Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Season 3

(1953) September - September | # of Episodes : 53

Ratings

6.5

Series Details

Seasons: 8

Total Episodes: 376

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Networks: CBS

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Oct 5, 1951

Recent Air Date: Apr 17, 1963

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Episodes

Episode 1

04 September 1953 - The Perfect Secretary

An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.

Episode 2

11 September 1953 - Lost and Found

Embezzler Mark Andrews trains a dog as a killer to exact revenge from his ex-boss.

Episode 3

18 September 1953 - Boomerang

A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang.

Episode 4

25 September 1953 - Desert Tragedy

Prospector Jake Simpson unwittingly allows a killer to join his search for a gold mine.

Episode 5

02 October 1953 - The Prize

A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.

Episode 6

09 October 1953 - The Long Shot

After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately search their craft for the explosives.

Episode 7

16 October 1953 - In the Pincers

A long-ago crime is exposed in a letter disrupts the comfortable life of a married couple

Episode 8

23 October 1953 - Second Sight

A man blinded by an accident is forced to borrow money from a racketeer in order to support his wife.

Episode 9

30 October 1953 - The Sail

Aspiring artist Mark Norton is financed by his father---who thinks he's studying agriculture.

Episode 10

06 November 1953 - Lineman's Luck

Two brothers fall for the same girl.

Episode 11

13 November 1953 - Lucky Thirteen

An honest man learns that he can save his daughter from being swindled only by resorting to fraud himself.

Episode 12

20 November 1953 - Fresh Start

Despondent shop girl Norma Bailey decides to end it all by gas asphyxiation. Before it can take effect, a young man breaks in and stops it, but he's there by chance, running from the police, pursuing him for a stolen diamond bracelet. Later, Norma falls in love with him and tries to persuade the victim not to press charges.

Episode 13

27 November 1953 - Closed Door

A heartless businessman has spent the last three weeks in a single room of his home. He's developed a psychosomatic affliction which makes it unable for him to turn the room's doorknob. He refuses to leave until he can open the door himself, and refuses psychiatric help. A family with a sick child takes refuge in his home during a severe storm against his wishes.

Episode 14

04 December 1953 - Storm Swept

The wife of a fugitive from the law escapes with him to a far away island. Their tiny refuge becomes the scene of great emotional and physical upheaval with the arrival of a mysterious detective and a tropical storm.

Episode 15

11 December 1953 - No Compromise

In the 1870s, Texas Ranger Earl Webb must escort wanted gunman John Fenner by passenger train through the state of Louisiana to get back home. However, the long, grueling journey is fraught with danger, including many of Fenner's trigger happy relatives trying to free the prisoner.

Episode 16

18 December 1953 - Part of the Game

An opponent of a boxer who goes blind during a fight is tormented by the fact that he may have caused the blindness.

Episode 17

25 December 1953 - The Baker of Barnbury

A baker discovers talents other than baking during the holidays.

Episode 18

01 January 1954 - Go Away a Winner

Vi divorces her husband after he be comes involved with crooks and goes to prison for a gas station holdup. She gets on with her life with her son and new husband. Seven years later, out of prison, Marty shows up at the amusement park shooting gallery she operates. He's angry and wants her to know he's good with a gun.

Episode 19

08 January 1954 - Rim of Violence

A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith in humanity.

Episode 20

15 January 1954 - Pearl Handled Guns

A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship.

Episode 21

22 January 1954 - At the Natchez Inn

An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men.

Episode 22

29 January 1954 - Give the Guy a Break

An officer comes to the aid of his friend who is being sought for murder.

Episode 23

05 February 1954 - Four Things to Do

A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and breaks a lot of promises along the way.

Episode 24

12 February 1954 - Man from Outside

A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary is trying to obtain evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge.

Episode 25

19 February 1954 - The Jungle Trap

While leading a safari, a professional hunter encounters the judge who sentenced his innocent brother to death for a crime he did not commit.

Episode 26

26 February 1954 - Night Ride to Butte

A young woman is forced to choose between two detectives who love her.

