CONTEST
04Nov54 CBS Thur
Screenplay & Story by Milton Geiger
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Dick Powell .......... Dan
Marguerite Chapman ...... Lisa
John Hubbard
Douglas Dick
Ralph Volke
Synopsis:
A detective investigates a murder in which his brother
and his fiancee are the chief suspects. [RF]
3.07 [057] Four Star Playhouse: VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
11Nov54 CBS Thur
Written by James Neal Harvey
Directed by William Asher
Starring
David Niven
Amanda Blake
Chuck Connors
Elizabeth Patterson
Dayton Lummis
Barry Froner
Rusty Hamer
Tiger Fafara
Nadene Ashwood
Isa Ashdown
Patricia Fowler
Synopsis:
A confidence man thinks up a novel way to swindle money.
In an attempt to qualify for a philanthropist’s million-dollar grant,
he sets
up a fake home for underprivileged children. [JB]
3.08 [058] Four Star Playhouse: MY OWN DEAR DRAGON
18Nov54 CBS Thur
Written by Clock Dailey
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Charles Boyer ........ John
Vera Miles .......... Maggie Bernard
Alex Gerry ........... Bengal
Mabel Albertson ....... Hannah
Mitchell Kowal
Charles Victor
Synopsis:
A successful playwright’s marriage to a younger girl is endangered by her
decision to become his competitor, and write plays
too. [JB]
3.09 [059] Four Star Playhouse: MARKED DOWN
25Nov54 CBS Thur
Directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
Ida Lupino
Hal March
Joan Banks
Synopsis:
Evelyn gets a job in an exclusive dress shop as part of a plan to marry a
wealthy man. [JB]
3.10 [060] Four Star Playhouse: MEET A LONELY MAN
02Dec54 CBS Thur
Story and Screenplay by Dick Stenger
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Starring
David Niven
Martha Hyer [DM]
Synopsis:
A lonely hotel clerk is mistaken for a rich Texas oilman and suddenly begins
an exciting new life. The masquerade leads to complications, however,
when a beautiful girl appears on the scene. [JB]
3.11 [061] Four Star Playhouse: BOURBON STREET
09Dec54 CBS Thur
Written by Dick Carr
Directed by Roy Kellino
producer Dick Powell
Starring
Dick Powell ...... Jeff
Beverly Garland ......... Julie
King Donovan ....... Drunk
William Leicester ........ Donny
Edward Platt ....... Freddie
Richard Reeves ....... Jack
Clarence Muse ......... Phil
Ralph Volker ..... Bartender
Synopsis:
A musician, a "graduate" of Bourbon Street, returns to New Orleans after breaking into the big time.
Though his ex-wife deserted him, he is bent on revenge after receiving an anonymous
letter telling him she committed suicide after being mistreated by her lover. [TA]
3.12 [062] Four Star Playhouse: A CHAMPIONSHIP AFFAIR
16Dec54 CBS Thur
Story & Screenplay by Eugene Vale
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Charles Boyer .......... Alan Abbey
Vera Miles ............. Julie Tolin
Ross Elliott ........... Bert Tolin
Don Beddoe ............. Dr. Vickers
Ray Walker ............. Reporter
Dayton Lummis .......... Whit
Ray Walker ............. Reporter
*
Production Supervisor, Lloyd Richards
Story Editor, Coles Trapnell
Art Director, Duncan Cramer
Edited by Roland Gross A.C.E.
