The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Cast

Series Description

The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars was an anthology drama series on CBS that also had some comedy features. Episodes were 30 minutes in length except for October of 1951 through March of 1952 when they were 60 minutes long.

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Cast

Since it was an anthology series, The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars didn't have any cast members who were on each week but many big name stars appeared on several episodes. Here are a few:

Eddie Albert Yvonne Craig John Ireland Edmond O'Brien
Barbara Billingsley Broderick Crawford Carolyn Jones Vincent Price
Ward Bond Robert Cummings Michael Landon Anthony Quinn
Neville Brand Yvonne De Carlo Peter Lawford Basil Rathbone
Walter Brennan Irene Dunne June Lockhart Ronald Reagan
Charles Bronson Jack Elam Lee Marvin Dale Robertson
Sebastian Cabot John Forsythe Vera Miles Cesar Romero
Jack Carson Sterling Hayden Martin Milner Rod Steiger
Lee Van Cleef Helen Hayes Ricardo Montalban James Whitmore
Mike Connors Charlton Heston John Newland Will Rogers Jr.
Jackie Cooper Celeste Holm Jeanette Nolan Keenan Wynn

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Trivia

During the final season, the Schlitz Playhouse of Stars shared its time slot with a similar series titled, "Lux Playhouse".

In its sixth season the name of the series was changed to simply, "Schlitz Playhouse". When episodes aired in syndication they were sometimes called "Herald Playhouse" or "The Playhouse".

In 1958 Paul Monash won an Emmy in the category, "Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less" for the episode titled, "The Lonely Wizard Steinmetz". During its run the Schlitz Playhouse was nominated for an additional five Emmys!

When the show premiered it was broadcast live. In 1953 episodes began occasionally being filmed for later broadcast. Most of the episodes in 1954 were filmed and by the fall of 1956 all live broadcasts ended.

A few episodes were rerun during 1958 with the title, "Personal Appearance".

