Four Star Playhouse · SEASON 2
A String of Beads
Episode 18 · 1954-01-21
- Drama
- Comedy
Episode overview
Joan Robinson works as a governess for a wealthy family. She attends a party thrown by her employer and, although she is an attractive young woman, she is completely ignored until one of the guests, Count Borselli, appraises the beads she is wearing as a valuable string of pearls. She proteststo no avail, knowing they are imitations. Her whole life changes. She is invited to parties, and wooed by a fortune hunter. When it's finally learned that the beads are worthless, she is fired and her suitor loses interest. The count admits that, provoked by the snobbish socialites, he deliberatly lied about the beads. In the end, he and the governess fall in love.
30 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Finale1953-09-24
2. The Squeeze1953-10-01
3. A Place Of His Own1953-10-08
4. Love At Sea1953-10-15
5. The Witness1953-10-22
6. A Matter Of Advice1953-10-29
7. Search in the Night1953-11-05
8. Moorings1953-11-12
9. The Hard Way1953-11-19
10. For Art`s Sake1953-11-26
11. The Girl On The Park Bench1953-12-03
12. The Room1953-12-10
13. A Man Of The World1953-12-17
14. The Gift1953-12-24
15. House For Sale1953-12-31
16. The Test1954-01-07
17. The Bad Streak1954-01-14
18. A String of Beads1954-01-21
19. Indian Taker1954-01-28
20. Second Dawn1954-02-04
21. The Gun1954-02-11
22. The Bomb1954-02-18
23. Meet McGraw: Long Count1954-02-25
24. Detective`s Holiday1954-03-04
25. Operation In Money1954-03-11
26. Lady of the Orchids1954-03-18
27. The Book1954-04-01
28. A Study In Panic1954-04-08
29. Masquerade1954-04-15
30. Village In The City1954-04-22
31. The Doctor and the Countess1954-04-29
