Overview of 'Schlitz Playhouse of Stars' Season 3

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 3 Episode List

Episode 1 - The Perfect Secretary
Release Date: 1953-09-04
An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.
Episode 2 - Lost and Found
Release Date: 1953-09-11
Embezzler Mark Andrews trains a dog as a killer to exact revenge from his ex-boss.
Episode 3 - Boomerang
Release Date: 1953-09-18
A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang.
Episode 4 - Desert Tragedy
Release Date: 1953-09-25
Prospector Jake Simpson unwittingly allows a killer to join his search for a gold mine.
Episode 5 - The Prize
Release Date: 1953-10-02
A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.
Episode 6 - The Long Shot
Release Date: 1953-10-09
After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately search their craft for the explosives. The Episode was Directed by Ted Post and stars Charles Bronson as Sgt. Roy Smith, and Pitt Herbert as Rouke.
Episode 7 - In the Pincers
Release Date: 1953-10-16
A long-ago crime is exposed in a letter disrupts the comfortable life of a married couple
Episode 8 - Second Sight
Release Date: 1953-10-23
A man blinded by an accident is forced to borrow money from a racketeer in order to support his wife.
Episode 9 - The Sail
Release Date: 1953-10-30
Aspiring artist Mark Norton is financed by his father---who thinks he's studying agriculture.
Episode 10 - Lineman's Luck
Release Date: 1953-11-06
Two brothers fall for the same girl.
Episode 11 - Lucky Thirteen
Release Date: 1953-11-13
An honest man learns that he can save his daughter from being swindled only by resorting to fraud himself.
Episode 12 - Fresh Start
Release Date: 1953-11-20
Despondent shop girl Norma Bailey decides to end it all by gas asphyxiation. Before it can take effect, a young man breaks in and stops it, but he's there by chance, running from the police, pursuing him for a stolen diamond bracelet. Later, Norma falls in love with him and tries to persuade the victim not to press charges.
Episode 13 - Closed Door
Release Date: 1953-11-27
A heartless businessman has spent the last three weeks in a single room of his home. He's developed a psychosomatic affliction which makes it unable for him to turn the room's doorknob. He refuses to leave until he can open the door himself, and refuses psychiatric help. A family with a sick child takes refuge in his home during a severe storm against his wishes.
Episode 14 - Storm Swept
Release Date: 1953-12-04
The wife of a fugitive from the law escapes with him to a far away island. Their tiny refuge becomes the scene of great emotional and physical upheaval with the arrival of a mysterious detective and a tropical storm.
Episode 15 - No Compromise
Release Date: 1953-12-11
In the 1870s, Texas Ranger Earl Webb must escort wanted gunman John Fenner by passenger train through the state of Louisiana to get back home. However, the long, grueling journey is fraught with danger, including many of Fenner's trigger happy relatives trying to free the prisoner.
Episode 16 - Part of the Game
Release Date: 1953-12-18
An opponent of a boxer who goes blind during a fight is tormented by the fact that he may have caused the blindness.
Episode 17 - The Baker of Barnbury
Release Date: 1953-12-25
A baker discovers talents other than baking during the holidays.
Episode 18 - Go Away a Winner
Release Date: 1954-01-01
Vi divorces her husband after he be comes involved with crooks and goes to prison for a gas station holdup. She gets on with her life with her son and new husband. Seven years later, out of prison, Marty shows up at the amusement park shooting gallery she operates. He's angry and wants her to know he's good with a gun.
Episode 19 - Rim of Violence
Release Date: 1954-01-08
A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith in humanity.
Episode 20 - Pearl Handled Guns
Release Date: 1954-01-15
A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship.
Episode 21 - At the Natchez Inn
Release Date: 1954-01-22
An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men.
Episode 22 - Give the Guy a Break
Release Date: 1954-01-29
An officer comes to the aid of his friend who is being sought for murder.
Episode 23 - Four Things to Do
Release Date: 1954-02-05
A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and breaks a lot of promises along the way.
Episode 24 - Man from Outside
Release Date: 1954-02-12
A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary is trying to obtain evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge.
Episode 25 - The Jungle Trap
Release Date: 1954-02-19
While leading a safari, a professional hunter encounters the judge who sentenced his innocent brother to death for a crime he did not commit.
Episode 26 - Night Ride to Butte
Release Date: 1954-02-26
A young woman is forced to choose between two detectives who love her.
