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.
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How certain people end up being accused of a crime.
Anthology drama series.
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
A story about the reunion of former lovers a man who is in a marriage of convenience and a woman who is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
An omnibus of four unrequited love stories featuring eight men.
Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island.
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
A collection of hilariously disturbing stories that push the boundaries of decency in ways only Tom Segura could imagine.
A romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the journey from first love to last love, with each half-hour episode chronicling one of their relationships.
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
In this realistic and touching series told in an innovative format, seemingly independent plots intertwine to show how justice can sometimes be a personal matter.
A three-part anthology short series about romance in the digital age. Witness how technology plays a huge part in building relationships and special connections.
Different stories of how two people come to kiss.
23 years old may be the age in life where there are the most diverse people. Some are new to society, some are already used to being a member of society, and some already have children. Although everyone is the same age, there are so many different kinds of people with diverse stories. This is a story that wants to convey the life of 23 year old's with their raw emotions and individuality.
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Darkroom is an American television thriller series which ABC transmitted from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Each 60-minute episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a new story and a new cast, but each of the episode wraparound segments was hosted by James Coburn. Among the performers who appeared on the series were Steve Allen, Esther Rolle, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, David Carradine, Billy Crystal, and June Lockhart.
Second Verdict is a six-part 1976 BBC television series, a dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers. Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor reprised for a final time their double-act as Detective Chief Superintendents Barlow and Watt, hugely popular with TV audiences from the long-running series Z-Cars; Softly, Softly; and Barlow at Large.
These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable. Based on true events, A Haunting dramatises some of the scariest stories, revealing a world in which tragedy, suicide and murder have left psychic impressions so powerful that innocent people become forced to deal with them decades later. Through mesmerizing first-person accounts, the mystery and origin of each haunting is powerfully revealed and leaves a lingering sense that life—and death—are much stronger then anyone could have possibly imagined.
Fifteen years into the future, science has made a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet – a test that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is.
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19 episodes • 1952
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Wife Geraldine | Sep 25, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dante's Inferno | Oct 2, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Lost Silk Hat | Oct 23, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Backstage | Nov 6, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Welcome Home | Nov 20, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Island | Dec 4, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Officer and the Lady | Dec 18, 1952 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Knockout | Jan 1, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Man on a Train | Jan 15, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Trail's End | Jan 29, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sound Off, My Love | Feb 12, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Man in the Box | Feb 26, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 13 | No Identity | Mar 12, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Man Who Walked Out On Himself | Mar 26, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Last Voyage | Apr 23, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Night Ride | May 7, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Ladies On His Mind | May 21, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 18 | To Whom It May Concern | Jun 4, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Shadowed | Jun 18, 1953 | 0.0 |
31 episodes • 1953
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finale | Sep 24, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Squeeze | Oct 1, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Place Of His Own | Oct 8, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Love At Sea | Oct 15, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Witness | Oct 22, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Matter Of Advice | Oct 29, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Search in the Night | Nov 5, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Moorings | Nov 12, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Hard Way | Nov 19, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 10 | For Art`s Sake | Nov 26, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Girl On The Park Bench | Dec 3, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Room | Dec 10, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Man Of The World | Dec 17, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Gift | Dec 24, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 15 | House For Sale | Dec 31, 1953 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Test | Jan 7, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Bad Streak | Jan 14, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A String of Beads | Jan 21, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Indian Taker | Jan 28, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Second Dawn | Feb 4, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Gun | Feb 11, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Bomb | Feb 18, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Meet McGraw: Long Count | Feb 25, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Detective`s Holiday | Mar 4, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Operation In Money | Mar 11, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Lady of the Orchids | Mar 18, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Book | Apr 1, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 28 | A Study In Panic | Apr 8, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Masquerade | Apr 15, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Village In The City | Apr 22, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Doctor and the Countess | Apr 29, 1954 | 0.0 |
38 episodes • 1954
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man in the Cellar | Sep 30, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Never Explain | Oct 7, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Interlude | Oct 14, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Wallet | Oct 21, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Adolescent | Oct 28, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Contest | Nov 4, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Vote Of Confidence | Nov 11, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 8 | My Own Dear Dragon | Nov 18, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Marked Down | Nov 25, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Meet A Lonely Man | Dec 2, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bourbon Street | Dec 9, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Championship Affair | Dec 16, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Answer | Dec 23, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Go Ahead And Jump | Dec 30, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 15 | A Bag Of Oranges | Jan 6, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Stuffed Shirt | Jan 11, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Breakfast in Bed | Jan 20, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Good Sister | Jan 27, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 19 | A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln | Feb 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fair Trial | Feb 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Wild Bunch | Feb 17, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tusitala | Feb 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Returning | Mar 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Eddie`s Place | Mar 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Henry And The Psychopathic Horse | Mar 17, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Night At Lark Cottage | Mar 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Girl On The Bridge | Mar 31, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Collar | Apr 7, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Madeira, Madeira | Apr 14, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 30 | With All My Heart | Apr 21, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The House Always Wins | Apr 28, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Uncle Fred Flits By | May 5, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Alias Mr. Hepp | May 12, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Trudy | May 26, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Broken Journey | Jun 2, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Executioner | Jun 9, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Frightened Woman | Jun 23, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Award | Jun 30, 1955 | 0.0 |
41 episodes • 1955
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Firing Squad | Oct 6, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Face of Danger | Oct 13, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Let the Chips Fall | Oct 20, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Full Circle | Oct 27, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Spray of Bullets | Nov 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Devil to Pay | Nov 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Here Comes the Suit | Nov 17, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Looking Glass House | Nov 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Something Very Special | Dec 1, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Place Full of Strangers | Dec 8, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 11 | One Way Out | Dec 15, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dark Meeting | Jan 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Magic Night | Jan 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tunnel of Fear | Jan 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 15 | High Stakes | Jan 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Listener | Feb 2, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Safe Keeping | Feb 9, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 18 | No Limit | Feb 16, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Command | Feb 23, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Once to Every Woman | Mar 1, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Red Wine | Mar 8, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 22 | To Die at Midnight | Mar 15, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Desert Encounter | Mar 22, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Case of Emily Cameron | Mar 29, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Rites of Spring | Apr 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Autumn Carousel | Apr 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Wall of Bamboo | Apr 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Touch and Go | Apr 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 29 | A Long Way From Texas | May 3, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 30 | That Woman | May 10, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Other Room | May 17, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 32 | One Forty-Two | May 24, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Beneath the Surface | May 31, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Watch the Sunset | Jun 7, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Second Chance | Jun 14, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Woman Afraid | Jun 21, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Stacked Deck | Jun 28, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Distinguished Service | Jul 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Yellowbelly | Jul 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 40 | The Stand-In | Jul 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Success Story | Jul 26, 1956 | 0.0 |