Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
★★★★☆ 7.2/10
📺 8 Seasons
🎬 376 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
DramaComedy
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.

Seasons

Season 1
1951 • 48 Episodes
A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.
Season 2
1952 • 52 Episodes
An ex-athlete can't face his own aging until he meets a woman who refuses to change.
Season 3
1953 • 53 Episodes
An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.
Season 4
1954 • 55 Episodes
A Hollywood columnist solves the mysterious disappearance of a silent film star.
Season 5
1955 • 51 Episodes
A once promising baseball player is now grounds keeper for a minor league team. His deep knowledge of the game is more than the team's manager can handle.
Season 6
1956 • 44 Episodes
When a $20-a-month ranch hand elopes with the daughter of a cattle baron, the father gets his dander up and figures the young man is after his money.
Season 7
1957 • 37 Episodes
Eddie Martin is making lots of money at his job, and he's happy. Not so his wife, who thinks Eddie should work behind a desk and wear a gray-flannel suit. In an effort to help her husband get ahead, she throws a dinner party for the boss.
Season 8
1958 • 36 Episodes
A peace-loving Civil War veteran seeks refuge from the violence of war as overseer on a Florida plantation.

Crew

Writer
Paul Monash
Producer
William Self

Network

CBS

Keywords

anthologyplayhouse