Assistant Director, Frank Baur
Makeup Artist, Karl Herlinger
A Four Star - Dick Powell-Charles Boyer-
David Niven-Ida Lupino Production
Synopsis:
Charles Boyer plays Alan, a champion bridge player,
who tries to win back the affections of his old flame Julie (Vera
Miles) by "losing" a match to her husband Bert (Ross Elliott). [DM]
3.13 [063] Four Star Playhouse: THE ANSWER
23Dec54 CBS Thur
Four Star Playhouse - The Answer 1/5 (1954)
Four Star Playhouse - The Answer 2/5 (1954)
Four Star Playhouse - The Answer 3/5 (1954)
Four Star Playhouse - The Answer 4/5 (1954)
Four Star Playhouse - The Answer 5/5 (1954)
Written by Leonard Freeman
Directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
David Niven ....... Deacon
Carolyn Jones ....... Dolores
Nestor Paiva ....... Rocco
Anthony Caruso ....... Bart
John Harmon ....... Sailor
Ted Stanhope ....... Cabman
Richard Reeves
Jack M. Lomas
Synopsis:
Deacon, a scholarly bum, attracts the attention of a successful writer who
becomes
interested in a play which has taken the unfortunate
scholar ten years to prepare. [JB]
3.14 [064] Four Star Playhouse: GO AHEAD AND JUMP
30Dec54 CBS Thur
screenplay by Dick Carr
story by Charles Einstein
directed by Roy Kellino
*
Produced by Dick Powell
Executive Producer, Don W. Sharpe
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
Starring
Dick Powell ........ Eddie
Bill Johnstone ....... Mr. Keith
Joanne Jordan ........... Molly
Robert Foulk ........... Robert
George Wallace ........... Sam
Robert Bice ........... Doorman
*
Production Supervisor, Lloyd Richards
Story Editor, Coles Trapnell
Art Director, Duncan Cramer
Edited by Samuel E. Beetley, A.C.E.
Assistant Director Jack Sontag
Makeup by, Kiva
A Four Star - Dick Powell-Charles Boyer-David
Niven-Ida Lupino Production
Synopsis 1:
Eddie, a cab driver, picks up a sad looking fare and brings him to a hotel where he witnesses
the man being humiliated by his ex-wife. When the man asks to be taken to the middle of
the biggest bridge, Eddie uses some every day, hard-nosed psychology, and a little lie,
to make the man see that life is worth living. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Dick Powell plays Eddie, a world weary taxi driver who's passenger a rich
businessman with marital problems ask him to go to the big bridge.
"Go ahead and jump says" says Powell ...
[DM]
(Note: PARKER name embedded on END credits.
OPENING credits appear to be attached from a different
episode ie "SINGER Four Star Playhouse" presents Charles
Boyer, Dick Powell, David Niven and FRANK LOVEJOY!)
3.15 [065] Four Star Playhouse: A BAG OF ORANGES
06Jan55 CBS Thur
Starring
Ida Lupino ........ Anna
Walter Coy ....... Don Gavin
Ray Walker ....... Tom Barry
Alexander Campbell ....... Warden
Herb Vigran ....... Bartender
Synopsis:
Believing her husband innocent of the crime he is to be executed for, his wife
takes up a vigil the night of the scheduled execution at a nearby café. A curious
reporter wonders about the bag of oranges she carries with her. [JB]
3.16 [066] Four Star Playhouse: STUFFED SHIRT
13Jan55 CBS Thur
Screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen
Story by Robert Standish
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Charles Boyer ........ Robert Monet
Philip Ahn ...... Chong
Peggy Maley ...... Lucy Monet
Christopher Dark ....... John Hudson
Jay Novello ..... Hutchinson
Lawrence Dobkin ...... Masterson
Synopsis:
A botanist finds that his wife is just a beautiful adventuress interested in his
money and other men. [JB]
Story location: Malaya [DM]
3.17 [067] Singer Four Star Playhouse: BREAKFAST IN BED
20Jan55 CBS Thur
Directed by Roy Kellino
Staring
David Niven ....... Charles Hilliard
Barbara Billingsley ....... Nina Hilliard
Gloria Talbott ....... Germaine Gerard
Don Shelton ....... Alec Weston
Phil Rich ............ Ed
*
Production Supervisor, Lloyd Richards
Story Editor, Coles Trapnell
Art Director, Duncan Cramer
Edited by Samuel E. Beetley, A.C.E.
