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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Season 3

September. 04,1953
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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.

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

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.

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Season 3 Full Episode Guide

Episode 53 - Delay at Fort Bliss
First Aired: September. 03,1954

A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.

Episode 51 - Captain in Command
Episode 50 - Gift of the Devil
Episode 49 - The Roman and the Renegade
Episode 47 - The General's Boots
First Aired: July. 23,1954

A martinet of a general, one of his former officers, and a middle aged plane passenger find themselves in a liferaft with only one canteen of water.

Episode 46 - Showdown at Sunset
Episode 45 - Rabbit's Foot
First Aired: July. 09,1954

Small town police are about to search the swamps for the murderer of a local cop when a man emerges from the bayou. He says he's a detective on the trail of a payroll thief and shot the robber/cop killer in a shootout. The man shows off a bag full of the stolen money which he says he retrieved and must return to the city immediately. Before he can catch a train out of town, the deputy realizes the "detective" isn't who he claims to be and a chase back into the swamps ensues.

Episode 44 - How the Brigadier Won His Medal
Episode 43 - The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island
Episode 42 - The Black Mate
First Aired: June. 18,1954

No-nonsense sailor Bunter signs on as first mate on a sailing ship helmed by an eccentric skipper. The Captain is a firm believer in spiritualism which Bunter dismisses as idiotic superstition. But one strange night, Bunter falls on the deck, saying he's seen a ghost. The next morning, his hair is completely white.

Episode 41 - The Treasure of Santo Domingo
Episode 40 - The Whale on the Beach
Episode 39 - Little War at San Dede
First Aired: May. 28,1954

Three Americans are arrested in a small South American country as a revolution is about to take place. The authorities believe that one of the three is the leader of the revolt and threaten to kill all three men unless the ring-leader comes forward.

Episode 38 - Blizzard Bound
Episode 32 - The Plugged Nickel
Episode 25 - The Jungle Trap
First Aired: February. 19,1954

While leading a safari, a professional hunter encounters the judge who sentenced his innocent brother to death for a crime he did not commit.

Episode 24 - Man from Outside
First Aired: February. 12,1954

A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary is trying to obtain evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge.

Episode 18 - Go Away a Winner
First Aired: January. 01,1954

Vi divorces her husband after he be comes involved with crooks and goes to prison for a gas station holdup. She gets on with her life with her son and new husband. Seven years later, out of prison, Marty shows up at the amusement park shooting gallery she operates. He's angry and wants her to know he's good with a gun.

Episode 16 - Part of the Game
Episode 15 - No Compromise
First Aired: December. 11,1953

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.

Episode 14 - Storm Swept
First Aired: December. 04,1953

The wife of a fugitive from the law escapes with him to a far away island. Their tiny refuge becomes the scene of great emotional and physical upheaval with the arrival of a mysterious detective and a tropical storm.

Episode 13 - Closed Door
First Aired: November. 27,1953

A heartless businessman has spent the last three weeks in a single room of his home. He's developed a psychosomatic affliction which makes it unable for him to turn the room's doorknob. He refuses to leave until he can open the door himself, and refuses psychiatric help. A family with a sick child takes refuge in his home during a severe storm against his wishes.

Episode 12 - Fresh Start
First Aired: November. 20,1953

Despondent shop girl Norma Bailey decides to end it all by gas asphyxiation. Before it can take effect, a young man breaks in and stops it, but he's there by chance, running from the police, pursuing him for a stolen diamond bracelet. Later, Norma falls in love with him and tries to persuade the victim not to press charges.

Episode 11 - Lucky Thirteen
Episode 6 - The Long Shot
First Aired: October. 09,1953

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.

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