Four Star Playhouse
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Four Star Playhouse was an American anthology television series of the 1950s featuring rotating stars in standalone dramatic episodes.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 4 Star Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | black-and-white television era ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | prime time ⓘ |
| companyOwner | Four Star Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| episodeStructure | self-contained dramatic stories ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American television ⓘ |
| features | rotating stars in standalone episodes ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1952 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour anthology drama ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCreativeModel | anthology drama with recurring star roster ⓘ |
| hasDistribution | syndication after original CBS run ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeType |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormatCharacteristic | different characters and stories each week ⓘ |
| hasRuntimePerEpisode | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| hasStarSystem | rotating lead actors ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1956 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Herbert Marshall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of major film stars in television anthology format ⓘ |
| notableStarProducer | Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn | American broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| producer | Four Star Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Four Star Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Hollywood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | scripted television series ⓘ |
| setting | various standalone stories ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Boyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ida Lupino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II television era ⓘ |
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