Starlight Theatre (1950-51)
Episode Guide compiled by
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STARLIGHT THEATRE
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CBS
Produced by Robert Stevens, Directed by John Peyser
US Dramatic Anthology series 1950-51 49 episodes x 30 min
April 2, 1950 to October 4, 1951
Season 2 alternated weekly with "The
Burns and Allen Show".
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CBS (02Apr50-28Sep50)
[01] Starlight Theatre: SECOND CONCERTO
02-Apr-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Lawrence Fletcher
Meg Mundy
Barry Nelson
[02] Starlight Theatre: NIGHT BEFORE SAILING
09-Apr-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Valerie Cossart
Lawrence Fletcher
Mildred Natwick
[03] Starlight Theatre: THE M.P. AND THE MOUSE
16-Apr-1950 CBS Sun
starring
William Prince
Susan Douglas Rubes
[04] Starlight Theatre: WHITE MAIL
23-Apr-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Margaret Phillips
George Reeves
[05] Starlight Theatre: THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR
30-Apr-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Mary Sinclair
Douglas Watson
[06] Starlight Theatre: THE SONG THE SOLDIERS SANG
07-May-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Scott McKay
[07] Starlight Theatre: THE ROMAN KID
14-May-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Joan Chandler
Barry Nelson
[08] Starlight Theatre: HER SON
21-May-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Neil Hamilton
Mildred Natwick
Oliver Thorndike
[09] Starlight Theatre: THE JUGGLER
28-May-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Betty Garde
Barry Nelson
Judy Parrish
[10] Starlight Theatre: THE WINNER AND CHAMPION
04-Jun-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Virginia Gilmore
Mark Roberts
[11] Starlight Theatre: VERNA
11-Jun-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Dulcie Jordan
Bernard Kates
[12] Starlight Theatre: THE WITCH OF WOONSAPUCKET
18-Jun-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Conrad Janis
Mary Malone
[13] Starlight Theatre: THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN
25-Jun-1950 CBS Sun
starring
Donald Buka
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Moves to Mondays on CBS
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[14] Starlight Theatre: MUCH ADO ABOUT SPRING
03-Jul-1950 CBS Mon (Rerun 4-Oct-51)
starring
Sylvia Field
Ernest Truex
[15] Starlight Theatre: THE LAST KISS
10-Jul-1950 CBS Mon
starring
John Ireland
Mary Sinclair
John McQuade
Synopsis:
A young movie producer falls in love with a starlet.
[16] Starlight Theatre: THE GREAT NONENTITY
17-Jul-1950 CBS Mon
starring
Cliff Hall
George Reeves
Arnold Stang
Cara Williams
[17] Starlight Theatre: THREE HOURS BETWEEN PLANES
24-Jul-1950 CBS Mon
starring
Virginia Gilmore
Alfred Ryder
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Moves to Thursdays on CBS
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[18] Starlight Theatre: PASSING FANCY
03-Aug-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Olive Deering
Warren Stevens
James Little
[19] Starlight Theatre: THE POET TAKES A WIFE
10-Aug-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Jane Hoffman
Hiram Sherman
[20] Starlight Theatre: FORGOTTEN MELODY
17-Aug-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Felicia Montealegre
[21] Starlight Theatre: FUMBLE
24-Aug-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Conrad Janis
Joshua Shelley
Gloria Stroock
[22] Starlight Theatre: THE PHILANDERER
31-Aug-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Ernest Truex
Sylvia Field
[23] Starlight Theatre: THE FACE IS FAMILIAR...BUT
07-Sep-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Joshua Shelley
Barbara Whiting
[24] Starlight Theatre: WINNER AND CHAMPION
14-Sep-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Virginia Gilmore
Mark Roberts
[25] Starlight Theatre: SOMETIME EVERY SUMMERTIME
21-Sep-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Dean Harens
Bethel Leslie
[26] Starlight Theatre: SECOND CONCERTO
28-Sep-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Barry Nelson
Meg Mundy
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CBS Thursdays 8:00 PM Eastern (fortnightly)
alternated weekly with "The
Burns and Allen Show".
[--] Burns and Allen: Live show no. 1: 12-Oct-1950 CBS
Thursday 8:00pm
2.01 [27] Starlight Theatre: WELCOME HOME
16-Nov-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Nancy Kelly
Robert Webber
Dorothy Rohr
2.02 [28] Starlight Theatre: BEFORE YOU CAME ALONG
30-Nov-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Frank Albertson
Wendy Barrie
2.03 [29] Starlight Theatre: A MAN IS BORN
14-Dec-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Janis Carter
Richard Webb
2.04 [30] Starlight Theatre: TWO WHITE HORSES
28-Dec-1950 CBS Thur
starring
Lee Bowman
Mary Sinclair
Ralph Riggs
2.05 [31] Starlight Theatre: RELATIVELY SPEAKING
11-Jan-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Melvyn Douglas
2.06 [32] Starlight Theatre: BE NICE TO MR. CAMPBELL
25-Jan-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Augusta Dabney
Frank McHugh
Jean Parker
2.07 [33] Starlight Theatre: JULIE
08-Feb-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Eve Arden
2.08 [34] Starlight Theatre: THE MAGIC WIRE
22-Feb-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Geraldine Brooks
Leslie Nielsen
Frank Sylvern
2.09 [35] Starlight Theatre: MISS BUELL
08-Mar-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Judith Evelyn
Lonny Chapman
Patricia Peardon
2.10 [36] Starlight Theatre: THE FLAXEN HAIRED MANNEQUIN
22-Mar-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Margaret Hayes
Gil Lamb
Julie Bennett
Fred Stewart
2.11 [37] Starlight Theatre: SEASON FOR MARRIAGE
05-Apr-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Coleen Gray
Charles Korvin
William Prince
2.12 [38] Starlight Theatre: THE MAGNIFICENT FAKER
17-Apr-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Dorothy Gish
2.13 [39] Starlight Theatre: I GUESS THERE ARE OTHER GIRLS
03-May-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Wally Cox
2.14 [40] Starlight Theatre: BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR
17-May-1951 CBS Thur
short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
starring
Anita Loos
Julie Harris
Mary Sinclair
Synopsis:
Story about two adolescent girls, one attractive and confident, the other shy
and withdrawn. [RF]
2.15 [41] Starlight Theatre: THE COME-BACK
31-May-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Melville Cooper
Glenda Farrell
Nils Asther
2.16 [42] Starlight Theatre: THE FASCINATING MR. HOGAN
14-Jun-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Jackie Cooper
2.17 [43] Starlight Theatre: THREE HOURS BETWEEN PLANES
28-Jun-1951 CBS Thur
starring
John Forsythe
Virginia Gilmore
Alfred Ryder
2.18 [44] Starlight Theatre: (no details)
11-Jul-1951 CBS Thur
2.19 [45] Starlight Theatre: IN A MILITARY MANNER
26-Jul-1951
starring
John Forsythe
Alfred Ryder
2.20 [46] Starlight Theatre: WITH ABITED BREATH
09-Aug-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Henry Hull
2.21 [47] Starlight Theatre: LUNCH AT DISALVO'S
23-Aug-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Donald Curtis
Franchot Tone
2.22 [48] Starlight Theatre: ACT OF GOD NONWITHSTANDING
06-Sep-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Chester Morris
2.23 [49] Starlight Theatre: THE GRAVY TRAIN
20-Sep-1951 CBS Thur
starring
Dane Clark
Loring Smith
[--] 4-Oct-51 CBS Thur - Rerun of Starlight Theatre:
MUCH ADO ABOUT SPRING (first aired 03-Jul-1950)
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