Marked Down (Four Star Playhouse) 1954 Starring Ida Lupino, Hal March, and Joi Lansing

As originally aired on CBS on November 25, 1954. Sponsored by Singer and contains the original commercials.

[@evejohn1937]

Ida Lupino ....so beautiful and talented. I adore her. ❤️

[@ginnylorenz5265]

What a joy to watch the incomparable Ida Lupino. Thank you!!!

[@fylarcrockley1107]

you mean Joi

[@rogermaes6001]

Sweet ... Ida Lupino fascinating, even in such a tiny role. 😘Thanks

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Charming all the way through including the commercials.

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

OMG I have a SInger 221 Featherweight! From the 1940's...a wedding present to my mother from her mother in law...I am two years younger (75) than the machine. Which I still use every day, BTW!!! Runs like a top, purrs like a kitten....

[@cdmc965]

I have a Singer tredle,beautiful machine.

[@aileen694]

I remember my dear Mum sitting at her Singer many years ago, creating some lovely outfits for me and my sister! Don't know what model it was but we all loved it. And these short films are great!

[@queenfba003]

Love these movies! I can escape all the social issues of 2023.

[@robincutti4596]

So very true…same for me❤

[@queenfba003]

@rob incutti Glad you feel the same way. When I studied the history of costume design screenplays like this, give hope for a better tomorrow.

[@steelwheels327]

Me too !!! : )

[@Germinator1971]

This was a very heart touching story.

[@alanoldham1700]

9:38 that $64 purse in 1954 would cost $687.84 in 2022 per Inflation Calculator.

[@susanfaulkner2304]

😮

[@deb7518]

Ida Lupino looks so much like my late mother when she was young, it’s uncanny! It was great seeing this, even if with it was with a bit of a lump in my throat.

[@karinteves1412]

Ida Lupino is always superb.

[@dianalee8967]

I was disappointed when it ended I wanted it to go on and on and on such a good actress one of the best she's up there with Betty Davis too bad she didn't get the glory of Betty Davis and she had her own studio for a while also and did directing she was a genius I'll look forward to more of these movies.

[@emilyannfrancesmay3919]

I LOVED the ending! I just loved it and felt VERY happy with the way it ended. It's also a new beginning for my two favorite characters in this story. Ida Lupino was a class act. And the fashions in this play were all in such good taste.

[@cbass2755]

I love the commercials! I had a Singer Sewing Machine….Mom and I sewed so many of our cloths….

[@melindap1011]

I inherited my mother in laws mid 1940s Singer Sewing Machine. It does a better job than my brand new Singer. That old Singer runs like a tank!

[@acastrohowell]

I enjoyed this one ☝️

[@paisley293]

I really enjoyed this play. Ida Lupino was a great actress. In the commercials, the Singer Featherweight machine is fantastic! If you find one, it can sell for anywhere from $500 to over 1K in mint condition. I also have a slant needle machine and it's a workhorse!

[@RiaLake]

Another moving play. 😢Great watching Ida Lupino not to mention the other actors. Liked some of those dresses and cars. Thanks for the upload.

[@pw529]

I LOVED this FASHION MY FAVORITE THING AND A GREAT ACTRESS

[@angelaknight7184]

Love her she’s great ,and I have a singer sewing machine

[@sharonpolikoff7282]

The little girl in the Singer commercial did some tremendous acting, a few years later, in a "Route 66" episode.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

VERY good show!! Ida Lupino is one of my favorite actresses of all time! Thanks for posting this gem!

[@robincutti4596]

Charming story… Beautiful fashion…beautiful and talented Ida Lupino… Beautiful cars…❤ Thank you

[@MsBackstager]

Beautiful!

[@marybaker1715]

Ida did it all! Write/ Act and Direct ❤

[@fromthesidelines]

1:06- "J. Gwen Bagni" was actually Gwen Bagni. She previously wrote screenplays and episodes of various TV series (including "FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE") with her husband, John Bagni- who died the previous February. She later wrote further screenplays and scripts for TV series [and adapted Skip & Gloria Fickling's "Honey West" for Four Star Television in 1965], often with her second husband, Paul Dubov.

[@michaeltuz608]

The name Gwen Bagni was familiar to me, but I couldn't quite place it. Thanks for the clarification!

