Small Screen Scrawls: Four Star Playhouse

I was unaware of this show until sometime in 2025 when I went looking for anthology shows from the 1950s and 1960s. There were four regular stars in this anthology series but the fourth (Ida Lupino) one didn't join the show until the second season. The other three were Charles Boyer, David Niven, and Dick Powell. Some episodes didn't feature one of the four but they were always headlined by a well known actor. Only a few actors, other than the four stars, headlined more than one episode.

The show ran for four seasons, from 1952 to 1956. Most of the episodes can be found online but there are a few that as far as I can tell are lost.

Here are the ones that I have watched.

1.01 - My Wife Geraldine

1.02 - Dante's Inferno

1.03 - The Lost Silk Hat

1.04 - Backstage

1.05 - Welcome Home

1.06 - The Island

1.07 - The Officer and the Lady

1.08 - Knockout

1.09 - The Man on the Train

1.11 - Sound Off, My Love