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Four Star Playhouse: Season 3

38 episodes · premiered Sep 30, 1954

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  1. Episode 1: Man in the Cellar Sep 30, 1954 · 30m A little girl who regularly talks to imaginary friends grows frustrated when her parents refuse to believe that there is a real man in the cellar.
  2. Episode 2: Never Explain Oct 7, 1954 · 30m A novice social worker is dispatched to the home of a widower who refuses to send his children to school.
  3. Episode 3: Interlude Oct 14, 1954 · 30m A young woman from a wealthy family is graduating from an exclusive school with neither her parents nor close friends attending. In her lonliness, she becomes infatuated with an older man…
  4. Episode 4: The Wallet Oct 21, 1954 · 30m A French waiter with more pride than money will not stand for his sickly wife to be admitted to a free public hospital. When a wealthy customer leaves behind a wallet containing thousands…
  5. Episode 5: The Adolescent Oct 28, 1954 · 30m A school teacher on the disciplinery board, finds herself investigating her nephew's misconduct.
  6. Episode 6: The Contest Nov 4, 1954 · 30m The head of detectives runs into problems when he suspect his fiancé has committed murder.
  7. Episode 7: Vote Of Confidence Nov 11, 1954 · 30m A con man, recently released from prison, attempts to recoup his fortunes by convincing an heiress' secretary that he needs funds to run an orphanage.
  8. Episode 8: My Own Dear Dragon Nov 18, 1954 · 30m A successful playwright does his best to avoid reading the script written by his young new wife. She can't understand why he refuses to encourage her. At a party celebrating his 25th year…
  9. Episode 9: Marked Down Nov 25, 1954 · 30m A woman who works at a fancy dress shop is determined to meet and marry the millionaire whose office is next door. Once she is asked out, she realizes that money doesn't make a person…
  10. Episode 10: Meet A Lonely Man Dec 2, 1954 · 30m An attractive young lady mistakes a lonely hotel desk clerk for a Texas oil millionaire she'd once met. Loving the attention she's lavishing on him, he plays along...until his big spending…
  11. Episode 11: Bourbon Street Dec 9, 1954 · 30m A musician returns to New Orleans after breaking into the bigtime. Though his ex-wife deserted him, he is bent on revenge after receiving an anonymous letter telling him she committed…
  12. Episode 12: A Championship Affair Dec 16, 1954 · 30m A renowned professional bridge champion (Boyer) returns to (openly) woo his long lost, but married, love (Miles). In circuitous fashion, his unselfish love leads him to (secretly) help her…
  13. Episode 13: The Answer Dec 23, 1954 · 30m A cynical Hollywood writer returns to his hometown. At a bar he meets a drunken, disillusioned playwright. The writer challenges the playwright to relate his play, which he does, holding…
  14. Episode 14: Go Ahead And Jump Dec 30, 1954 · 30m 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…
  15. Episode 15: A Bag Of Oranges Jan 6, 1955 · 30m 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…
  16. Episode 16: Stuffed Shirt Jan 11, 1955 · 30m A seemingly cuckolded working-class husband (Boyer), in tropical setting, must resort to a life-risking ruse (in court) to rid himself of his bigamous, greedy and potentially blackmailing…
  17. Episode 17: Breakfast in Bed Jan 20, 1955 · 30m An artist is enticed away from his lucrative commercial advertising contracts by a young model who shows obvious disappointment that he is not striving to achieve his potential as a…
  18. Episode 18: The Good Sister Jan 27, 1955 · 30m A nun in German orphanage during World War II will is determined to marry her oldest orphan to an American serviceman in order to secure a future for her.
  19. Episode 19: A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln Feb 3, 1955 · 30m 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.
  20. Episode 20: Fair Trial Feb 10, 1955 · 30m Chicago television newsman Dave Sheridan (Dick Powell) arrives in a small Ohio town, Hadenville, where Richard Fulton has just been lynched. The chief of police (Edward R. Platt) tells…
  21. Episode 21: The Wild Bunch Feb 17, 1955 · 30m 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…
  22. Episode 22: Tusitala Feb 24, 1955 · 30m 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…
  23. Episode 23: The Returning Mar 3, 1955 · 30m An American professor in Japan falls in love with a half-breed former student in 1941. He is fired for violating school policy, so he returns to America, resolved to bring his intended to…
  24. Episode 24: Eddie`s Place Mar 10, 1955 · 30m Ellen is released from a punitive work farm without means, but Eddie befriends her and gives her a job at his restaurant. She wants to go straight, but Eddie pressures her to cover for…
  25. Episode 25: Henry And The Psychopathic Horse Mar 17, 1955 · 30m After falling for a medical student, a New York City psychiatrist travels to her family ranch to announce their engagement. Her father hates city slickers and expect her to marry a rancher…
  26. Episode 26: Night At Lark Cottage Mar 24, 1955 A woman with no companion other than her young daughter knows that an escaped convict is on his way to kill her.
  27. Episode 27: The Girl On The Bridge Mar 31, 1955 · 30m After drawing and painting an unknown young woman he met on a bridge near his vacation retreat, an artist (Dick Powell) is desperate to find her again when the painting begins calling to…
  28. Episode 28: The Collar Apr 7, 1955 · 30m The night before the military plans to massacre a warring tribe of Blackfoot Indians, an imprisoned and tortured priest comes out from the tribe to ask for mercy.
  29. Episode 29: Madeira, Madeira Apr 14, 1955 · 30m The untimely death of his artist friend causes a failing writer to visit the widow to pay his condolences and pursue suspicions about her. When he arrives, the cheerful widow presents him…
  30. Episode 30: With All My Heart Apr 21, 1955 · 30m An overweight woman watches her doctor boyfriend marry someone else.
  31. Episode 31: The House Always Wins Apr 28, 1955 · 30m 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…
  32. Episode 32: Uncle Fred Flits By May 5, 1955 · 30m Uncle Fred descends upon a suburban home, completely disrupts the lives of the family by his eccentric behaviour, and brings two young lovers together. His unwilling accomplice, and a…
  33. Episode 33: Alias Mr. Hepp May 12, 1955 · 30m Frank Hepp has made his career charming rich, unhappy women out of their fortunes. His parole officer orders him avoid all women, but he can't help himself when a single wealthy woman…
  34. Episode 34: Trudy May 26, 1955 · 30m A young woman is planning her wedding to a groom whom no one believes exists outside her own wishful dreams.
  35. Episode 35: Broken Journey Jun 2, 1955 · 30m Two cops transporting prisoner Cookie decide on a layover in the city of Westover, temporarily placing Cookie in the local jail while they freshen up elsewhere. Cookie devises a plot to…
  36. Episode 36: The Executioner Jun 9, 1955 · 30m A complex web of deception is revealed during the investigation of the assassination of a police official. In a foreign country during the Cold War, an American doctor is accused to being…
  37. Episode 37: The Frightened Woman Jun 23, 1955 · 30m A woman's loneliness leads her to re-experience her long repressed (20-year old) pain-associated memories (albeit benign themselves). The mystery: is she (Oberon) insane (hallucinations or…
  38. Episode 38: Award Jun 30, 1955 · 30m Valerie is a world famous movie actress who just bombed on her first attempt at live acting on Broadway. She goes to Ben, renowned acting instructor, to teach her how to be a live actress…