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    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956. Its episodes ranged anywhere from surreal mysteries, such as "The Man on the Train," to light comedies, such as "The Lost Silk Hat." The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine.

    The show was sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company. Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953 (both sponsors' names alternated as part of the show's title in its initial broadcasts).

    While it never made the Nielsen Top 30, the ratings were sufficient to keep it on the air for four seasons. In 1954, Billboard voted it the second best filmed network television drama series.

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    Barbara Billingsley on her work on Four Star Playhouse

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    Lou Weiss on Dick Powell and Four Star Playhouse

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    Allan Burns on getting hired to write for Four Star Playhouse

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    Bob Claver on associate producing Four Star Playhouse and directing Ensign O'Toole

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    Bob Claver on associate producing Four Star Playhouse and directing Ensign O'Toole

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    Bob Claver on directing Four Star Playhouse

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    Barbara Billingsley

    Barbara Billingsley on her work on Four Star Playhouse

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    Allan Burns

    Allan Burns on getting hired to write for Four Star Playhouse

    02:04

    Bob Claver

    Bob Claver on associate producing Four Star Playhouse and directing Ensign O'Toole

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    Bob Claver on directing Four Star Playhouse

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    Ruth Engelhardt

    Ruth Engelhardt on the packaging of Four Star Playhouse

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    William Link

    William Link on moving to Los Angeles and writing for Four Star Playhouse

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    Del Reisman

    Del Reisman on working on Four Star Playhouse

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    Garry Simpson

    Garry Simpson on directing Four Star Revue

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    Garry Simpson on directing Four Star Revue

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    Garry Simpson on directing Jimmy Durante, Ed Wynn, and Jackie Gleason on Four Star Revue

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    Lou Weiss

    Lou Weiss on Dick Powell and Four Star Playhouse

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    Lou Weiss on the actors who appeared on Four Star Playhouse  and Richard Diamond, Private Detective

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