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TV series

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · TV-G · 4 seasons · 129 episodes

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Synopsis

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.

About 64h 30m to watch every episode. An estimate: 129 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

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Official options in the United States:

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  • Best tv ever Amazon Channel

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  • The Roku Channel
  • Pluto TV
  • Plex
  • Mometu
  • Tubi TV

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Main cast

  • David Niven
    David
    32 episodes

  • Dick Powell
    Dave Robinson
    32 episodes

  • Ida Lupino
    Evelyn
    19 episodes

  • Herb Vigran
    Sam Rawlings
    14 episodes

  • Charles Boyer
    Major Tinnente
    9 episodes

  • Ray Walker
    Sgt. Phillips
    8 episodes

  • Regis Toomey
    Lt. Manny Waldo
    8 episodes

  • Richard Hale
    Dr. Kessell
    7 episodes

  • Ralph Moody
    Conductor
    7 episodes

  • Robert Bice
    Matt Devlin
    7 episodes

  • Rhys Williams
    Mr. Peck
    6 episodes

  • William Forrest
    Judge
    6 episodes

  • Christopher Dark
    Major Evans
    6 episodes

  • John Harmon
    Joseph
    5 episodes

  • Walter Sande
    Graysuit
    5 episodes

  • Hugh Beaumont
    Albert Woods
    5 episodes

  • Richard Reeves
    Lappeppa
    5 episodes

  • John Doucette
    Sgt. Wood
    5 episodes

Seasons