Four Star Playhouse Knockout (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Four Star Playhouse

Knockout (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A young man follows a quick trajectory from beginning boxer to the middleweight championship match. The night before the championship fight, he learns that the match is fixed, with him as the chosen winner.

Director

Blake Edwards

Writers

Blake Edwards (original screenplay) | Robert Wells (original screenplay)

Producer

Broderick Crawford

Cinematographer

George E. Diskant

Editor

Samuel E. Beetley

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 1, 1953

Release date

Jan 1, 1953 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 14 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Broderick Crawford Mike Dundee Mike Dundee See fewer	All the King's Men (1949)
Ron Hargrave Bobby Greggory Bobby Greggory See fewer	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Buddy Wright Fred Stevens Fred Stevens See fewer	Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Ted de Corsia Bulloti Bulloti See fewer	The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Lucille Barkley Nancy Shaw Nancy Shaw See fewer	The Desert Hawk (1950)
John Indrisano Julio Julio See fewer	Live Wires (1946)
Frankie Grandetta Doc (as Franke Grandetta) Doc (as Franke Grandetta) See fewer	Womanpower (1926)
Harry Wilson Stevens' Corner Man (unconfirmed) Stevens' Corner Man (unconfirmed) See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)
John Barton Fight Spectator (uncredited) Fight Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Jack Deery Fight Spectator (uncredited) Fight Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Leonard Nimoy Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited) Bulloti's Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Charles Sullivan Stevens' Corner Man (uncredited) Stevens' Corner Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Invisible Monster (1950)