
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Not a Chance
05-10-1951A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.
- Ep 2
2.The Name is Bellingham
12-10-1951A US Customs Officer breaks up a narcotics smuggling ring.
- Ep 3
3.Never Wave at a W.A.C.
19-10-1951A society woman from Washington, D.C. joins the Army Corp.
- Ep 4
4.Still Life
26-10-1951A woman falls in love with the Doctor she meets at the train station after she gets a cinder in her eye
- Ep 5
5.The Lucky Touch
02-11-1951An old woman is ignored by her family, that is until she wins a sizable amount of money.
- Ep 6
6.Decision and Daniel Webster
09-11-1951A man abandons his dream of Presidency to work at saving the Whig party.
- Ep 7
7.The Memories of Aimee Durant
16-11-1951A woman is assigned the job of ghost-writing the memoirs of Aimee Durant, a flamboyant Wild West gal.
- Ep 8
8.One is a Lonesome Number
23-11-1951A man wishes to write the great American novel, but a fatal illness changes his life's direction
- Ep 9
9.Two Living and One Dead
30-11-1951Two employees are dead at a post office hold-up. There is one survivor, but the press paints him as a coward.
- Ep 10
10.The Nymph and the Lamp
07-12-1951A woman finds romance at a remote wireless station in Nova Scotia.
- Ep 11
11.Exit
14-12-1951Baro, a fearless young member of the underground network helps the persecuted flee.
- Ep 12
12.The Dark Fleece
21-12-1951A man having been rejected by a society girl ventures West, upon his success out West he returns and plots revenge against another upper class family.
- Ep 13
13.Girl in a Million
28-12-1951A man marries a woman who has lost her voice; unfortunately, when her voice returns she doesn't shut up.
- Ep 14
14.Clean Sweep for Lavinia
04-01-1952In order to cut even more corners, the penny-pinching owner of a hotel also plays maid.
- Ep 15
15.Billy Budd
11-01-1952When Claggart is found murdered after making false accusations of mutiny against Billy Budd, it leads to Billy's court-martial and trial.
- Ep 16
16.The Man that I Marry
18-01-1952A wealthy woman finds herself engaged to two suitors at the same time.
- Ep 17
17.P.G.
25-01-1952An Italian girl helps five American POWs.
- Ep 18
18.Lady With a Will
01-02-1952A millionaire leaves his riches to his spinster sister, and the town's corrupt politicians try to gain control of the estate.
- Ep 19
19.The Daughter
08-02-1952The troubled life of Mary Todd Lincoln and her influence on her husband.
- Ep 20
20.Fifty Grand
15-02-1952A prize fighter continues to box to pay his debts.
- Ep 21
21.World So Wide
22-02-1952Architect Hayden Chart, recovering from the death of his wife, begins anew overseas.
- Ep 22
22.Apple of His Eyes
29-02-1952A widowed older farmer falls in love with the much younger woman he hires.
- Ep 23
23.The Haunted Heart
07-03-1952A musician is torn between his music and the love of a woman.
- Ep 24
24.Make Way for Teddy
14-03-1952Grandpa has a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hanging in his home and is overwhelmed when the real Mr. Roosevelt comes to visit.
- Ep 25
25.The Human Touch
21-03-1952A pianist must choose between his music career and love.
- Ep 26
26.The Autobiography of Grandma Moses
28-03-1952The life of artist Grandma Moses who began her career in her 70's, capturing rural scenes of life and celebrations in upstate New York.
- Ep 27
27.Experiment
04-04-1952A doctor devotes her life to finding a serum to battle a disease sweeping Korea, the country that claimed her husband and son.
- Ep 28
28.Four's a Family
11-04-1952A widow supports her family through painting and ceramics.
- Ep 29
29.Now's the Time
18-04-1952Members of Steamer were attacked by Hamadan, a crazy musician, and blown away by magic wind.
- Ep 30
30.Fear
25-04-1952After the escape of three convicts, a woman home alone fears they might harm her.
- Ep 31
31.Doctors Should Never Marry
02-05-1952A doctor becomes engaged to a socialite and problems arise when his pretty nurse complicates matters.
- Ep 32
32.Appointment With the Past
09-05-1952Outlaw Monte Clovis comes to Kingdale to settle some business. He's come to claim his woman, Mary, and the child she was carrying when he was sent to the hoosegow. Monte wants a sh...
- Ep 33
33.Autumn in New York
16-05-1952A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star, but her level-headed boyfriend brings her back down to Earth.
- Ep 34
34.Love Came Late
23-05-1952A chambermaid becomes distraught when her daughter goes missing, and a businessman falls for the maid during their search for the daughter.
- Ep 35
35.A Quarter for Your Troubles
30-05-1952A department-story employee is implicated in the death of a customer.
- Ep 36
36.Souvenir from Singapore
06-06-1952Story of China Smith, a disreputable, disheveled Irishman making his living on the lucrative Singapore rackets.
- Ep 37
37.Dress in the Window
13-06-1952A newspaper reporter puts her life on the line to rescue a young girl being held captive by her gangster boyfriend.
- Ep 38
38.Say Hello to Pamela
20-06-1952A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed.
- Ep 39
39.The Von Linden File
27-06-1952An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as bait to help her boss trap jewel thieves.
- Ep 40
40.The House of Death
04-07-1952A man's niece complicates a rapport he has with monsters.
- Ep 41
41.A Southern Lady
11-07-1952A reclusive woman's life is disrupted when her greedy nephew visits.
- Ep 42
42.Early Space Conqueror
18-07-1952A group of teenagers construct a rocket to travel into space.
- Ep 43
43.A Man's World
25-07-1952The widowed father of four boys must deal with one of them who is getting romantic ideas.
- Ep 44
44.Crossroads
01-08-1952A cynic is caught in the trap of his effort to be on both sides of the French Revolution.
- Ep 45
45.So Help Me
08-08-1952A nightclub entertainer meets and marries a millionaire.
- Ep 46
46.Double Exposure
15-08-1952A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients, each claiming the other wants to kill someone.
- Ep 47
47.The Trubbles
22-08-1952A husband and wife team up to do a little detective work and find themselves in the middle of a heist.
- Ep 48
48.Port of Call
29-08-1952A big, ugly man discovers romance.
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