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Season 1

  1. Not a Chance (10/5/1951)
  2. The Name Is Bellingham (10/12/1951)
  3. Never Wave at a WAC (10/19/1951)
  4. Still Life (10/26/1951)
  5. The Lucky Touch (11/2/1951)
  6. Decision and Daniel Webster (11/9/1951)
  7. The Memories of Aimee Durant (11/16/1951)
  8. One Is a Lonesome Number (11/23/1951)
  9. Two Living and One Dead (11/30/1951)
  10. The Nymph and the Lamp (12/7/1951)
  11. Exit (12/14/1951)
  12. Dark Fleece (12/21/1951)
  13. Girl in a Million (12/28/1951)
  14. Clean Sweep for Lavinia (1/4/1952)
  15. Billy Budd (1/11/1952)
  16. The Man That I Marry (1/18/1952)
  17. P.G. (1/25/1952)
  18. Lady with a Will (2/1/1952)
  19. The Daughter (2/8/1952)
  20. Fifty Grand (2/15/1952)
  21. World So Wide (2/22/1952)
  22. Apple of His Eye (2/29/1952)
  23. The Haunted Heart (3/7/1952)
  24. Make Way for Teddy (3/14/1952)
  25. The Human Touch (3/21/1952)
  26. The Autobiography of Grandma Moses (3/28/1952)
  27. Experiment (4/4/1952)
  28. Four's a Family (4/11/1952)
  29. Now's the Time (4/18/1952)
  30. Fear (4/25/1952)
  31. Doctors Should Never Marry (5/2/1952)
  32. Appointment with the Past (5/9/1952)
  33. Autumn in New York (5/16/1952)
  34. Love Came Late (5/23/1952)
  35. A Quarter for Your Troubles (5/30/1952)
  36. Souvenir from Singapore (6/6/1952)
  37. Dress in the Window (6/13/1952)
  38. Say Hello to Pamela (6/20/1952)
  39. The Von Linden File (6/27/1952)
  40. The House of Death (7/4/1952)
  41. A Southern Lady (7/11/1952)
  42. Early Space Conquerors (7/18/1952)
  43. A Man's World (7/25/1952)
  44. Crossroads (8/1/1952)
  45. So Help Me (8/8/1952)
  46. Double Exposure (8/15/1952)
  47. Mr. and Mrs. Trubble (8/22/1952)
  48. Port of Call (8/29/1952)
  49. Homecoming (9/5/1952)
  50. The Marriage of Lit-Lit (9/12/1952)
  51. I Want to Be a Star (9/19/1952)
  52. The Trial (9/26/1952)
Season 2
  1. Come What May (10/3/1952)
  2. Trouble in Pier Twelve (10/10/1952)
  3. This Plane for Hire (10/17/1952)
  4. Drawing Room A (10/24/1952)
  5. Enchanted Evening (10/31/1952)
  6. Tango (11/7/1952)
  7. The House of Pride (11/14/1952)
  8. The Pussyfootin' Rocks (11/21/1952)
  9. Barrow Street (11/28/1952)
  10. Mr. Thayer (12/5/1952)
  11. The White Cream Pitcher (12/12/1952)
  12. The Playwright (12/19/1952)
  13. A String of Beads (12/26/1952)
  14. Jenny (1/2/1953)
  15. The Unopened Letter (1/9/1953)
  16. Guardian of the Clock (1/23/1953)
  17. Point of Honor (1/30/1953)
  18. Manhattan Robin Hood (2/6/1953)
  19. Mr. Greentree and Friend (2/13/1953)
  20. The Devil's Other Name (2/20/1953)
  21. Girl of My Dreams (2/27/1953)
  22. Big Jim's Boy (3/6/1953)
  23. Nineteen Rue Marie (3/13/1953)
  24. Parents' Week-End (3/20/1953)
  25. Happy Ending (3/27/1953)
  26. The Governess (4/3/1953)
  27. The Mirror (4/10/1953)
  28. Papa Goes to the Ball (4/17/1953)
  29. Allen of Harper (4/24/1953)
  30. Medicine Woman (5/1/1953)
  31. The Copper Ring (5/8/1953)
  32. Vacation for Ginny (5/15/1953)
  33. Pursuit (5/22/1953)
  34. The Girl That I Married (5/29/1953)
  35. Twenty-two Sycamore Road (6/5/1953)
  36. The Widow Makes Three (6/12/1953)
