Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
{{short description|US television series 1951-1959}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Dan O'Herlihy Peggy Creel Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1955.JPG
| caption = Dan O'Herlihy and Peggy Creel in "Log the Man Innocent", 1955
| alt_name = Schlitz Playhouse
| genre = Anthology
| director = Robert Aldrich
John Brahm
David Butler
Robert Florey
Paul Henreid
Arthur Hiller
Delbert Mann
Lewis Milestone
Ray Milland
James Neilson
Christian Nyby
Ted Post
Robert Stevenson
Jacques Tourneur
Don Weis
Richard Whorf
| composer = Melvyn Lenard
Paul Dunlap
Stanley Wilson
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 8
| num_episodes = 347
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Nat Holt
| producer = William Self
Frank P. Rosenberg
Jules Bricken
| editor = Joseph Gluck
Richard Belding
Sam Gold
George Amy
Robert B. Warwick, Jr.
| location = Revue Studios
| cinematography = George T. Clemens
Russell Harlan
| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 50 mins.
| company = Meridian Productions
Revue Studios
| first_aired = {{start date|1951|10|05}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1959|03|27}}
| channel = CBS
}}
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.
Live to film
Initially, the show was broadcast live, but starting in the summer of 1953, some episodes were filmed in advance. Beginning with the 1956-1957 season, all of the shows were filmed.
Between October 1951 and March 1952, the hour-long show was aired at 9 p.m.{{clarify|reason=time zone? which night?|date=July 2017}} In April 1952, the running time was reduced from an hour to 30 minutes. The series moved to 9:30 p.m. in the 1955 fall season.
Pilots
Three episodes served as pilots for later NBC Western series: The Restless Gun with John Payne (March 29, 1957 pilot) and Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale Robertson (as Jim Hardie; season 6, episode 12 - A Tale of Wells Fargo - aired on December 14, 1956), and the first-run syndication series Shotgun Slade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWfvMQCih-Y Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars S08 E14 The Salted Mine - Pilot for Shotgun Slade with Scott Brady (season eight, episode 14 aired on March 27, 1959). The Restless Gun pilot was based on the radio series The Six Shooter, and Payne's character had the same name, Britt Ponset, as the radio character; that name was changed to Vint Bonner when the actual series began, possibly to prevent confusion with Bret Maverick in Maverick, which debuted in 1957. The same year, Jacques Tourneur directed one episode, "Outlaw's Boots" (25 min), broadcast in December 1957. For the 1958-1959 season, the series alternated weeks with the Lux Playhouse.
An episode of the series also was the pilot for China Smith.{{cite news |title=film report |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1952/BC-1952-07-28.pdf#page=79 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |work=Broadcasting |date=July 28, 1952 |page=79}}
Guest stars
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Guest stars included the child actress Beverly Washburn, later on The New Loretta Young Show, who appeared in "The Closed Door" (1953) and "One Left Over" (1957).
Child actor Michael Winkelman, later of The Real McCoys, also appeared twice, as Joey Harlow in the 1955 episode "Fast Break" and as Jimmy Quinlin in the 1956 segment "Weapon of Courage."
Phyllis Avery appeared six times, including the episodes "The Girl Who Scared Men Off" and "Bluebeard's Seventh Wife".
Walter Coy appeared four times, including the role of Paul Hunter in "Fool Proof" in 1956.
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., played Colonel Louis Coca in the episode "Little War at San Dede" (1954).
Dayton Lummis appeared as editor Cartwright in "The Last Pilot Schooner" and as Arthur Healy in "Ambitious Cop" (both 1955). Tyler MacDuff made his television debut in the 1954 episode "At the Natchez Inn".
Nora Marlowe played Katherine in "The Girl in the Grass" (1957), with fellow guest stars Ray Milland and Carolyn Jones.
James Dean made a rare television appearance in "The Unlighted Road" in 1955.
Gene Kelly made his television dramatic debut in "The Life You Save" in 1957.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97589847/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/ "Here Comes Kelly! Back to Our City, Natch"]. Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. February 24, 1957. p. 37. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Others included Irene Dunne and Helen Hayes in "Not a Chance" (1951, the first episode); John Payne in "The Name is Bellingham" (1951); Rosalind Russell in "Never Wave at a WAC" (1951); Charlton Heston and June Lockhart in "One is a Lonely Number" (1951); Robert Preston and Margaret Sullavan in "The Nymph and the Lamp" (1951); John Payne and Coleen Gray in "Exit" (1951); Anthony Quinn in "Dark Fleece" (1951); Dan Duryea in "P.G." (1952); Vincent Price in "The Human Touch" (1952); Lillian Gish in "The Autobiography of Grandma Moses" (1952); Barbara Britton in "Say Hello to Pamela" (1952); Dolores del Río in "An Old Spanish Custom" (1957), etc. Most had multiple appearances throughout the series.
