Schlitz Playhouse of Stars - Season 3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes53
DatesSep 4, 1953 - Sep 3, 1954
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Episodes

The Perfect Secretary
Season 3Episode 130 min

The Perfect Secretary

An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.
Sep 4, 1953
Lost and Found
Season 3Episode 230 min

Lost and Found

Embezzler Mark Andrews trains a dog as a killer to exact revenge from his ex-boss.
Sep 11, 1953
Boomerang
Season 3Episode 330 min

Boomerang

A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang.
Sep 18, 1953
Desert Tragedy
Season 3Episode 430 min

Desert Tragedy

Prospector Jake Simpson unwittingly allows a killer to join his search for a gold mine.
Sep 25, 1953
The Prize
Season 3Episode 530 min

The Prize

A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.
Oct 2, 1953
The Long Shot
Season 3Episode 630 min

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.
Oct 9, 1953
In the Pincers
Season 3Episode 730 min

In the Pincers

A long-ago crime is exposed in a letter disrupts the comfortable life of a married couple
Oct 16, 1953
Second Sight
Season 3Episode 830 min

Second Sight

A man blinded by an accident is forced to borrow money from a racketeer in order to support his wife.
Oct 23, 1953
The Sail
Season 3Episode 930 min

The Sail

Aspiring artist Mark Norton is financed by his father---who thinks he's studying agriculture.
Oct 30, 1953
Lineman's Luck
Season 3Episode 1030 min

Lineman's Luck

Two brothers fall for the same girl.
Nov 6, 1953
Lucky Thirteen
Season 3Episode 1130 min

Lucky Thirteen

An honest man learns that he can save his daughter from being swindled only by resorting to fraud himself.
Nov 13, 1953
Fresh Start
Season 3Episode 1230 min

Fresh Start

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.
Nov 20, 1953
The Closed Door
Season 3Episode 1330 min

The Closed Door

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.
Nov 27, 1953
Storm Swept
Season 3Episode 1430 min

Storm Swept

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.
Dec 4, 1953
No Compromise
Season 3Episode 1530 min

No Compromise

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.
Dec 11, 1953
Part of the Game
Season 3Episode 1630 min

Part of the Game

An opponent of a boxer who goes blind during a fight is tormented by the fact that he may have caused the blindness.
Dec 18, 1953
The Baker of Barnbury
Season 3Episode 1730 min

The Baker of Barnbury

A baker discovers talents other than baking during the holidays.
Dec 25, 1953
Go Away a Winner
Season 3Episode 1830 min

Go Away a Winner

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.
Jan 1, 1954
Rim of Violence
Season 3Episode 1930 min

Rim of Violence

A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith in humanity.
Jan 8, 1954
Pearl Handled Guns
Season 3Episode 2030 min

Pearl Handled Guns

A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship.
Jan 15, 1954
At the Natchez Inn
Season 3Episode 2130 min

At the Natchez Inn

An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men.
Jan 22, 1954
Give the Guy a Break
Season 3Episode 2230 min

Give the Guy a Break

An officer comes to the aid of his friend who is being sought for murder.
Jan 29, 1954
Four Things to Do
Season 3Episode 2330 min

Four Things to Do

A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and breaks a lot of promises along the way.
Feb 5, 1954
Man from Outside
Season 3Episode 2430 min

Man from Outside

A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary is trying to obtain evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge.
Feb 12, 1954
The Jungle Trap
Season 3Episode 2530 min

The Jungle Trap

While leading a safari, a professional hunter encounters the judge who sentenced his innocent brother to death for a crime he did not commit.
Feb 19, 1954
Night Ride to Butte
Season 3Episode 2630 min

Night Ride to Butte

A young woman is forced to choose between two detectives who love her.
Feb 26, 1954
The Great Lady
Season 3Episode 2730 min

The Great Lady

A retired actress defends a woman on a murder charge.
Mar 5, 1954
Groundloop
Season 3Episode 2830 min