  37. Operation Riviera (6/19/1953)
  38. The Ledge (6/26/1953)
  39. Richard and the Lion (7/3/1953)
  40. Storm Warnings (7/10/1953)
  41. The Journey (7/17/1953)
  42. Knave of Hearts (7/24/1953)
  43. The Doctor Comes Home (7/31/1953)
  44. Simplon Express (8/7/1953)
  45. Miracle in the Night (8/14/1953)
  46. Sheila (8/21/1953)
  47. Two Lives Have I (8/28/1953)
Season 3
  1. The Perfect Secretary (9/4/1953)
  2. Lost and Found (9/11/1953)
  3. Boomerang (9/18/1953)
  4. Desert Tragedy (9/25/1953)
  5. The Prize (10/2/1953)
  6. The Long Shot (10/9/1953)
  7. In the Pincers (10/16/1953)
  8. Second Sight (10/23/1953)
  9. The Sail (10/30/1953)
  10. Lineman's Luck (11/6/1953)
  11. Lucky Thirteen (11/13/1953)
  12. Fresh Start (11/20/1953)
  13. The Closed Door (11/27/1953)
  14. Storm Swept (12/4/1953)
  15. No Compromise (12/11/1953)
  16. Part of the Game (12/18/1953)
  17. The Baker of Barnbury (12/25/1953)
  18. Go Away a Winner (1/1/1954)
  19. Rim of Violence (1/8/1954)
  20. Pearl-Handled Guns (1/15/1954)
  21. At the Natchez Inn (1/22/1954)
  22. Give the Guy a Break (1/29/1954)
  23. Four Things He'd Do (2/5/1954)
  24. Man from Outside (2/12/1954)
  25. The Jungle Trap (2/19/1954)
  26. Night Ride to Butte (2/26/1954)
  27. The Great Lady (3/5/1954)
  28. Groundloop (3/12/1954)
  29. Her Kind of Honor (3/19/1954)
  30. The Edge of Battle (3/26/1954)
  31. Tapu (4/2/1954)
  32. The Plugged Nickel (4/9/1954)
  33. Something Wonderful (4/16/1954)
  34. Dawn at Damascus (4/23/1954)
  35. Decision at Sea (4/30/1954)
  36. Prisoner in the Town (5/7/1954)
  37. The Pearl Street Incident (5/14/1954)
  38. Blizzard Bound (5/21/1954)
  39. Little War at San Dede (5/28/1954)
  40. The Whale on the Beach (6/4/1954)
  41. The Treasure of Santo Domingo (6/11/1954)
  42. The Black Mate (6/18/1954)
  43. The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island (6/25/1954)
  44. How the Brigadier Won His Medals (7/2/1954)
  45. Rabbit Foot (7/9/1954)
  46. Showdown at Sunset (7/16/1954)
  47. The General's Boots (7/23/1954)
  48. By-Line (7/30/1954)
  49. The Roman and the Renegade (8/6/1954)
  50. Gift of the Devil (8/13/1954)
  51. Captain in Command (8/20/1954)
  52. Hemmed In (8/27/1954)
  53. Delay at Fort Bess (9/3/1954)
Season 4
  1. The Secret (9/10/1954)
  2. Reunion at Steepler's Hill (9/17/1954)
  3. The Pipe (9/24/1954)
  4. The Viking (10/1/1954)
  5. The Net Draws Tight (10/8/1954)
  6. Square Shootin' (10/15/1954)
  7. The Best of Everything (10/22/1954)
  8. The Sensation Club (10/29/1954)
  9. No Rescue (11/5/1954)
  10. Midnight Haul (11/12/1954)
  11. The Long Trail (11/19/1954)
  12. Mystery of Murder (11/26/1954)
  13. Volturio Investigates (12/3/1954)
  14. Spangal Island (12/10/1954)
  15. Woman Expert (12/17/1954)
  16. Day of Good News (12/14/1954)
  17. The Dumbest Man in the Army (12/31/1954)
  18. The Cool One (1/7/1955)
  19. Man Out of the Rain (1/14/1955)
  20. Underground (1/21/1955)
  21. Murder in Paradise (1/28/1955)
  22. The Last Pilot Schooner (2/4/1955)
  23. The Schoolmarm (2/11/1955)
  24. The Way to Freedom (2/18/1955)
  25. Fast Break (2/25/1955)
  26. Fedar (3/4/1955)
