Classic TV Drama
Television's finest hours.
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - For Art's Sake
An episode of the popular anthology series. This episode stars David Niven, Barbara Billingsley, and Nancy Gates, and was originally telecast 26 November 1953. In this episode, a playboy encourage...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - To Die at Midnight
An episode of popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse" titled "To Die at Midnight". Dick Powell stars in this episode, which was originally broadcast 15 March 1956. This copy appears un...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - To Whom It May Concern
An episode of the popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode stars David Niven as a man contemplating suicide. Originally aired 4 June 1953 on CBS. This episode aired agains...
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''Stage 7'' - End of the Line
An episode of mid-1950s dramatic anthology series "Stage 7". This episode stars Maria Riva and was originally broadcast 19 June 1955. In this episode she plays a woman trying to escape from some cr...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Moorings
An episode of "Four Star Playhouse", a popular television anthology series of the 1950s. This episode is a version under the "Star Performance" syndication title. Originally broadcast 12 November 1...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Shadowed
An episode of 1950s American anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". In this episode, a politician and his wife have to deal with news which could upset his political future. Originally telecast ...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Detective's Holiday
In this episode of the 1950s anthology series, Dick Powell plays a detective who goes on a holiday, and believes he has come across a suspect. This copy has better picture quality than the other co...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Finale
An episode of popular 1950s anthology television series "Four Star Playhouse" titled "Finale". This was actually the first episode of the second season. Starring David Niven. Originally aired 24 Se...
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''Stage 7'' - Emergency
An episode of "Stage 7", a 1955 filmed anthology series. This episode stars Lee Bowman, Jean Byron, and Christopher Dark. A married couple find out their friend intends to commit suicide, and beg...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - No Identity
An episode of the popular half-hour 1950s anthology series. This episodes stars David Niven, Tommy Rettig and Frances Rafferty. Directed by Robert Florey.
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''Playhouse 15'' - Equal Partners
An episode of 1952-1953 TV series "Playhouse 15", episode titled "Equal Partners". Originally aired on NBC under the title "Short Short Dramas", it was re-titled for syndication. The program was a...
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''DuPont Theater'' - Dan Marshall's Brat
An episode of DuPont's filmed anthology series. With a period setting, this episode was aired 19 March 1957 and stars Patty McCormack.
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''Telephone Time'' - Man with a Beard
An episode of 1950s anthology series "Telephone Time". This episode is set in the 1800s, and is about a man who refuses to shave. Problems ensue. Originally aired 15 April 1956 on CBS.
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Touch and Go
An episode of the popular 1950s half-hour anthology TV series "Four Star Playhouse". Starring David Niven. This episode was originally telecast 26 April 1956. This is a syndication print under the...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Executioner
An episode of popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse" titled "The Executioner". Starring Charles Boyer. Originally broadcast 9 June 1955.
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Story Of Emily Cameron
An episode of the popular 1950s anthology series. This episode stars Ida Lupino. She plays a woman confined to her bed. Also starring Scott Forbes and Fay Baker. Ida Lupino wrote the story for this...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Meet a Lonely Man
An episode of popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode stars David Niven and Martha Hyer. This episode is about a very lonely man who is mistaken as being a millionaire by...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - My Wife Geraldine
An unusual episode of "Four Star Playhouse", appearing here under the "Star Performance" syndication title. I believe this was the first episode of "Four Star Playhouse", and was originally telecas...
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''Four Star Playhouse - Dark Meeting
An episode of "Four Star Playhouse" titled "Dark Meeting". Originally broadcast on CBS on 5 January 1956, this however is a syndication print under the "Star Performance" title, but still runs appr...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Man In The Cellar
An unusual episode of the popular half-hour anthology series. Starring Charles Boyer, Beverly Washburn and Fay Baker. In this episode, a psychiatrist finds out that a man he sent to the mental hos...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - One Way Out
An episode of "Four Star Playhouse", a popular 1950s anthology TV series. This episode originally aired 15 December 1955 on CBS, however this copy is a syndication print under the "Star Performance...
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''Telephone Time'' - The Mountain That Moved
An episode of 1950s dramatic anthology series "Telephone Time". This episode originally aired 30 December 1956 on CBS at 6:00PM. Starring Tom Tully.
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''Telephone Time'' - Recipe for Success
An episode of the 1950s anthology series "Telephone Time". This episode is loosely based on the real-life story of Henri Charpentier. Cast includes Walter Slezak, with Sebastian Cabot in a small ro...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Second Dawn
An episode of "Four Star Playhouse" titled "Second Dawn". Starring Charles Boyer and Dorothy Hart, and originally broadcast 4 February 1954. In this period drama, a blind man has the chance to have...
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''Stage 7'' - Press Conference
An episode of dramatic anthology series "Stage 7" titled "Press Conference". An interesting episode. Dennis Morgan stars in this episode, which originally aired 20 March 1955. This is a syndication...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Once To Every Woman
An episode of the popular 1950s anthology series. This episode stars Teresa Wright and is about a very lonely woman who meets a man. Aired 1 March 1956 on CBS at 9:30PM, aired against "Ford Televi...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Wallet
An episode of popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". In this episode, a formerly wealthy man has a sick wife and a lack of money. Starring Charles Boyer. Originally broadcast 21 Octo...
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''The Silver Theatre'' - Close-up
This is an episode of dramatic anthology series "The Silver Theatre", originally broadcast 29 May 1950, later shown in 1951 as part of "The Bigelow Theatre". However, this is a later syndication pr...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Good Sister
An episode of popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse" titled "The Good Sister". In this unusual episode, a nun in post-war Germany plays matchmaker between an American G.I and a Czech...
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Desert Encounter
An episode of popular 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode stars Charles Boyer and Susan Kohner. This episode aired at 9:30PM on 22 March 1956 on CBS, aired against "Ford Tele...