Assistant Director, Frank Baur
Makeup Artist, Karl Herlinger
Fashions by Ohrbach's
Furs by A.Z. Arnold & A.L. Lipsey
Paintings Loaned by The Hollywood Association
of Artists
A Four Star - David Niven - Dick Powell - Charles Boyer
- Teresa Wright
A Four Star - Dick Powell-Charles Boyer-
David Niven-Ida Lupino Production [DM]
Synopsis:
A successful commercial artist is happy with his life until a beautiful model
insists he should be painting “great works.” [JB]
3.18 [068] Four Star Playhouse: THE GOOD SISTER
27Jan55 CBS Thur
Starring
Teresa Wright ..... Sister Mary Winifred
Violet Rensing ..... Irmgard
Chuck Connors ...... Stan Ringer
Lisa Golm ....... Sister Katrina
John Dehner ..... Captain Downs
Norbert Schiller
Synopsis:
An American nun in Germany plays Cupid for a Czech orphan girl and an American
soldier. [JB]
3.19 [069] Four Star Playhouse: A KISS FOR MR. LINCOLN
03Feb55 CBS Thur
story by Louise Kennedy Mabie
Starring
Joanne Dru ............. Delight Kennard
Robert Cornthwaite ............ Henry Kennard
Dick Foran .......... Mr. Murdock
Kristine Miller ........... Mrs. Murdock
Mary Treen .......... Madeline
Synopsis:
A young woman teaches her timid husband some things about love when he tries to
show her the importance of supporting Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency. [RF]
3.20 [070] Four Star Playhouse: FAIR TRIAL
10Feb55 CBS Thur
Starring
Dick Powell ...... David Sheridan
Frank Ferguson ...... Mr. Fielding
Ray Walker ...... Sam Baker
Jean Howell ..... Carol
Rodney Bell ...... Charlie Barns
Edward Platt ...... Chief of Police
Harry Tyler ..... Policeman
Synopsis:
A TV Newsman goes to a small town to cover a lynching. He has anything but an
open
mind about the details of the story until he meets a girl who tries to explain things to him. [RF]
3.21 [071] Four Star Playhouse: THE WILD BUNCH
Four Star - Singer Production
17Feb55 CBS Thur
Producer Charles Boyer
Written by Frederick Brady
Story by Gordon Malherbe Hillman
Directed by William A. Seiter
Director of photography George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
Starring
Charles Boyer ...... George
Noreen Nash ........ Leonora
Natalie Wood ....... Louise
Gigi Perreau ....... Carlotta
B.G. Norman ........ David
Tommy Cook ......... Johnny
William Walker ..... Uncle Sim
Willa Pearl Curtis.. Aunt Cassie
Barbara Stuart ..... Hostess
*
Production Supervisor ... Lloyd Richards
Story Editor ............ Coles Trapnell
Art Director ............ Duncan Cramer
Edited by ............... Samuel E. Beetley, A.C.E.
Assistant Director ...... Jack Sonntag
Makeup Artist ........... Karl Herlinger
Synopsis:
After a charmer sweeps a pretty widow off her feet and marries her in haste,
she confesses that she has money and three children. He has no problem with the money,
but the thought of instant fatherhood gives him pause. The children are monsters at first,
but are soon won over by their stepfather's charm. [RF]
3.22 [072] Four Star Playhouse: TUSITALA
24Feb55 CBS Thur
written by Arthur Weiss
story by Rose Simon Kohn
Directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
David Niven .... Robert Louis Stevenson
John Lupton .... Lloyd
Gertrude Michael .... Fanny
Noreen Corcoran .... Anna
Steven Geray .... Metaafa
Leon Lontoc ..... Simile
Richard Reeves .... Lappeppa
Joseph Waring .... Hutchinson
Synopsis:
The true story of Robert Louis Stevenson's stay on the island of Tahiti. The islanders have
come to revere him as Tusitala-Teller of Tales. They believe he is magical and powerful.
