Four Star Playhouse (1952 - 1956)
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino.The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.Four Star Playhouse has one or more episodes free on Tubi, free on PlutoTV, and streaming with subscription on Best TV Ever (Via Prime Video). It's a comedy and drama show with 130 episodes over 4 seasons. Four Star Playhouse is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.7 (209 votes).
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Four Star Playhouse Season 4 Overview
Oct 6, 1955 - Aug 2, 1956Season 4 of Four Star Playhouse has 42 episodes that are available to stream on Best Ever, PlutoTV.
Four Star Playhouse Season 4 Episodes
S04 E42Something Very Special
Aug 2, 1956Alan moves to America when his wife dies, leaving his young daughter with her grandmother in Paris. When he returns...
S04 E42 of Four Star Playhouse is available to stream on Best Ever.
S04 E41 Success Story
Jul 26, 1956A man is assigned to force a small-town newspaper out of existence.
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S04 E40 The Stand-In
Jul 19, 1956An aspiring actress has spent 20 years in Hollywood, not gaining fame as she had hoped, but as a stand-in...
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55 episodes (42%) are available to watch free online (Tubi and PlutoTV).
103 episodes (79%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Best Ever).
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Not available to rent or buy.
Four Star Playhouse has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.7 (209 votes). The show is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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Four Star Playhouse Overview
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino.The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.