  27. Visitor in the Night (3/11/1955)
  28. Ride to the West (3/18/1955)
  29. Log the Man Innocent (3/25/1955)
  30. Tourists--Overnight (4/1/1955)
  31. Mr. Ears (4/8/1955)
  32. O'Brien (4/15/1955)
  33. Who's the Blonde? (4/22/1955)
  34. The Brute Next Door (4/29/1955)
  35. The Unlighted Road (5/6/1955)
  36. Too Many Nelsons (5/13/1955)
  37. Sentence of Death (5/20/1955)
  38. The Argonauts (5/27/1955)
  39. Visa for X (6/3/1955)
  40. O'Connor and the Blue-Eyed Felon (6/10/1955)
  41. A Mule for Santa Fe (6/17/1955)
  42. Splendid with Swords (6/24/1955)
  43. The Ordeal of Dr. Sutton (7/1/1955)
  44. Ambitious Cop (7/8/1955)
  45. Meet Mr. Justice (7/15/1955)
  46. Visibility Zero (7/22/1955)
  47. The Direct Approach (7/29/1955)
  48. Too Late to Run (8/5/1955)
  49. On Leave (8/12/1955)
  50. Jury of One (8/19/1955)
  51. The Case for the State (8/26/1955)
  52. Three Months to Remember (9/2/1955)
  53. The Uninhibited Female (9/9/1955)
  54. Wild Call (9/16/1955)
  55. The Quitter (9/23/1955)
Season 5
  1. The Last Out (9/30/1955)
  2. Bandit's Hide-Out (10/7/1955)
  3. Two-Bit Gangster (10/14/1955)
  4. The Girl Who Scared Men Off (10/21/1955)
  5. Nothing to Do Till Next Fall (10/28/1955)
  6. A Gift of Life (11/4/1955)
  7. No Trial by Jury (11/11/1955)
  8. Night of the Big Swamp (11/18/1955)
  9. The Careless Cadet (11/25/1955)
  10. Moment of Triumph (12/2/1955)
  11. On the Nose (12/9/1955)
  12. The Baited Hook (12/16/1955)
  13. Christmas Guest (12/23/1955)
  14. Well of Anger (12/30/1955)
  15. Fool Proof (1/6/1956)
  16. Dealer's Choice (1/13/1956)
  17. The Big Payday (1/20/1956)
  18. The Day I Died (1/27/1956)
  19. The Gentle Stranger (2/3/1956)
  20. Top Man (2/10/1956)
  21. On a Dark Night (2/17/1956)
  22. Ordeal (2/24/1956)
  23. Showdown at Painted Rock (3/2/1956)
  24. Web of Circumstance (3/9/1956)
  25. The Young and the Brave (3/16/1956)
  26. The Waiting House (3/23/1956)
  27. The Finger of God (3/30/1956)
  28. Angels in the Sky (4/6/1956)
  29. The Bitter Land (4/13/1956)
  30. The Mysterious Cargo (4/20/1956)
  31. Step Right Up and Die (4/27/1956)
  32. Formosa Patrol (5/4/1956)
  33. Plague Ship (5/11/1956)
  34. Officer Needs Help (5/18/1956)
  35. Date for Tomorrow (5/25/1956)
  36. The Roustabout (6/8/1956)
  37. Pattern for Pursuit (6/15/1956)
  38. Witness to Condemn (6/22/1956)
  39. Weapon of Courage (6/29/1956)
  40. The Mechanical Cook (7/6/1956)
  41. The Happy Sun (7/13/1956)
  42. The Bankmouse (7/20/1956)
  43. Dara (7/27/1956)
  44. Flowers for Jenny (8/3/1956)
  45. Repercussion (8/10/1956)
  46. Boiling Point (8/17/1956)
  47. I'll Wait for You (8/31/1956)
  48. The Press Agent (9/7/1956)
  49. Midnight Kill (9/14/1956)
  50. Top Secret (9/21/1956)
Season 6
  1. Moment of Vengeance (9/28/1956)
  2. The House That Jackson Built (10/5/1956)
  3. The Trophy (10/12/1956)
  4. Enoch Prentiss (10/19/1956)
  5. Always the Best Man (10/26/1956)
  6. Episode #6.6 (11/2/1956)
  7. The Night They Won the Oscar (11/9/1956)
  8. Explosion (11/16/1956)
  9. The Letter (11/23/1956)
  10. Once Upon a Crime (11/30/1956)
  11. Washington Incident (12/7/1956)
  12. A Tale of Wells Fargo (12/14/1956)
