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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.
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- October 5, 1951 –, March 27, 1959
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Schlitz Playhouse: With James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy. Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
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Schlitz Playhouse. Top-rated. Fri, Oct 9, 1953. S3.E6. The Long Shot. After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately search their craft for the explosives. 9.6/10. Rate.
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Debuting on 5 October 1951, this Friday night dramatic anthology series from CBS was sponsored by the Schlitz Brewing Company for eight years. The series premiered under the title Schlitz Playhouse of Stars with an hour-long live drama from New York called “Not a Chance”, starring Helen Hayes and David Niven.
In the 1870s, Texas Ranger Earl Webb must escort wanted gunman John Fenner by passenger train through the state of Louisiana to get back home. However, the long, grueling journey is fraught with danger, including many of Fenner's trigger happy relatives trying to free the prisoner. 7.1/10 (10) Rate.
