Title:

Four-Star Playhouse

Type:

Hollywood star drama anthology

Length:

30 minutes

Broadcast history:

July 3, 1949 - Sept. 11, 1949 NBC. Sundays at 8 PM.

Cast:

Fred MacMurray Loretta Young

Rosalind Russell Robert Cummings

Janet Waldo Jeanne Bates

Joe DuVal Willard Waterman

Jack Edwards Mary Jane Croft

Frank Nelson Charles Seel

Herb Butterfield Ira Grossel

Shep Menken Dan O'Herlihy

Ken Christy

The idea with this show was that the four "big" stars would rotate and play one role per month. Its creation resulted from NBC's attempt to counter the CBS talent raid that had stripped NBC of stars such as Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, and Amos 'n Andy. The productions ranged from comedy to melodrama and each show revolved around one strong lead character. The story lines were adapted from "Cosmopolitan" magazine.

Source:

On the Air - John Dunning