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Four Star Playhouse
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.
- Status
- Ended
- Type
- Scripted
- Last aired
- 1956-07-26
- Language
- English
CBS
- anthology
- playhouse
Seasons
Top billed cast


















Behind the camera
Produced in
United States of America
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Air dates
- First aired
- 1952-09-25
- Latest episode
- 1956-07-26
- Status
- Ended
- Next release
- Completed
- Season 125 Sept 1952
- Season 224 Sept 1953
- Season 330 Sept 1954
- Season 46 Oct 1955
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Four Star Playhouse?
- Streaming availability for India is not yet confirmed.
- How many seasons does Four Star Playhouse have?
- 4 seasons · 129 episodes · Ended.
- What is the rating of Four Star Playhouse?
- 6.8/10 from 11 TMDB votes.












