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The Worst Episodes of Four Star Playhouse

Every episode of Four Star Playhouse ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of 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;...
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Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"Trail's End" is the worst rated episode of "Four Star Playhouse". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Robert Florey and written by N/A, it aired on 1/29/1953. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Indian Taker".

  • Trail's End
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    #1 - Trail's End

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/1953

    A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and runs into a tragedy of the desert.

    Director: Robert Florey

    Writer: N/A

  • Indian Taker
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    #2 - Indian Taker

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/28/1954

    A comedy of errors about an insurance executive’s wife. At a party, the impulse suddenly comes over her and she proceeds to steal the jewels of all wealthy guests, who happen to be insured by her husband’s firm.

    Director: Blake Edwards

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bag Of Oranges
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    #3 - A Bag Of Oranges

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1955

    Believing her husband innocent of the crime he is to be executed for, his wife takes up a vigil the night of the scheduled execution at a nearby café. A curious reporter wonders about the bag of oranges she carries with her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Command
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    #4 - Command

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1956

    The first mate on a merchant ship has been waiting for years to take command of the ship. When the elderly captain makes a mistake at a time when the ship is in danger the first mate sees his chance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wall of Bamboo
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    #5 - Wall of Bamboo

    Season 4 Episode 27 - Aired 4/19/1956

    An undercover agent is dispatched to the anti-communist underground to search for an important contact. But when he's caught by the red Chinese, he's tortured in various ways for important information by a mysterious renegade white man who leads them known by the nom de guerre "Sampan Joe".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beneath the Surface
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    #6 - Beneath the Surface

    Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 5/31/1956

    In an effort to escape her past, a woman takes a job in a plant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Success Story
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    #7 - Success Story

    Season 4 Episode 41 - Aired 7/26/1956

    A man is assigned to force a small-town newspaper out of existence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ladies On His Mind
    5.4/1047 votes
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    #8 - The Ladies On His Mind

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/21/1953

    A psychiatrist listens to his female patients go on about their troubles. As they talk, he imagines himself within each of their stories.

    Director: Robert Florey

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost Silk Hat
    5.6/1054 votes
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    #9 - The Lost Silk Hat

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/1952

    Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.

    Director: Robert Florey

    Writer: Ronald Colman, Milton Merlin

  • Once to Every Woman
    5.6/1023 votes
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    #10 - Once to Every Woman

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/1956

    At a particularly vulnerable time in her life, Carol is wooed by charming David. They fall in love, but Carol then learns that David is married. He says that he will get divorced for her, but Carol is visited by David's wife.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man Who Walked Out On Himself
    5.8/1037 votes
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    #11 - The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/26/1953

    After separating from his wife, a wealthy clubman is about to marry a much young woman -- whereupon his mirror image walks out on him in disgust.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rites of Spring
    5.8/1016 votes
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    #12 - The Rites of Spring

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 4/5/1956

    An older husband tests the marital fidelity of his amorous young wife by anonymously sending her flowers from "a secret admirer".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Doctor and the Countess
    6.1/1026 votes
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    #13 - The Doctor and the Countess

    Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 4/29/1954

    A famous plastic surgeon is recruited to severely disfigure the face of a beautiful countess, in order to relate to her husband, who was burned and disfigured in a serious accident and has become a recluse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tusitala
    6.1/1025 votes
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    #14 - Tusitala

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/24/1955

    The true story of Robert Louis Stevenson's stay on the island of Tahiti. The islanders have come to revere him as Tusitala-Teller of Tales. They believe he is magical and powerful. When the two opposing chiefs of the island plan war against one another out of petty jealousy, Tusitala uses his wits to convince both chiefs to make peace and save the tranquility of the island.

    Director: Roy Kellino

    Writer: N/A

  • Henry And The Psychopathic Horse
    6.1/1021 votes
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    #15 - Henry And The Psychopathic Horse

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/1955

    After falling for a medical student, a New York City psychiatrist travels to her family ranch to announce their engagement. Her father hates city slickers and expect her to marry a rancher to run the estate. To win his woman's hand, Henry's challenged to ride an unbroken stallion known as a "killer." He puts his professional skills to work on the horse.

    Director: Roy Kellino

    Writer: N/A

  • The Devil to Pay
    6.1/1022 votes
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    #16 - The Devil to Pay

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1955

    In Hell, the administrating office is hopelessly out of date and incompetent, so Satan enlists the help of an exceptionally aggressive and heartless businessman to modernize the place. He installs an IBM system and soon it's the picture of efficiency, much, it turns out, to the businessman's regret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Adolescent
    6.2/1027 votes
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    #17 - The Adolescent

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1954

    A school teacher on the disciplinery board, finds herself investigating her nephew's misconduct.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Looking Glass House
    6.2/1026 votes
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    #18 - Looking Glass House

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1955

    A woman is surprised when her fiancé turns out to have been married before.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One Forty-Two
    6.2/1017 votes
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    #19 - One Forty-Two

    Season 4 Episode 32 - Aired 5/24/1956

    Ruthless dictator Mendoza summons a priest when 300,000 people in his country announce that they will pray for him to die at 1:42 that day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Test
    6.3/1018 votes
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    #20 - The Test

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1954

    A test pilot learns that it's possible that his sick daughter could have polio, just before he tests a new military plane.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Firing Squad
    6.3/1027 votes
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    #21 - The Firing Squad

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1955

    A WWII captain must oversee an execution he doesn't want to happen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love At Sea
    6.4/1030 votes
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    #22 - Love At Sea

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1953

    A journalist's wife who, while alone on a sea voyage, becomes the center of male attention.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter Of Advice
    6.4/1026 votes
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    #23 - A Matter Of Advice

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1953

    Weary Dr. Gentry gets no rest from his irritating patients. The pediatrician deals with ill-mannered kids and parents who can't make a move without checking with him first. An evening out with his wife to watch their oldest daughter star in "Romeo and Juliet" becomes a disaster when a panicked new mother interrupts the balcony scene with a silly phone call.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Yellowbelly
    6.4/1013 votes
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    #24 - Yellowbelly

    Season 4 Episode 39 - Aired 7/12/1956

    A military hero becomes circumspect as his wife expects their first child. In battle, he jumps into a protective hole instead of forging to the front of the line. His company nicknames him Yellowbelly, and he loses the respect of his men.

    Director: László Benedek

    Writer: N/A

  • The Island
    6.5/1044 votes
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    #25 - The Island

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/1952

    Rebellious physician on an island in the South Pacific.

    Director: Robert Florey

    Writer: N/A