Episode 27

05 March 1954 - The Great Lady

A retired actress defends a woman on a murder charge.

Episode 28

12 March 1954 - Groundloop

An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage.

Episode 29

19 March 1954 - Her Kind of Honor

A corporal in Napoleon's army faces death for his alleged romantic involvement with Josephine.

Episode 30

26 March 1954 - The Edge of Battle

An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I.

Episode 31

02 April 1954 - Tapu

A man returns to an island to claim buried gold.

Episode 32

09 April 1954 - The Plugged Nickel

After an argument with his wife, a man embarks on an auto trip that throws him into contact with an escaped killer.

Episode 33

16 April 1954 - Something Wonderful

A young actress must decide between marriage and a stage career.

Episode 34

23 April 1954 - Dawn at Damascus

An engineer, caught in a romantic triangle, is almost killed by the woman he loves.

Episode 35

30 April 1954 - Decision at Sea

On a hospital ship, a Navy doctor tries to help a wounded marine who has lost the will to live.

Episode 36

07 May 1954 - Prisoner in the Town

Angry townspeople persecute a deputy sheriff who tries to defend a girl accused of murder.

Episode 37

14 May 1954 - The Pearl Street Incident

A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of escaping criminals.

Episode 38

21 May 1954 - Blizzard Bound

A trio is trapped by a raging blizzard. Their group is joined by a thug who managed to escape a plane wreck.

Episode 39

28 May 1954 - Little War at San Dede

Three Americans are arrested in a small South American country as a revolution is about to take place. The authorities believe that one of the three is the leader of the revolt and threaten to kill all three men unless the ring-leader comes forward.

Episode 40

04 June 1954 - The Whale on the Beach

A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.

Episode 41

11 June 1954 - The Treasure of Santo Domingo

A vacationing bookkeeper gets involved in a bizarre struggle for life and treasure with an escaped convict.

Episode 42

18 June 1954 - The Black Mate

No-nonsense sailor Bunter signs on as first mate on a sailing ship helmed by an eccentric skipper. The Captain is a firm believer in spiritualism which Bunter dismisses as idiotic superstition. But one strange night, Bunter falls on the deck, saying he's seen a ghost. The next morning, his hair is completely white.

Episode 43

25 June 1954 - The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island

After two years on Devil's Island, a prisoner escapes and is befriended by a policeman.

Episode 44

02 July 1954 - How the Brigadier Won His Medal

Napoleon sends one of his Brigadiers (Claude Dauphin) on a special mission to the King of Spain.

Episode 45

09 July 1954 - Rabbit's Foot

Small town police are about to search the swamps for the murderer of a local cop when a man emerges from the bayou. He says he's a detective on the trail of a payroll thief and shot the robber/cop killer in a shootout. The man shows off a bag full of the stolen money which he says he retrieved and must return to the city immediately. Before he can catch a train out of town, the deputy realizes the "detective" isn't who he claims to be and a chase back into the swamps ensues.

Episode 46

16 July 1954 - Showdown at Sunset

In the Old West, a boy's life is jeopardized by gunmen who want to take control of his father's land.

Episode 47

23 July 1954 - The General's Boots

A martinet of a general, one of his former officers, and a middle aged plane passenger find themselves in a liferaft with only one canteen of water.

Episode 48

30 July 1954 - By-Line

A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor.

Episode 49

06 August 1954 - The Roman and the Renegade

In ancient Rome, a general's daughter falls under the spell of her enemy -- the invading Hannibal.

Episode 50

13 August 1954 - Gift of the Devil

A young sheepman is torn between a blacksmith's daughter and a woman who promises to help him win a fortune at cards.

Episode 51

20 August 1954 - Captain in Command

A destitute pilot takes the only flying job offered him, then begins to suspect that his employers are criminals.

Episode 52

27 August 1954 - Hemmed In

A recluse, locked in an elevator, faces death.

Episode 53

03 September 1954 - Delay at Fort Bliss

A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	William Self
Writing	Writer	Paul Monash
Department	Role	Name

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