When the two opposing chiefs of the island plan war against one another out of petty
jealousy, Tusitala uses his wits to convince both chiefs to make peace and save the
tranquility of the island. [TA]
3.23 [073] Four Star Playhouse: THE RETURNING
03Mar55 CBS Thur
written by Frederick J. Lipp
directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
Dick Powell ..... Capt. Phillip Avery
Joan Elan ..... Laura Trevor
Christopher Dark .... Major Evans
Walter Kingsford ... Cary Howard
Herbert Deans .... Ames
William Schallert .... Airline Clerk
William Boyette ..... Navigator
Bob Stevenson .... Co-Pilot
Synopsis:
A tragic story of an English professor at a college in Japan who falls in love with an
outcast Eurasian woman. His colleagues advise him to end the relationship lest he
be outcast himself. He refuses, is forced to resign his position, and proceeds with his
plans to marry the girl. He leaves for the USA to get a new job and find an apartment.
On the day of his departure back to Japan, he is shocked to learn that his flight has been
canceled because Japan has just bombed Pearl Harbor. He finally does return to
Japan...but as a bombardier on a mission to bomb Tokyo. [TA]
3.24 [074] Four Star Playhouse: EDDIE'S PLACE
10Mar1955 (confirmed by TVguide listings)
Starring
Ida Lupino ..... Ellen
William Tallman .... Eddie
Louis Jean Heydt .... Dan
Synopsis:
Ida Lupino stars as a parolee, Ellen, whose efforts to keep out of
trouble only involve her in a murder. [JB]
Four Star Playhouse: SECOND SIGHT
unknown airdate (some sources say 10Mar1955)
starring
Merle Oberon ....... Sara Belmont
Philip Carey ....... Dr. Ed Marshfield
Jane Darwell ....... Mrs. Riggs
Joe Forte ....... Dr. Hartman
Eddy Waller ....... Station Master
3.25 [075] Four Star Playhouse: HENRY AND THE
PSYCHOPATHIC HORSE
17Mar55 CBS Thur
Written by Robert L. Hecker
Directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
David Niven ..... Henry
Eddy Waller .... Andy
Barbara Lawrence ..... Claire
Barton MacLane ...... Milo
Hal Baylor ...... Cal
Synopsis:
While visiting a western ranch, a psychiatrist tries to use applied
psychology to break a wild horse. [JB]
3.26 [076] Four Star Playhouse: NIGHTMARE AT LARK COTTAGE
24Mar55 CBS Thur
Adapted by Frederic Brady
Story by John Bingham
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Charles Boyer ..... Paul
Beverly Garland ..... Lucille
John Doucette ..... Sergeant Wood
Mimi Gibson ........ Julia
Helen Mayan ........ Operator
Synopsis:
A mysterious stranger comes to the home of a young woman whose
husband has just escaped from prison. [JB]
3.27 [077] Four Star Playhouse: THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE
31Mar55 CBS Thur
Starring
Dick Powell ....... Andrew Ward
Coleen Gray ...... Lisa
Lawrence Dobkin ...... Bukov
Hugh Sanders ...... Nat Wolf
Alexander Campbell ...... Professor Tenant
Celia Lovsky ....... Elderly Woman
Synopsis:
An artist searches for a beautiful girl he sketched during a chance meeting. [JB]
3.28 [078] Four Star Playhouse: THE COLLAR
07Apr55 CBS Thur
Written by Frederick J. Lipp
Directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
David Niven .... Father Wyeth
Barton MacLane .... Captain Webber
John Close ..... Lt. Johnson
Walter Coy .... Steiner
Richard Hale .... Bishop
William Boyett .... Guard
Abraham Sofaer ..... Indian Chief
Synopsis:
During the Indian wars of the 1870’s, a priest is captured by the Indians.
