About this season
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.
Episodes (48)
1. Not a Chance
Aired 5 October 1951
A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.
2. The Name is Bellingham
Aired 12 October 1951
A US Customs Officer breaks up a narcotics smuggling ring.
3. Never Wave at a W.A.C.
Aired 19 October 1951
A society woman from Washington, D.C. joins the Army Corp.
4. Still Life
Aired 26 October 1951
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
Aired 2 November 1951
An old woman is ignored by her family, that is until she wins a sizable amount of money.
6. Decision and Daniel Webster
Aired 9 November 1951
A man abandons his dream of Presidency to work at saving the Whig party.
7. The Memories of Aimee Durant
Aired 16 November 1951
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
Aired 23 November 1951
A man wishes to write the great American novel, but a fatal illness changes his life's direction
9. Two Living and One Dead
Aired 30 November 1951
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
Aired 7 December 1951
A woman finds romance at a remote wireless station in Nova Scotia.
11. Exit
Aired 14 December 1951
Baro, a fearless young member of the underground network helps the persecuted flee.
12. The Dark Fleece
Aired 21 December 1951
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
Aired 28 December 1951
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
Aired 4 January 1952
In order to cut even more corners, the penny-pinching owner of a hotel also plays maid.
15. Billy Budd
Aired 11 January 1952
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
Aired 18 January 1952
A wealthy woman finds herself engaged to two suitors at the same time.
17. P.G.
Aired 25 January 1952
An Italian girl helps five American POWs.
18. Lady With a Will
Aired 1 February 1952
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
Aired 8 February 1952
The troubled life of Mary Todd Lincoln and her influence on her husband.
20. Fifty Grand
Aired 15 February 1952
A prize fighter continues to box to pay his debts.
21. World So Wide
Aired 22 February 1952
Architect Hayden Chart, recovering from the death of his wife, begins anew overseas.
22. Apple of His Eyes
Aired 29 February 1952
A widowed older farmer falls in love with the much younger woman he hires.
23. The Haunted Heart
Aired 7 March 1952
A musician is torn between his music and the love of a woman.
24. Make Way for Teddy
Aired 14 March 1952
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
Aired 21 March 1952
A pianist must choose between his music career and love.
26. The Autobiography of Grandma Moses
Aired 28 March 1952
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
Aired 4 April 1952
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
Aired 11 April 1952
A widow supports her family through painting and ceramics.
29. Now's the Time
Aired 18 April 1952
Members of Steamer were attacked by Hamadan, a crazy musician, and blown away by magic wind.
30. Fear
Aired 25 April 1952
After the escape of three convicts, a woman home alone fears they might harm her.
31. Doctors Should Never Marry
Aired 2 May 1952
A doctor becomes engaged to a socialite and problems arise when his pretty nurse complicates matters.
32. Appointment With the Past
Aired 9 May 1952
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
Aired 16 May 1952
A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star, but her level-headed boyfriend brings her back down to Earth.
34. Love Came Late
Aired 23 May 1952
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
Aired 30 May 1952
A department-story employee is implicated in the death of a customer.
36. Souvenir from Singapore
Aired 6 June 1952
Story of China Smith, a disreputable, disheveled Irishman making his living on the lucrative Singapore rackets.
37. Dress in the Window
Aired 13 June 1952
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
Aired 20 June 1952
A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed.
39. The Von Linden File
Aired 27 June 1952
An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as bait to help her boss trap jewel thieves.
40. The House of Death
Aired 4 July 1952
A man's niece complicates a rapport he has with monsters.
41. A Southern Lady
Aired 11 July 1952
A reclusive woman's life is disrupted when her greedy nephew visits.
42. Early Space Conqueror
Aired 18 July 1952
A group of teenagers construct a rocket to travel into space.
43. A Man's World
Aired 25 July 1952
The widowed father of four boys must deal with one of them who is getting romantic ideas.
44. Crossroads
Aired 1 August 1952
A cynic is caught in the trap of his effort to be on both sides of the French Revolution.
45. So Help Me
Aired 8 August 1952
A nightclub entertainer meets and marries a millionaire.
46. Double Exposure
Aired 15 August 1952
A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients, each claiming the other wants to kill someone.
47. The Trubbles
Aired 22 August 1952
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
Aired 29 August 1952
A big, ugly man discovers romance.