[@pattihawks353]

Mama loved seeing on Singer Machines! That was many years ago, like this sow! I loved this one, particularly! , as well as your full cast! ❣️🌹❣️

[@ruthecorbin3821]

I remember watching Ms. Ida years ago. She certainly is one of the more endearing actresses.😊

[@alfredbonnabel7022]

I love the sassy, impatient, and sweetheart Ida ❤ I can't imagine Ida waiting around for any man! I had 😢 in my eyes.

[@anamiles6666]

That was a great movie. Thank you.

[@sherriemaines1683]

I've been watching the Loretta Young shows, adore them, it's when decency meant something. Just found this. The 50s, when women dressed like ladies and men had the ability to act like a gentleman. Both a lost art.

[@kaliberimaging5579]

Yes. The 1950s were great for women. They couldn't own property in some states. They couldn't get credit in their own name. And were looked down upon if they worked outside of the home or were single past their early 20s.

[@susannah1948]

Nice

[@RepentfollowJesus]

Wonderful

[@fromthesidelines]

29:14- Next week- DAVID NIVEN stars in "Meet A Lonely Man". 29:22- "'PUBLIC DEFENDER' is next, on the CBS TELEVISION NETWORK."

[@rosalindamartinez9634]

IT WAS A GREAT AND LOVING, CARING MOVIE! ❤ IT, AND ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@waynegray5568]

This is weird! My parent's were married in 1954, and I swear that my mother had that sewing machine!

[@michaelmitchell5098]

Hal March...there is a familiar name. I know I’ve seen him in I Love Lucy but didn’t he have a show of his own. A game show maybe?

[@susanrg]

He was the host of The $64,000 Question.

[@byrd56]

@@susanrg Yes, and this was about a year before "The $64,000 Question" premiered, during which time Hal was doing roles like this.

[@alpha-omega2362]

the Blonde was the one and only "Mrs. Superman".

[@Fred-mp1vf]

10:28 I remember when retailers weren't afraid to say "Christmas". Today they act like they're ashamed of the truth. They don't deserve our patronage.

[@kathleenking47]

And women wore pretty DRESSES/SKIRTS we may need to do this again

[@virnamisra1657]

A worthwhile eve n evening accomplished

[@nihilioellipsis]

She directed four episodes of Gilligan's Island two🙂

[@carolswarbrick1722]

Unusual script, enjoyed.. 29:26

[@marlonmagico]

Where is Peter Raynolds currently located? He played a Tony boy in this film.

[@Ubique2927]

50s clothes were beautiful and sexy. It showed everything and nothing at the same time.

[@hebneh]

I assume the name "Four Star Playhouse" was used because the 4 stars shown at the beginning took turns appearing in different episodes...I was wondering why Dick Powell, Charles Boyer and David Niven were shown in the credits when it became clear after awhile that they weren't going to show up in this program.

[@hebneh]

The same car was parked on the street in every shot.

[@virnamisra1657]

Hammerhead please

[@spockboy]

Why do you put a "not for broadcast" watermark above and the timer below? Did you shoot this show? Do you own this show? Lmao

[@fromthesidelines]

For protection.

[@susannefitzpatrick9955]

WOW - boy got over his mother's death in all of 8 seconds .......!

[@zeldasmith6154]

No one sews. It's like playing the piano. History. God, retail sucks. They underpay women and spit them out like old gum.

[@scronx]

He's crying for his mother, I'm crying for the civilization we've thrown away as represented by this nice normal entertainment. Not much like Sex in the City, is it!

[@kathleenking47]

This was made during THE HAYES CODE 1933-1966 They had strict codes on profanity

[@scronx]

​@@kathleenking47 I remember it well. They still should. Hollywood is run by shocking degenerates but for many years they had no choice but to produce quality cinema.

[@deewilson3239]

I see your point to a point

[@deewilson3239]

Look ar Eddie 😅

[@miapdx503]

The whole Cinderella thing is so played out...and this outing is not only unoriginal, it's lame. The fantasy of "shop girls" being courted by wealthy men...while the real, honest, hard working men don't get their due.

[@marlonmagico]

Is true😇😇😇😇😇

[@kathleenking47]

It's in many storylines