Four Star Playhouse

In the Australian Army in North Africa in WW2, a military deserter is ordered executed, for a murder he probably did not commit.

A reporter meets with an old woman of the Old West. Her family insists she was an upright citizen, but she recalls her affair with a notorious outlaw.

A reformed card shark is recruited to unmask a suspected poker cheat among a group of wealthy gamblers.

A particularly bad review causes a Broadway actress to scheme to humiliate the drama critic.

A former sheriff known for his fast draw shows up in Mesa to see an optometrist; he's become nearsighted and badly needs glasses.

A timid businessman, normally overlooked by everyone, becomes the center of attention after getting a new suit from a shady tailor.

When a wealthy man takes on a new wife, the presence of a woman in his mansion results in flashbacks to the accidental murder of his first wife.

When a grieving man moves to America and leaves his young daughter in Paris, she has trouble believing his love when he returns after five years.

A man stressed over the affairs of his business walks out of the office and goes on a surreal train ride to a nonexistent town.

After leaving her playboy husband and moving to New York, Diana finds herself locked in her new place with no electricity and very little food.

A bowling alley owner fires the new pin boy after a violent outburst, and only then does she learn he's a murderous psycho who escaped from prison.

When his company fails to appreciate him, a dedicated employee of 25 treats himself to an expensive night on the town, on the company's dime.

While traveling alone in a train compartment, a wheelchair-bound man is confronted by a younger man he had double-crossed over twenty years ago.

When another man's wife flirts with the owner of a gambling hall, the husband shows up with a gun, ready to get even.

A wife plots her husband's murder in front of her paralyzed and nonverbal father-in-law, not realizing he has ways to communicate with his nurse.

While smuggling documents out of the country for a university chancellor, a newspaperman carries on an affair with a sexy foreign spy.

A suave gambler fights against racketeers trying to cash in on his activities, but he appears to change his mind when a beautiful woman tries.

At a particularly vulnerable time in her life, a woman is wooed by a charming man -- who turns out to be married.

A police detective travels to Borneo looking for an American who murdered his wife for a huge insurance payoff.

A prison warden desperately tries to prove that a man scheduled for execution is innocent.

After offering a young woman a ride to her father's ranch, a playwright is locked up and expected to marry the girl or be killed.

A caretaker husband leaves his disabled wife home alone for a day, and this separation allows their shared resentment for each other to fester.

An older husband tests the marital fidelity of his amorous young wife by anonymously sending her flowers from "a secret admirer".

A successful screenwriter finds himself bonding with the young girl seated beside him on a flight, and her honesty helps him realize he's a sell out.

An undercover agent is caught and tortured after being dispatched to the anti-communist underground in search of an important contact.

After attacking and killing an old enemy in a fit of rage, a horrified man realizes a woman on the phone has overhead everything.

Two con men target a naïve, young oilman from Texas. They then visit a gambling hall and threaten the owner, who decides to teach them all a lesson.

A young widow, in denial of her husband's death, moves in with her in-laws on their farm, but her city ways clash with their simple, pious lifestyle.

An unfilled teacher needs money to pursue his dreams. A stranger enters and offers the money if the teacher will take a physical for a dying man.

Ruthless dictator Mendoza summons a priest when 300,000 people in his country announce that they will pray for him to die at 1:42 that day.

With his wife in a sanitarium for the past five years, a lonely man strikes up a relationship with his secretary, only to learn his wife is better.

An experienced writer is in the middle of a professional slump when he is inspired by the story of an old long lost friend.

When she spots a prowling burglar while her husband is laid up with a broken leg, a desperate woman calls for help. But she calls the wrong person.

Fresh out of prison, a blackmailer uses a gambling hall to launder his victims' money and holds a waiter hostage to insure the owner's cooperation.

A highly esteemed doctor intentionally misdiagnoses a patient abroad so he can return to the US to accept a major award. His wife demands a divorce.

Knowing his wife is pregnant, a military hero approaches the battlefield with unusual caution and loses the respect of his men.

A stand-in for a movie star is unwilling to accept her lack of talent and instead blames the leading lady's popularity for her own dead-end career.