Overview of 'Schlitz Playhouse of Stars' Season 1

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

Drama
Comedy

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.

Writing:

Paul Monash

Stars:

Release Date: 1951-10-05
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7.0/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 60

Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - Not a Chance
Release Date: 1951-10-05
A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.
Episode 2 - The Name is Bellingham
Release Date: 1951-10-12
A US Customs Officer breaks up a narcotics smuggling ring.
Episode 3 - Never Wave at a W.A.C.
Release Date: 1951-10-19
A society woman from Washington, D.C. joins the Army Corp.
Episode 4 - Still Life
Release Date: 1951-10-26
A woman falls in love with the Doctor she meets at the train station after she gets a cinder in her eye
Episode 5 - The Lucky Touch
Release Date: 1951-11-02
An old woman is ignored by her family, that is until she wins a sizable amount of money.
Episode 6 - Decision and Daniel Webster
Release Date: 1951-11-09
A man abandons his dream of Presidency to work at saving the Whig party.
Episode 7 - The Memories of Aimee Durant
Release Date: 1951-11-16
A woman is assigned the job of ghost-writing the memoirs of Aimee Durant, a flamboyant Wild West gal.
Episode 8 - One is a Lonesome Number
Release Date: 1951-11-23
A man wishes to write the great American novel, but a fatal illness changes his life's direction
Episode 9 - Two Living and One Dead
Release Date: 1951-11-30
Two employees are dead at a post office hold-up. There is one survivor, but the press paints him as a coward.
Episode 10 - The Nymph and the Lamp
Release Date: 1951-12-07
A woman finds romance at a remote wireless station in Nova Scotia.
Episode 11 - Exit
Release Date: 1951-12-14
Baro, a fearless young member of the underground network helps the persecuted flee.
Episode 12 - The Dark Fleece
Release Date: 1951-12-21
A man having been rejected by a society girl ventures West, upon his success out West he returns and plots revenge against another upper class family.
Episode 13 - Girl in a Million
Release Date: 1951-12-28
A man marries a woman who has lost her voice; unfortunately, when her voice returns she doesn't shut up.
Episode 14 - Clean Sweep for Lavinia
Release Date: 1952-01-04
In order to cut even more corners, the penny-pinching owner of a hotel also plays maid.
Episode 15 - Billy Budd
Release Date: 1952-01-11
When Claggart is found murdered after making false accusations of mutiny against Billy Budd, it leads to Billy's court-martial and trial.
Episode 16 - The Man that I Marry
Release Date: 1952-01-18
A wealthy woman finds herself engaged to two suitors at the same time.
Episode 17 - P.G.
Release Date: 1952-01-25
An Italian girl helps five American POWs.
Episode 18 - Lady With a Will
Release Date: 1952-02-01
A millionaire leaves his riches to his spinster sister, and the town's corrupt politicians try to gain control of the estate.
Episode 19 - The Daughter
Release Date: 1952-02-08
The troubled life of Mary Todd Lincoln and her influence on her husband.
Episode 20 - Fifty Grand
Release Date: 1952-02-15
A prize fighter continues to box to pay his debts.
Episode 21 - World So Wide
Release Date: 1952-02-22
Architect Hayden Chart, recovering from the death of his wife, begins anew overseas.
Episode 22 - Apple of His Eyes
Release Date: 1952-02-29
A widowed older farmer falls in love with the much younger woman he hires.
Episode 23 - The Haunted Heart
Release Date: 1952-03-07
A musician is torn between his music and the love of a woman.
Episode 24 - Make Way for Teddy
Release Date: 1952-03-14
Grandpa has a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hanging in his home and is overwhelmed when the real Mr. Roosevelt comes to visit.
Episode 25 - The Human Touch
Release Date: 1952-03-21
A pianist must choose between his music career and love.
Episode 26 - The Autobiography of Grandma Moses
Release Date: 1952-03-28
The life of artist Grandma Moses who began her career in her 70's, capturing rural scenes of life and celebrations in upstate New York.
Episode 27 - Experiment
Release Date: 1952-04-04
A doctor devotes her life to finding a serum to battle a disease sweeping Korea, the country that claimed her husband and son.
Episode 28 - Four's a Family
Release Date: 1952-04-11
A widow supports her family through painting and ceramics.
Episode 29 - Now's the Time
Release Date: 1952-04-18
Members of Steamer were attacked by Hamadan, a crazy musician, and blown away by magic wind.
Episode 30 - Fear
Release Date: 1952-04-25
After the escape of three convicts, a woman home alone fears they might harm her.
Episode 31 - Doctors Should Never Marry
Release Date: 1952-05-02
A doctor becomes engaged to a socialite and problems arise when his pretty nurse complicates matters.
Episode 32 - Appointment With the Past
Release Date: 1952-05-09
Outlaw Monte Clovis comes to Kingdale to settle some business. He's come to claim his woman, Mary, and the child she was carrying when he was sent to the hoosegow. Monte wants a shoot out with his former best friend, Cal, who married to Mary and has since "gone straight." Meanwhile, Monte's old gang rides into town to hold up the bank.
Episode 33 - Autumn in New York
Release Date: 1952-05-16
A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star, but her level-headed boyfriend brings her back down to Earth.
Episode 34 - Love Came Late
Release Date: 1952-05-23
A chambermaid becomes distraught when her daughter goes missing, and a businessman falls for the maid during their search for the daughter.
Episode 35 - A Quarter for Your Troubles
Release Date: 1952-05-30
A department-story employee is implicated in the death of a customer.
Episode 36 - Souvenir from Singapore
Release Date: 1952-06-06
Story of China Smith, a disreputable, disheveled Irishman making his living on the lucrative Singapore rackets.
Episode 37 - Dress in the Window
Release Date: 1952-06-13
A newspaper reporter puts her life on the line to rescue a young girl being held captive by her gangster boyfriend.
Episode 38 - Say Hello to Pamela
Release Date: 1952-06-20
A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed.
Episode 39 - The Von Linden File
Release Date: 1952-06-27
An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as bait to help her boss trap jewel thieves.
Episode 40 - The House of Death
Release Date: 1952-07-04
A man's niece complicates a rapport he has with monsters.
Episode 41 - A Southern Lady
Release Date: 1952-07-11
A reclusive woman's life is disrupted when her greedy nephew visits.
Episode 42 - Early Space Conqueror
Release Date: 1952-07-18
A group of teenagers construct a rocket to travel into space.
Episode 43 - A Man's World
Release Date: 1952-07-25
The widowed father of four boys must deal with one of them who is getting romantic ideas.
Episode 44 - Crossroads
Release Date: 1952-08-01
A cynic is caught in the trap of his effort to be on both sides of the French Revolution.
Episode 45 - So Help Me
Release Date: 1952-08-08
A nightclub entertainer meets and marries a millionaire.
Episode 46 - Double Exposure
Release Date: 1952-08-15
A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients, each claiming the other wants to kill someone.
Episode 47 - The Trubbles
Release Date: 1952-08-22
A husband and wife team up to do a little detective work and find themselves in the middle of a heist.
Episode 48 - Port of Call
Release Date: 1952-08-29
A big, ugly man discovers romance.