Groundloop

An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage.
Mar 12, 1954
Her Kind of Honor
Season 3Episode 2930 min

Her Kind of Honor

A corporal in Napoleon's army faces death for his alleged romantic involvement with Josephine.
Mar 19, 1954
The Edge of Battle
Season 3Episode 3030 min

The Edge of Battle

An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I.
Mar 26, 1954
Tapu
Season 3Episode 3130 min

Tapu

A man returns to an island to claim buried gold.
Apr 2, 1954
The Plugged Nickel
Season 3Episode 3230 min

The Plugged Nickel

After an argument with his wife, a man embarks on an auto trip that throws him into contact with an escaped killer.
Apr 6, 1954
Something Wonderful
Season 3Episode 3330 min

Something Wonderful

A young actress must decide between marriage and a stage career.
Apr 16, 1954
Dawn at Damascus
Season 3Episode 3430 min

Dawn at Damascus

An engineer, caught in a romantic triangle, is almost killed by the woman he loves.
Apr 23, 1954
Decision at Sea
Season 3Episode 3530 min

Decision at Sea

On a hospital ship, a Navy doctor tries to help a wounded marine who has lost the will to live.
Apr 30, 1954
Prisoner in the Town
Season 3Episode 3630 min

Prisoner in the Town

Angry townspeople persecute a deputy sheriff who tries to defend a girl accused of murder.
May 7, 1954
The Pearl Street Incident
Season 3Episode 3730 min

The Pearl Street Incident

A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of escaping criminals.
May 14, 1954
Blizzard Bound
Season 3Episode 3830 min

Blizzard Bound

A trio is trapped by a raging blizzard. Their group is joined by a thug who managed to escape a plane wreck.
May 21, 1954
Little War at San Dede
Season 3Episode 3930 min

Little War at San Dede

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.
May 28, 1954
The Whale on the Beach
Season 3Episode 4030 min

The Whale on the Beach

A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.
Jun 4, 1954
The Treasure of Santo Domingo
Season 3Episode 4130 min

The Treasure of Santo Domingo

A vacationing bookkeeper gets involved in a bizarre struggle for life and treasure with an escaped convict.
Apr 6, 1954
The Black Mate
Season 3Episode 4230 min

The Black Mate

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.
Jun 18, 1954
The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island
Season 3Episode 4330 min

The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island

After two years on Devil's Island, a prisoner escapes and is befriended by a policeman.
Jun 25, 1954
How the Brigadier Won His Medal
Season 3Episode 4430 min

How the Brigadier Won His Medal

Napoleon sends one of his Brigadiers (Claude Dauphin) on a special mission to the King of Spain.
Jul 2, 1954
Rabbit's Foot
Season 3Episode 4530 min

Rabbit's Foot

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.
Jul 9, 1954
Showdown at Sunset
Season 3Episode 4630 min

Showdown at Sunset

In the Old West, a boy's life is jeopardized by gunmen who want to take control of his father's land.
Jul 16, 1954
The General's Boots
Season 3Episode 4730 min

The General's Boots

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.
Jul 23, 1954
By-Line
Season 3Episode 4830 min

By-Line

A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor.
Jul 30, 1954
The Roman and the Renegade
Season 3Episode 4930 min

The Roman and the Renegade

In ancient Rome, a general's daughter falls under the spell of her enemy -- the invading Hannibal.
Aug 6, 1954
Gift of the Devil
Season 3Episode 5030 min

Gift of the Devil

A young sheepman is torn between a blacksmith's daughter and a woman who promises to help him win a fortune at cards.
Aug 13, 1954
Captain in Command
Season 3Episode 5130 min

Captain in Command

A destitute pilot takes the only flying job offered him, then begins to suspect that his employers are criminals.
Aug 20, 1954
Hemmed In
Season 3Episode 5230 min

Hemmed In

A recluse, locked in an elevator, faces death.
Aug 27, 1954
Delay at Fort Bliss
Season 3Episode 5330 min

Delay at Fort Bliss

A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.
Sep 3, 1954

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