Stars Over Hollywood
aka Famous Playhouse
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
James Beer ep 1.4, 1.9, 1.12
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
STARS OVER HOLLYWOOD
NBC Wed 10:30-11:00
September 6, 1950- August 29, 1951
Filmed dramatic series produced in Hollywood.
Syndication airing title Film Drama.
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Ep 1.01 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: BEAUTY IS A JOY
06-Sep-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Mary Stuart
Ep 1.02 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: GRADY EVERITT FOR THE PEOPLE
13-Sep-1950 NBC Wed
written by Rod Serling
*Rod Serling's first TV script, he was paid $100. for it.
[--] Stars Over Hollywood: no details
20-Sep-1950 NBC Wed
Ep 1.03 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: NOT A BAD GUY
27-Sep-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Edmon Ryan
Bruce Cabot
Ep 1.04 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: SOME SMALL NOBILITY
04-Oct-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Joan Banks
Synopsis:
When a wife discovers that her husband has but one year to live,
she sacrifices everything in order to make his
last year a happy one. [JBeer]
Syndication airing on Film Drama WOR-9 NYC Monday 2Jul 56 2:30 p.m. EDT
Ep 1.05 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: ROCK AGAINST THE SEA
11-Oct-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Mary Stuart
Synopsis:
A young librarian falls in love with a handsome sea captain,
but her fear of the sea interferes. [RF]
Syndication airing on Film Drama WOR-9 NYC Tuesday 3Jul 56 2:30 p.m. EDT [JBeer]
Ep 1.06 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: TEXAS PARSON
18-Oct-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Ross Ford
Lynne Roberts
Ep 1.07 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: SHOWDOWN
25-Oct-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Lurene Tuttle
Synopsis:
A widely feared outlaw is involved in a situation he can't shoot his way out of.
[RF]
Synopsis 2:
A terrifying outlaw finds his daughter's "Granny" a surprising adversary.
Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater 25Apr55.
Ep 1.08 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: A MODEL YOUNG LADY
01-Nov-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Sally Parr
Synopsis:
A model working for her former fiance finds that the situation gets
a little complicated when her present fiance gets suspicious. [RF]
Ep 1.09 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: MIDNIGHT
08-Nov-1950 NBC Wed
Story by Rik Vollaerts
Directed by Axel Gruenberg and Jack Hively
starring:
Herb Patterson ..... Ralph Terrence
Gloria Saunders .... Lillith
Frank Hilliard
John Kennedy
Synopsis:
Every midnight when Big Ben strikes, an aspiring writer finds himself visited
by a seductive and willful femme fatale who persuades him to turn to a life
of crime. After his guilty conscience gets the better of him, he comes up with
a creative solution to rid himself of his seductress.
[JBE]
*Note: Rerun on "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" June 13, 1961 on ABC
On One Step Beyond DVD Delta 82 748 [JBE]
Ep 1.10 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: THIS LITTLE PIG CRIED
15-Nov-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Frances Rafferty
Robert Rockwell
Synopsis:
An heiress goes to work for the first time in her life. [RF]
Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater 29Apr55.
Ep 1.11 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: WINTER LOVE
22-Nov-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Ellen Corby
Art Smith
Ep 1.12 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: LANDING AT DAYBREAK
29-Nov-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Ray Montgomery
Marcia Van Dyke
Anita Louise
Synopsis:
Two people find that circumstances do not permit their marriage. [RF]
Syndication rerun on Famous Playhouse 27Sep68 WTCN-11
Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN 10:30 am. [JBeer]
Ep 1.13 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: SMALL TOWN STORY
06-Dec-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Alan Mowbray
Ross Ford
Synopsis:
A young author wins a novel contest and a trip to New York. [RF]
Ep 1.14 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: MY RIVAL IS A FIDDLE
13-Dec-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Hans Conried
Maria Palmer
Synopsis:
The accompanist of a violin genius loves him,
but takes second place to a fiddle in his affections.
[RF]
Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater 28Apr55.
Ep 1.15 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR SWEENEY
20-Dec-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Bruce Cabot
Ep 1.16 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: NEVER TRUST A REDHEAD
27-Dec-1950 NBC Wed
starring
Herb Patterson
Tom D'Andrea
Synopsis:
A spoiled young lady tries to run her fiance's life. [RF]
Ep 1.17 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: MY NEPHEW NORWELL
03-Jan-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Harold Peary
Ep 1.18 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: THE ACE OF SPADES
10-Jan-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Leon Ames
Ep 1.19 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: YANG YIN AND MRS. WISWELL
17-Jan-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Adele Jergens
Helen Parrish
Ep 1.20 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: MOON ON WIRES
24-Jan-1951 NBC Wed
Directed by Richard Irving
starring
Dorothy Patrick ..... Rosalind
Nestor Paiva ........ Ramos
Harold Gordon ....... Marco Weather aka The Clown
Synopsis:
A prospective suitor has plans for getting the moon for his girl. [RF]
Ep 1.21 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: CUTIE PIE
31-Jan-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Carole Mathews
Ross Ford
Synopsis:
An uranium prospector, who owns a Geiger counter, causes tragedy. [RF]
Ep 1.22 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: THE RETURN OF VAN SICKLE
07-Feb-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Cliff Arquette
Ep 1.23 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: HAND ON MY SHOULDER
14-Feb-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Frank Jenks
Synopsis:
A superstitious race track tout discovers that a doctor's
hand on his shoulder is a "luck touch".
Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater 27Apr55.
Ep 1.24 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: SON OF THE ROCK
21-Feb-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Ellen Corby
John Qualen
Stanley Andrews
Ep 1.25 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: AUTUMN FLAMES
28-Feb-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Onslow Stevens
Maria Palmer
Synopsis:
A woman after 14 years of marriage, thinks that the romance between
herself and her husband has died. [RF]
Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater
26Apr55.
Ep 1.26 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: WHEN THE DEVIL IS SICK
07-Mar-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Dorothy Adams
Larry Blake
Ep 1.27 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: PRISON DOCTOR
14-Mar-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Cameron Mitchell
Raymond Burr
Synopsis:
A prison doctor attempts to complete a case that calls for some private
investigation. [RF]
Ep 1.28 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
28-Mar-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Ellen Corby
Craig Stevens
Synopsis:
A mother checks up on her daughter's employer by taking a job as the
cleaning woman in his office and she makes some surprising discoveries. [RF]
Ep 1.29 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: PEARLS FROM PARIS
04-Apr-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Suzanne Dalbert
Raymond Burr
Gerald Mohr
Ep 1.30 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: TAILS FOR JEB MULCAHY
11-Apr-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Bruce Cabot
Ep 1.31 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: THE KIRBYS
18-Apr-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Cameron Mitchell
Ann Rutherford
Ep 1.32 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: PRETTY BOY
25-Apr-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Lynne Roberts
Richard Benedict
Ep 1.33 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: GIRL OR GHOST
02-May-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Gloria Saunders
Herb Patterson
Ep 1.34 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: THE DEVIL YOU SAY
09-May-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Fred Sherman
Ep 1.35 [--] Stars Over Hollywood: NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT
16-May-1951 NBC Wed
starring
Buddy Ebsen
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