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Four Star Playhouse (syndicated as Star Performance) is an American anthology series that ran from September 25, 1952, through September 27, 1956. [ 1 ] Overview
Four Star produced several popular programs in the early days of television, including Four Star Playhouse (its first series), Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, Stagecoach West, The June Allyson Show (also known as The DuPont Show Starring June Allyson), The Dick Powell Show, Burke's Law, The Rogues and The Big Valley. Despite its stars sharing ...
Four Star Playhouse is a radio dramatic anthology series in the United States. The 30-minute program was broadcast on NBC beginning in July 1949 and was sustaining. [1] It lasted only three months. [2] Four Star Playhouse was one of "at least 10" new programs developed for that summer by NBC's [West] Coast programming
Another successful CBS filmed show was anthology series Four Star Playhouse, which although not a top-rated show, did prove popular enough to run to 1956. Fall 1952 was a major blow for DuMont, when the network's biggest star, Jackie Gleason, moved from DuMont to CBS.
"The Firing Squad" is a 1955 episode of the TV series Four Star Playhouse. It was based on the classic Canadian novel Execution. It was relocated to be set in the Australian army in World War Two, one of the rare depictions of Australia in Hollywood at the time. [1] [2]
Four Star Playhouse: The Public Defender: Name That Tune: Spring Willy: Summer The Bob Cummings Show: NBC: Local 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Plymouth News Caravan: You Bet Your Life (4/41.0) Justice: Dragnet (3/42.1) Ford Theatre (In C O L O R) (9/34.9) Lux Video Theatre: DMN: 7:00 Captain Video / 7:15 DuMont Evening News: Local They Stand ...
Star Tonight: Down You Go: Outside U.S.A. Local CBS: 7:00 Local / 7:15 Douglas Edwards with the News: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: The Bob Cummings Show: Climax! (22/29.6) / Shower of Stars (once a month) Four Star Playhouse: The Johnny Carson Show: Wanted: NBC: Local 7:30 The Dinah Shore Show / 7:45 Plymouth News Caravan: You Bet Your Life ...
Rettig was selected from among 500 boys auditioning for the role of Jeff Miller, to star as the first dog owner in the first version Lassie television series, between 1954 and 1957. [3] His character was a young farm boy who lived with his widowed mother, Ellen ( Jan Clayton 1917–1983), grandfather ( George Cleveland , 1885–1957), and his ...