  13. A Light in the Desert (12/21/1956)
  14. The Big Payoff (12/28/1956)
  15. The Lady Was a Flop (1/4/1957)
  16. Tower Room 14-A (1/11/1957)
  17. Terror in the Streets (1/18/1957)
  18. The Enchanted (1/25/1957)
  19. One Left Over (2/1/1957)
  20. Sometimes You Break Even (2/8/1957)
  21. Night Drive (2/15/1957)
  22. The Wedding Present (2/22/1957)
  23. The Life You Save (3/1/1957)
  24. Carriage from Britain (3/8/1957)
  25. The Girl in the Grass (3/15/1957)
  26. For Better, for Worse (3/22/1957)
  27. The Restless Gun (3/29/1957)
  28. Clothes Make the Man (4/5/1957)
  29. The Blue Hotel (4/12/1957)
  30. Girl with a Glow (4/19/1957)
  31. Hey, Mac (4/26/1957)
  32. The Traveling Corpse (5/3/1957)
  33. The Dead Are Silent (5/10/1957)
  34. Switch Station (5/17/1957)
  35. Sister Louise Goes to Town (5/24/1957)
  36. The Sword (5/31/1957)
  37. An Old Spanish Custom (6/7/1957)
  38. Storm Over Rapallo (6/14/1957)
  39. Fifty Beautiful Girls (6/21/1957)
  40. Sporting Chance (6/28/1957)
  41. Easy Going Man (8/2/1957)
  42. Hands of the Enemy (8/9/1957)
  43. The Face of a Killer (8/16/1957)
  44. Goodbye Joe (8/22/1957)
  45. Always Open and Shut (8/29/1957)
Season 7
  1. Three Dollar Bill (9/13/1957)
  2. One Way Out (9/20/1957)
  3. Smarty (10/11/1957)
  4. High Barrier (10/18/1957)
  5. Bitter Parting (10/25/1957)
  6. Dual Control (11/1/1957)
  7. The Hole Card (11/8/1957)
  8. The Lonely Wizard (11/15/1957)
  9. No Second Helping (11/22/1957)
  10. Outlaw's Boots (10/29/1957)
  11. Neighbors (12/6/1957)
  12. French Provincial (12/13/1957)
  13. Rich Man, Poor Man (12/20/1957)
  14. Pattern for Death (12/27/1957)
  15. Guys Like O'Malley (1/10/1958)
  16. Home Again (1/17/1958)
  17. No Boat for Four Months (1/31/1958)
  18. Heroes Never Group Up (2/7/1958)
  19. East of the Moon (2/14/1958)
  20. Man on a Rack (2/21/1958)
  21. Two Lives Have I (2/28/1958)
  22. Night of the Stranger (3/7/1958)
  23. The Honor System (3/14/1958)
  24. Bluebeard's Seventh Wife (3/21/1958)
  25. I Shot a Prowler (3/28/1958)
  26. Papa Said No (4/4/1958)
  27. Secrets of the Old Bailey (4/11/1958)
  28. A Contest of Ladies (4/18/1958)
  29. The Kind Mr. Smith (4/25/1958)
  30. Penny Wise (5/2/1958)
  31. The Town That Slept with the Lights On (5/16/1958)
  32. Lottery for Revenge (5/30/1958)
  33. Way of the West (6/8/1958)
  34. Long Distance (6/13/1958)
  35. You'll Have to Die Now (6/20/1958)
  36. Curfew at Midnight (6/27/1958)
  37. False Alarm (8/15/1958)
Season 8
  1. A Thing to Fight For (9/26/1958)
  2. The Hasty Hanging (10/10/1958)
  3. The Trouble with Ruth (10/24/1958)
  4. False Impression (11/7/1958)
  5. Last Edition (11/21/1958)
  6. Third Son (12/5/1958)
  7. No Answer (12/19/1958)
  8. A Fistful of Love (1/2/1959)
  9. You Can't Win 'Em All (1/16/1959)
  10. And Practically Strangers (1/30/1959)
  11. The Man Who Had No Friends (2/13/1959)
  12. On the Brink (2/27/1959)
  13. Ivy League (3/13/1959)
  14. The Salted Mine (3/27/1959)
  15. The Rumor (6/5/1959)
  16. Hostage (6/19/1959)
  17. Cowboy Five Seven (7/7/1959)
  18. Ballad to Die For (7/31/1959)

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