Four Star Playhouse
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Four Star Playhouse was an American anthology television series of the 1950s featuring rotating stars in standalone dramatic episodes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Star Playhouse canonical | 4 |
| 4 Star Playhouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four Star Playhouse Context triple: [Dick Powell, notableWork, Four Star Playhouse]
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A.
Sherman Playhouse
Sherman Playhouse is a historic community theater in Sherman, Connecticut, known for staging local theatrical productions and cultural events.
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B.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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C.
Playhouse
The Playhouse is an indoor performance venue within the Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, designed for theatrical productions and other staged events.
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D.
Playhouse
Playhouse is a mid-sized proscenium theatre within Arts Centre Melbourne known for hosting drama, dance, and contemporary performance productions.
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E.
Back Porch Theater
Back Porch Theater is a live entertainment venue within Dollywood that hosts musical performances and family-friendly shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four Star Playhouse Target entity description: Four Star Playhouse was an American anthology television series of the 1950s featuring rotating stars in standalone dramatic episodes.
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A.
Sherman Playhouse
Sherman Playhouse is a historic community theater in Sherman, Connecticut, known for staging local theatrical productions and cultural events.
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B.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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C.
Playhouse
The Playhouse is an indoor performance venue within the Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, designed for theatrical productions and other staged events.
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D.
Playhouse
Playhouse is a mid-sized proscenium theatre within Arts Centre Melbourne known for hosting drama, dance, and contemporary performance productions.
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E.
Back Porch Theater
Back Porch Theater is a live entertainment venue within Dollywood that hosts musical performances and family-friendly shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
4 Star Playhouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Four Star Playhouse
|
| broadcastIn | black-and-white television era ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | prime time ⓘ |
| companyOwner | Four Star Television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| episodeStructure | self-contained dramatic stories ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American television ⓘ |
| features | rotating stars in standalone episodes ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1952 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour anthology drama ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCreativeModel | anthology drama with recurring star roster ⓘ |
| hasDistribution | syndication after original CBS run ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeType |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormatCharacteristic | different characters and stories each week ⓘ |
| hasRuntimePerEpisode | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| hasStarSystem | rotating lead actors ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1956 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Herbert Marshall
ⓘ
Joan Fontaine ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of major film stars in television anthology format ⓘ |
| notableStarProducer | Dick Powell ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn | American broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Television ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| producer | Four Star Television ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Four Star Productions ⓘ |
| productionLocation |
Hollywood, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood, California, United States
|
| productionType | scripted television series ⓘ |
| setting | various standalone stories ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Boyer
ⓘ
David Niven ⓘ Dick Powell ⓘ Ida Lupino ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II television era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Four Star Playhouse Description of subject: Four Star Playhouse was an American anthology television series of the 1950s featuring rotating stars in standalone dramatic episodes.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Four Star Playhouse