After two years of torturous captivity, he is put to
the test: can he forgive his tormentors? [JB]
3.29 [079] Four Star Playhouse: MADEIRA MADEIRA (film)
14Apr55 CBS Thur
Sponsored by Singer
Executive Producer Don W. Sharpe
Produced by Charles Boyer
Editorial Supervisor Bernard Burton
Story and Screenplay by Leroy H. Zehran
Directed by Roy Kellino
Director of Photography George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
Starring
Charles Boyer ...... Jacques Goudet
Angela Lansbury ...... Mrs. Hallerton
John Wengraf ...... Leon Denoir
Jan Arvan ..... Luis
Nestor Paiva ..... Mario
Walter Kingsford ..... Armstrong
David Niven ..... William Hallerton (cameo appearance, uncredited)
*
Production Supervisor, Lloyd Richards
Story Editor, Coles Trapnell
Art Director, Duncan Cramer
Edited by Samuel E. Beeetley, A.C.E.
Assistant Director, Jack Sonntag
Makeup Artist, Karl Herlinger
Set Decoration, Budd S. Friend
Fashions by Ohrbach's
A Four Star-Dick Powell-Charles Boyer-David Niven-Ida
Lupino Production
Synopsis:
Jacques Goudet visits the Portuguese island of Madeira seeking the widow of his closest friend.
He has reason to believe she is involved in her husband's mysterious death. [DM]
3.30 [080] Four Star Playhouse: WITH ALL MY HEART
21Apr55 CBS Thur
Directed by Roy Kellino
Starring
Ida Lupino ........ Sarah
Walter Coy ......... Joe Monroe
Edward Platt ........ Dr. Max Fine
Noreen Nash ........ Kathy
Tommy Duran ........ Joey
Jimmy Baird ....... Charles
Natalie Dale ......... Nancy
Synopsis:
An overweight woman watches her doctor boyfriend marry someone else. [RF]
3.31 [081] Four Star Playhouse: THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS
Dante's Inferno no. 3
28Apr55 CBS Thur
Story and Screen by Richard Carr
Directed by Roy Kellino
Editorial Supervisor Bernard Burton
Director of Photography George E.Diskant, A.S.C.
Starring
Dick Powell ........ Willie Dante
Jean Willes ....... Lucy
Alan Mowbray ....... Jackson the waiter
Tristram Coffin ....... Simms
Regis Toomey ....... Lt. Waldo
Herb Virgan ...... Monty the bartender
Alex Frazer ....... Scotsman
Mercedes McCambridge (uncredited)
Jack Benny cameo appearance
Synopsis:
Willie Dante, the tough but suave owner of a nightclub and illegal back room casino.
One evening, Willie sees an old flame with a man and another couple, The woman, still
caring for Willie, tells him that the people she's with are planning to rob his casino.
Willie outwits them and keeps his former love from being arrested. [TA]
3.32 [082] Four Star Playhouse: UNCLE FRED FLITS BY
05May55 CBS Thur
Adapted from the P.G. Wodehouse story
Starring
David Niven ........ Earl of Ickenham
Robert Nichols ........ Ponge
Jennifer Raines ....... Julia
Alex Frazer ......... Father
Norma Varden ....... Mother
Leon Tyler ......... Fiane
Synopsis:
An erratic practical joker pays a visit to his childhood home in London.