Awards
In 1958, Paul Monash won an Emmy Award for Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or Less for the episode "The Lonely Wizard". In 1954, Billboard ranked it sixth-best filmed network dramatic series; it received 264 votes, compared to 826 votes for list-topping Ford Theater, but well ahead of the series at 10th place, Revlon Mirror Theater, which only got 35 votes.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxoEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22four+star+playhouse%22+%22ford+tops+4+star%22&pg=PA14|title=Billboard|first=Nielsen Business Media|last=Inc|date=31 July 1954|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}
Summer reruns
Episodes of the series were rerun during the summer under several titles. In 1958, repeats aired for two months as Adorn Playhouse. In 1960 and 1961, the summer reruns aired as Adventure Theater.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. {{ISBN|978-0-345-49773-4}}.
Episodes
=Season 1 (1951-52)=
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Coxe and Robert H. Chapman }} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|1|11}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=16 |Title=The Man That I Marry |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|1|18}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=17 |Title=P.G. |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|1|25}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=18 |Title=Lady with a Will |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|2|1}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=19 |Title=The Daughter |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|2|8}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=20 |Title=Fifty Grand |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|2|15}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=21 |Title=World So Wide |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|2|22}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=22 |Title=Apple of His Eye |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|2|29}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=23 |Title=The Haunted Heart |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|3|7}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=24 |Title=Make Way For Teddy |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|3|14}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=25 |Title=The Human Touch |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|3|21}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=26 |Title=The Autobiography of Grandma Moses |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|3|28}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=27 |Title=Experiment |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|4|4}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=28 |Title=Four's a Family |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|4|11}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=29 |Title=Now's the Time |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|4|18}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=30 |Title=Fear |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|4|25}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=31 |Title=Doctors Should Never Marry |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|5|2}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=32 |Title=Appointment with the Past |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|5|9}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= |EpisodeNumber2=33 |Title=Autumn in New York |DirectedBy=William H. Brown Jr. |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=Arnold Schulman}} |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1952|5|16}} |ShortSummary=Jazz-tinged musical comedy sketch feat. Polly Bergen, with songs by Vernon Duke (title tune plus April in Paris, I Can't Get Started and Now); musical director Glen OsserO'Brian, Jack (May 23, 1952). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/957553777/?clipping_id=164300378 "Jazz Journal: Critic Raves Over TV Musical;"]. The Call. p. 8. 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=Season 2 (1952-53)=
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=Season 3 (1953-54)=
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=Season 4 (1954-55)=
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=Season 5 (1955-56)=
- January 20, 1956 - "The Big Payday" - James Whitmore, Richard Crane, Janet DeGore{{cite magazine |date=January 16, 1956 |page=12 |title=The Show-Makers |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpicturedai79unse/page/n105/mode/1up?view=theater |magazine=Motion Picture Daily |access-date=November 9, 2024 }}
- January 27, 1956 - "The Day I Died" - David Brian{{cite news |title=Programs, Personalities |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/163931995/ |access-date=January 25, 2025 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=January 22, 1956 |page=5 H|via = Newspapers.com }}
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=Season 6 (1956-57)=
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=Season 7 (1957-58)=
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=Season 8 (1958-59)=
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Production
In April 1957 Schlitz extended its contract with Revue Productions, agreeing to pay approximately $2 million for 40 episodes. The increased budget enabled Revue to seek top-name stars for the series. Jules Bricken and Frank P. Rosenberg were the producers.{{cite magazine |date=May 1, 1957 |page=2* |title=$2,000,000 Schlitz Anthology Renewal |magazine=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety206-1957-05/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater |accessdate=July 23, 2023}}
Sale
CBS-TV bought the negative rights to 104 episodes of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars for about $1.2 million in 1957 with RKO Teleradio serving as an intermediary between the network and Meridian Productions. CBS tried to buy the property outright, but Meridian wanted payments spread over 10 years, and the network did not want a long-term commitment. RKO Teleradio solved the problem by accepting the short-term payment from CBS and, in turn, paying 10 percent to Meridian each year for a decade.{{cite magazine |date=March 13, 1957 |page=34 |title=Inside Stulf-TV Films |magazine=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety206-1957-03/page/n97/mode/1up?view=theater |accessdate=June 23, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|43228}}
- [http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/SchlitzPlayhouseOfStars.htm Schlitz Playhouse of Stars at CVTA with episode list]
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