Episode 27 - The Great Lady
Release Date: 1954-03-05
A retired actress defends a woman on a murder charge.
Episode 28 - Groundloop
Release Date: 1954-03-12
An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage.
Episode 29 - Her Kind of Honor
Release Date: 1954-03-19
A corporal in Napoleon's army faces death for his alleged romantic involvement with Josephine.
Episode 30 - The Edge of Battle
Release Date: 1954-03-26
An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I.
Episode 31 - Tapu
Release Date: 1954-04-02
A man returns to an island to claim buried gold.
Episode 32 - The Plugged Nickel
Release Date: 1954-04-09
After an argument with his wife, a man embarks on an auto trip that throws him into contact with an escaped killer.
Episode 33 - Something Wonderful
Release Date: 1954-04-16
A young actress must decide between marriage and a stage career.
Episode 34 - Dawn at Damascus
Release Date: 1954-04-23
An engineer, caught in a romantic triangle, is almost killed by the woman he loves.
Episode 35 - Decision at Sea
Release Date: 1954-04-30
On a hospital ship, a Navy doctor tries to help a wounded marine who has lost the will to live.
Episode 36 - Prisoner in the Town
Release Date: 1954-05-07
Angry townspeople persecute a deputy sheriff who tries to defend a girl accused of murder.
Episode 37 - The Pearl Street Incident
Release Date: 1954-05-14
A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of escaping criminals.
Episode 38 - Blizzard Bound
Release Date: 1954-05-21
A trio is trapped by a raging blizzard. Their group is joined by a thug who managed to escape a plane wreck.
Episode 39 - Little War at San Dede
Release Date: 1954-05-28
Three Americans are arrested in a small South American country as a revolution is about to take place. The authorities believe that one of the three is the leader of the revolt and threaten to kill all three men unless the ring-leader comes forward.
Episode 40 - The Whale on the Beach
Release Date: 1954-06-04
A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.
Episode 41 - The Treasure of Santo Domingo
Release Date: 1954-06-11
A vacationing bookkeeper gets involved in a bizarre struggle for life and treasure with an escaped convict.
Episode 42 - The Black Mate
Release Date: 1954-06-18
No-nonsense sailor Bunter signs on as first mate on a sailing ship helmed by an eccentric skipper. The Captain is a firm believer in spiritualism which Bunter dismisses as idiotic superstition. But one strange night, Bunter falls on the deck, saying he's seen a ghost. The next morning, his hair is completely white.
Episode 43 - The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island
Release Date: 1954-06-25
After two years on Devil's Island, a prisoner escapes and is befriended by a policeman.
Episode 44 - How the Brigadier Won His Medal
Release Date: 1954-07-02
Napoleon sends one of his Brigadiers (Claude Dauphin) on a special mission to the King of Spain.
Episode 45 - Rabbit's Foot
Release Date: 1954-07-09
Small town police are about to search the swamps for the murderer of a local cop when a man emerges from the bayou. He says he's a detective on the trail of a payroll thief and shot the robber/cop killer in a shootout. The man shows off a bag full of the stolen money which he says he retrieved and must return to the city immediately. Before he can catch a train out of town, the deputy realizes the "detective" isn't who he claims to be and a chase back into the swamps ensues.
Episode 46 - Showdown at Sunset
Release Date: 1954-07-16
In the Old West, a boy's life is jeopardized by gunmen who want to take control of his father's land.
Episode 47 - The General's Boots
Release Date: 1954-07-23
A martinet of a general, one of his former officers, and a middle aged plane passenger find themselves in a liferaft with only one canteen of water.
Episode 48 - By-Line
Release Date: 1954-07-30
A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor.
Episode 49 - The Roman and the Renegade
Release Date: 1954-08-06
In ancient Rome, a general's daughter falls under the spell of her enemy -- the invading Hannibal.
Episode 50 - Gift of the Devil
Release Date: 1954-08-13
A young sheepman is torn between a blacksmith's daughter and a woman who promises to help him win a fortune at cards.
Episode 51 - Captain in Command
Release Date: 1954-08-20
A destitute pilot takes the only flying job offered him, then begins to suspect that his employers are criminals.
Episode 52 - Hemmed In
Release Date: 1954-08-27
A recluse, locked in an elevator, faces death.
Episode 53 - Delay at Fort Bliss
Release Date: 1954-09-03
A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.