He encounters a straitlaced family that is trying to put an end to the
daughter’s engagement to a man they consider beneath
their position. [JB]
3.33 [083] Four Star Playhouse: ALIAS MR. HEPP (film)
12May55 CBS Thur
Writer: Laszlo Gorog
Director: Roy Kellino
Starring
Charles Boyer ....... Frank Hepp
Barbara Fuller ......... Jenny
Alan Mowbray ......... Albert
Forrest Taylor ......... Dr. Washburn
Morris Ankrum ......... Warden
Florenz Ames ......... Hopewell
Jimmy Dodd ......... Turnkey
Synopsis:
A suave, sophisticated confidence man whose romantic charm makes women
easy prey for his outlandish but profitable schemes. [RF]
Four Star Playhouse: Interlude
19May55 (rebroadcast of episode aired 14Oct54)
3.34 [084] Four Star Playhouse: TRUDY
26May55 CBS Thur
Produced and Directed by Roy Kellino
Written by Kenneth Higgins
Starring
Joan Fontaine ......... Trudy
Hans Conried ......... Reverend Tuttle
Steven Geray ......... Mr. Yen
James Flaven ......... Mr. Swanson
Otto Waldis ......... Bercheimer
Guy Williams ......... Peter
Synopsis:
A young woman is arranging to be married to a groom whom no one believes exists
outside her own wishful dreams. She plans to have her wedding in the neighborhood
laundry. She finagles a wedding dress, flowers and the minister. In the end, to
everyone's surprise, her groom appears. [RF]
3.35 [085] Four Star Playhouse: BROKEN JOURNEY
02Jun55 CBS Thur
Written by Stanley Niss
Starring
David Niven ......... Cookie
Don Haggerty ......... Frank
William Leicester ......... Hi
Helene Stanton ......... Maybelle
Robert Bice ......... Lucenec
Malcolm Atterbury ......... Lt. Keough
Emory Parnell
Synopsis:
A sharp-witted safecracker is placed in a small-town jail for temporary
confinement.
While his captors are absent, he devises a unique
method of escape. [JB]
3.37 [086] Four Star Playhouse: THE EXECUTIONER
09June55 CBS Thur
Adapted by Laszlo Gorog
from the Thomas Flanagan story
appearing in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Directed by Robert Florey
Starring
Charles Boyer ......... Tennent
Richard Hale ......... Judge
Berry Kroeger ......... Delmar
Christopher Dark ......... Tamar
Eve Miller
Sam Flint
Henry Rowland
Ross Elliott
Synopsis:
An army major in the service of a totalitarian government is ordered
to assassinate an American physician. [JB]
Four Star Playhouse: The Collar
16Jun55 (Rebroadcast, original air date 07Apr55) [JB]
3.38 [087] Four Star Playhouse: THE FRIGHTENED WOMAN
23Jun55 CBS Thur
Written by Joseph Grushkin
Directed by James Neilson
Starring
Merle Oberon ......... Carol
Craig Stevens ......... George
Hugh Beaumont ......... Dr. Lindell
Irene Tedrow ......... Mrs. Warren
Isobel Withers ......... Doris
Ralph Sanford ......... Man
Synopsis:
A woman enters a quaint little bookstore and suddenly discovers the calendar
has turned back 25 years. Only when the book she purchased is stolen,
does she discover the key to this strange mystery. [JB]
3.39 [088] Four Star Playhouse: AWARD
30Jun55 CBS Thur
Written by Leslie Stevens
Starring
Ida Lupino ......... Valerie Banks
Franchot Tone ......... Ben Chaney
Synopsis:
A ruthless Hollywood actress flops miserably in the only stage play she ever
attempted. She asks her director to teach her to
become an actress. [JB]
Repeats begin:
07Jul55 The Doctor and the Countess (Original air date 29Apr54)
14Jul55 A Study in Panic (Original air date 08Apr54)
21Jul55 Masquerade (Original air date 15Apr54)
28Jul55 Detective’s Holiday (Original air date 04Mar54)
04Aug55 The Wild Bunch (Original air date 17Feb55)
11Aug55 Never Explain (Original air date 07Oct54)
18Aug55 A Bag of Oranges (Original air date 06Jan55)
25Aug55 Village in the City (Original air date 22Apr54)
01Sep55 The Returning (Original air date 05Mar55)
08Sep55 Night at Lark Cottage (Original air date 24Mar55)
15Sep55 The Book (Original air date 01Apr54)
22Sep55 With All My Heart (Original air date 21Apr55)
29Sep55 The House Always Wins (Original air date 28Apr55) [JB all]
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