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Writers:
Jerome Gruskin (writer)
Frank L. Moss (adaptation) (story "Listener, The")
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Release Date:
25 September 1952 (USA) more
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Plot:
This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.
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Awards:
Nominated for 14 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
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High Quality Anthology, West Coast Style more (4 total)

Cast

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David Niven ... Various Characters / ... (33 episodes, 1952-1956)
Dick Powell ... Willie Dante / ... (32 episodes, 1952-1956)

Charles Boyer ... Paul / ... (29 episodes, 1952-1956)
Ida Lupino ... Ann / ... (19 episodes, 1952-1956)
Herb Vigran ... Monte - Bartender / ... (15 episodes, 1952-1956)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Best in Mystery (USA) (syndication title)
Four Star Theatre (UK) (new title)
Singer Playhouse (USA) (syndication title)
Star Performance (USA) (rerun title)
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Runtime:
USA:30 min (129 episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original four stars who were to appear in this show were Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell and Rosalind Russell. McCrea and Russell pulled out soon after the company was formed and were replaced by Ida Lupino and David Niven. more
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High Quality Anthology, West Coast Style, 21 April 2005
Author: telegonus from brighton, ma

This first television series produced by the company that became Four Star Productions was a surprisingly good, well written and directed show to have been produced on the west coast in the early fifties (the "quality" shows made in those days mostly emanated from New York, while the filmed shows made in Hollywood were mostly children and family fare such as Superman and The Lone Ranger, or else situation comedies). Four Star Theater was an attempt to make a first-class anthology series in Hollywood, and as such it succeeded. There were many outstanding episodes, and some highly gifted people worked on it from time to time, from writers of the caliber of Blake Edwards to such gifted directors as Robert Florey, Robert Aldrich and Tay Garnett. The shows ranged from mysteries to dramas to comedies; one never knew quite what to expect, which was part of the show's charm. I wish that some cable network would-rerun them,--they probably won't, since they're all filmed in black and white--or that they'll be reissued on tape or DVD. It's a show well worth looking for.

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