Four Star Playhouse 72 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Angela Lansbury She was 26 , now 99 years old | as Joan Robinson |
| Charles Boyer He was 53 , 78 years old when he died | as Paul |
| Ida Lupino She was 34 , 77 years old when she died | |
| Natalie Wood She was 14 , 43 years old when she died | as Louise |
| Dick Powell He was 47 , 58 years old when he died | |
| Jack Benny He was 58 , 80 years old when he died | as Cautious Gambler |
| David Niven He was 42 , 73 years old when he died | |
| David Niven He was 42 , 73 years old when he died | as Andy |
| Barbara Billingsley She was 36 , 94 years old when she died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Harry Horner Directing He was 42 , 84 years old when he died | Director |
| Frank McDonald Directing He was 52 , 80 years old when he died | Director |
| William Asher Directing He was 31 , 90 years old when he died | Director |
| Blake Edwards Directing He was 30 , 88 years old when he died | Director |
| William Cameron Menzies Directing He was 56 , 60 years old when he died | Director |
| Robert Aldrich Directing He was 34 , 65 years old when he died | Director |
| William Bowers Writing He was 36 , 70 years old when he died | Writer |
| Ronald Colman Writing He was 61 , 67 years old when he died | Writer |
| Robert Florey Directing He was 52 , 78 years old when he died | Director |
| Leonard Freeman Writing He was 31 , 53 years old when he died | Writer |
| Ida Lupino Directing She was 34 , 77 years old when she died | Director |
| Hal Walker Directing He was 56 , 76 years old when he died | Director |
| William A. Seiter Directing He was 62 , 74 years old when he died | Director |
| Don Ettlinger Writing | Writer |
| Roy Kellino Directing He was 40 , 44 years old when he died | Director |
Four Star Playhouse (72 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1952-09-25
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 129