Ted Post
Director
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Season 3
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.
Released Oct. 5, 1951
Episode 60 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, tmdb.playhouse, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated, imdb.anthology-series, imdb.all-star-cast, imdb.ensemble-cast
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - The Perfect Secretary
An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.
Sept. 4, 1953, midnight
S3E2 - Lost and Found
Embezzler Mark Andrews trains a dog as a killer to exact revenge from his ex-boss.
Sept. 11, 1953, midnight
S3E3 - Boomerang
A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang.
Sept. 18, 1953, midnight
S3E4 - Desert Tragedy
Prospector Jake Simpson unwittingly allows a killer to join his search for a gold mine.
Sept. 25, 1953, midnight
S3E5 - The Prize
A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.
Oct. 2, 1953, midnight
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S3E6 - 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. The Episode was Directed by Ted Post and stars Charles Bronson as Sgt. Roy Smith, and Pitt Herbert as Rouke.
Oct. 9, 1953, midnight
S3E7 - In the Pincers
A long-ago crime is exposed in a letter disrupts the comfortable life of a married couple
Oct. 16, 1953, midnight
S3E8 - Second Sight
A man blinded by an accident is forced to borrow money from a racketeer in order to support his wife.
Oct. 23, 1953, midnight
S3E9 - The Sail
Aspiring artist Mark Norton is financed by his father---who thinks he's studying agriculture.
Oct. 30, 1953, midnight
S3E10 - Lineman's Luck
Two brothers fall for the same girl.
Nov. 6, 1953, midnight
S3E11 - Lucky Thirteen
An honest man learns that he can save his daughter from being swindled only by resorting to fraud himself.
Nov. 13, 1953, midnight
S3E12 - 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.
Nov. 20, 1953, midnight
S3E13 - 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.
Nov. 27, 1953, midnight
S3E14 - 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.
Dec. 4, 1953, midnight
S3E15 - 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.
Dec. 11, 1953, midnight
S3E16 - 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.
Dec. 18, 1953, midnight
S3E17 - The Baker of Barnbury
A baker discovers talents other than baking during the holidays.
Dec. 25, 1953, midnight
S3E18 - 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.
Jan. 1, 1954, midnight
S3E19 - Rim of Violence
A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith in humanity.
Jan. 8, 1954, midnight
S3E20 - Pearl Handled Guns
A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship.
Jan. 15, 1954, midnight
S3E21 - At the Natchez Inn
An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men.
Jan. 22, 1954, midnight
S3E22 - Give the Guy a Break
An officer comes to the aid of his friend who is being sought for murder.
Jan. 29, 1954, midnight
S3E23 - Four Things to Do
A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and breaks a lot of promises along the way.
Feb. 5, 1954, midnight
S3E24 - 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.
Feb. 12, 1954, midnight
S3E25 - 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.
Feb. 19, 1954, midnight
S3E26 - Night Ride to Butte
A young woman is forced to choose between two detectives who love her.
Feb. 26, 1954, midnight
S3E27 - The Great Lady
A retired actress defends a woman on a murder charge.
March 5, 1954, midnight
S3E28 - Groundloop
An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage.
March 12, 1954, midnight
S3E29 - Her Kind of Honor
A corporal in Napoleon's army faces death for his alleged romantic involvement with Josephine.
March 19, 1954, midnight
S3E30 - The Edge of Battle
An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I.
March 26, 1954, midnight
S3E31 - Tapu
A man returns to an island to claim buried gold.
April 2, 1954, midnight
S3E32 - 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.
April 9, 1954, midnight
S3E33 - Something Wonderful
A young actress must decide between marriage and a stage career.
April 16, 1954, midnight
S3E34 - Dawn at Damascus
An engineer, caught in a romantic triangle, is almost killed by the woman he loves.
April 23, 1954, midnight
S3E35 - Decision at Sea
On a hospital ship, a Navy doctor tries to help a wounded marine who has lost the will to live.
April 30, 1954, midnight
S3E36 - Prisoner in the Town
Angry townspeople persecute a deputy sheriff who tries to defend a girl accused of murder.
May 7, 1954, midnight
S3E37 - The Pearl Street Incident
A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of escaping criminals.
May 14, 1954, midnight
S3E38 - Blizzard Bound
A trio is trapped by a raging blizzard. Their group is joined by a thug who managed to escape a plane wreck.
May 21, 1954, midnight
S3E39 - 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.
May 28, 1954, midnight
S3E40 - The Whale on the Beach
A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.
June 4, 1954, midnight
S3E41 - The Treasure of Santo Domingo
A vacationing bookkeeper gets involved in a bizarre struggle for life and treasure with an escaped convict.
June 11, 1954, midnight
S3E42 - 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.
June 18, 1954, midnight
S3E43 - The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island
After two years on Devil's Island, a prisoner escapes and is befriended by a policeman.
June 25, 1954, midnight
S3E44 - How the Brigadier Won His Medal
Napoleon sends one of his Brigadiers (Claude Dauphin) on a special mission to the King of Spain.
July 2, 1954, midnight
S3E45 - 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.
July 9, 1954, midnight
S3E46 - 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.
July 16, 1954, midnight
S3E47 - 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.
July 23, 1954, midnight
S3E48 - By-Line
A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor.
July 30, 1954, midnight
S3E49 - The Roman and the Renegade
In ancient Rome, a general's daughter falls under the spell of her enemy -- the invading Hannibal.
Aug. 6, 1954, midnight
S3E50 - 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.
Aug. 13, 1954, midnight
S3E51 - Captain in Command
A destitute pilot takes the only flying job offered him, then begins to suspect that his employers are criminals.
Aug. 20, 1954, midnight
S3E52 - Hemmed In
A recluse, locked in an elevator, faces death.
Aug. 27, 1954, midnight
S3E53 - 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.
Sept. 3, 1954, midnight
CBS
60 min/ep
22560 min
Oct. 5, 1951
April 17, 1963, midnight
Ended
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