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