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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. Background image for Trail's End
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    #1 - Trail's End

    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:Unknown
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    #2 - Indian Taker

    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:Unknown
  3. Background image for A Bag Of Oranges
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    #3 - A Bag Of Oranges

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Command

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Beneath the Surface

    S4:E33

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Success Story

    S4:E41

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Lost Silk Hat
    5.4/10(58 votes)

    #7 - The Lost Silk Hat

    S1:E3

    Englishman must retrieve his hat after visiting his love.

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  9. Background image for The Ladies On His Mind
    5.4/10(49 votes)

    #8 - The Ladies On His Mind

    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:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Man Who Walked Out On Himself
    5.6/10(40 votes)

    #9 - The Man Who Walked Out On Himself

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Once to Every Woman
    5.7/10(25 votes)

    #10 - Once to Every Woman

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Rites of Spring
    5.8/10(18 votes)

    #11 - The Rites of Spring

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for A Matter Of Advice
    6.1/10(29 votes)

    #12 - A Matter Of Advice

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Doctor and the Countess
    6.1/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The Doctor and the Countess

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Tusitala
    6.1/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Tusitala

    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:Unknown
  16. Background image for Henry And The Psychopathic Horse
    6.1/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Henry And The Psychopathic Horse

    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:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Devil to Pay
    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #16 - The Devil to Pay

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Adolescent
    6.2/10(29 votes)

    #17 - The Adolescent

    S3:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Looking Glass House
    6.2/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Looking Glass House

    S4:E8

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for One Forty-Two
    6.2/10(18 votes)

    #19 - One Forty-Two

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Yellowbelly
    6.2/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Yellowbelly

    S4:E39

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Test
    6.3/10(19 votes)

    #21 - The Test

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln
    6.3/10(14 votes)

    #22 - A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Love At Sea
    6.4/10(35 votes)

    #23 - Love At Sea

    S2:E4

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Fair Trial
    6.4/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Fair Trial

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Frightened Woman
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    #25 - The Frightened Woman

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Trail's End" is the worst rated episode of "Four Star Playhouse". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Robert Florey and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/29/1953. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Indian Taker".