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The Worst Episodes of Four Star Playhouse

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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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    #1 - Trail's End

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    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Robert Florey
    Writer:N/A
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    #2 - Indian Taker

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    S2:E19

    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.

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    Director:Blake Edwards
    Writer:N/A
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    #3 - A Bag Of Oranges

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    S3:E15

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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    #4 - Command

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    S4:E19

    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.

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    #5 - Beneath the Surface

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    S4:E33

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
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    #6 - Success Story

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    S4:E41

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

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 5.4/10(58 votes)

    #7 - The Lost Silk Hat

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    S1:E3

    Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.

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  9. 5.4/10(49 votes)

    #8 - The Ladies On His Mind

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    S1:E17

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

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    Director:Robert Florey
    Writer:N/A
  10. 5.7/10(39 votes)

    #9 - The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

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    S1:E14

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 5.7/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Once to Every Woman

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    S4:E20

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  12. 5.7/10(17 votes)

    #11 - The Rites of Spring

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    S4:E25

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

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    Director:N/A
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  13. 6.1/10(29 votes)

    #12 - The Doctor and the Countess

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    S2:E31

    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.

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  14. 6.1/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Tusitala

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    S3:E22

    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.

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    Director:Roy Kellino
    Writer:N/A
  15. 6.1/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Henry And The Psychopathic Horse

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    S3:E25

    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.

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    Director:Roy Kellino
    Writer:N/A
  16. 6.1/10(23 votes)

    #15 - The Devil to Pay

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    S4:E6

    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.

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  17. 6.2/10(28 votes)

    #16 - The Adolescent

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    S3:E5

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

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  18. 6.2/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Looking Glass House

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    S4:E8

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

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  19. 6.2/10(18 votes)

    #18 - One Forty-Two

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    S4:E32

    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.

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  20. 6.3/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Test

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    S2:E16

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

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  21. 6.3/10(14 votes)

    #20 - A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln

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    S3:E19

    A young woman teaches her timid husband some things about love when he tries to show her the importance of supporting Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency.

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  22. 6.4/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Love At Sea

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    S2:E4

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

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    Director:N/A
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  23. 6.4/10(27 votes)

    #22 - A Matter Of Advice

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    S2:E6

    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.

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  24. 6.4/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Fair Trial

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    S3:E20

    Chicago television newsman Dave Sheridan (Dick Powell) arrives in a small Ohio town, Hadenville, where Richard Fulton has just been lynched. The chief of police (Edward R. Platt) tells Sheridan he confessed to killing sweet old Mrs. Winslow and the town went wild. Sheridan plans on doing a piece exposing how sick the town is. Hotel clerk Carol (Jean Howell) wants him to give the town a "fair trial".

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  25. 6.4/10(33 votes)

    #24 - The Frightened Woman

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    S3:E37

    A woman's loneliness leads her to re-experience her long repressed (20-year old) pain-associated memories (albeit benign themselves). The mystery: is she (Oberon) insane (hallucinations or phantasms?), will her busy businessman husband (Stevens) rediscover his more nurturing side (in other words will he ever finally land the account), and will a therapist (Beaumont) help bring it all together for the better and for us to make good sense of it?

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  26. 6.4/10(28 votes)

    #25 - The Firing Squad

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    S4:E1

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

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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".