(CBS Primetime, 1952 - 1956; Syndicated) [The four stars (of films and television) who were featured in this anthology series from Four Star Productions were Dick Powell, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrae and Rosalind Russell; the last two soon departed due to other commitments and were replaced by David Niven and Ida Lupino throughout most of the run of the show; The first season this program was seen every other week, alternating with "Amos'n'Andy"; In the second season it settled into its own weekly schedule; For the most part, this dramatic anthology rotated different characters each week; but one character proved popular, and was seen so frequently it became a kind of arc within the series, and later was spun off into its own series; that was the character of "Dante", a San Francisco night club owner, played by Dick Powell; (In the spin-off series Ida Lupino's husband Howard Duff took over the role); After the series ended it was syndicated; and even later some episodes of it showed up on other Dramatic Anthology programs]
[Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "It Seems To Me I've Heard That Theme Before" July 28, 1956, pp. 12-13; In a 1983 telephone interview, Klatzkin was proud of his role in supplying this THEME to Four Star from the MUTEL library with which he was associated; but he bemoaned the fact it was replaced by the THEME below by Herschel Burke Gilbert when Gilbert became the Four Star Music Director] Composer: Leon Klatzkin (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 1978 ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions] 2001 Publisher: The Bourne Co. (ASCAP) of New York, NY Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: From the MUTEL music library [original versions] 78rpm reference disks in the Capitol "Q" Series library Q-174: cut 3: Theme No. 434 - OPENING (Dramatic-Full) Q-174: cut 4: Theme No. 434 - CLOSING (Dramatic-Full) Q-195: cut 9: Bridge No. 434 (Dramatic) Q-195: cut 10: Bridge No. 434 (Mystery-Dramatic) Q-199: cut 10: Tag No. 434 (Production)
Composer: Rudy Schrager (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publishers: Vogue Music (BMI) c/o Songs of Polygram International of Chicago, IL; May be subsumed by: Universal-Songs of Polygram International (BMI) c/o Universal Music Publishing a div. of Universal Studios of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[ASCAP title variation... aka: "4-Star Trademark (Theme)" ...and verified by contributor T. Perrone... Title in the Capitol 'Q' Series library: aka: "THEME No. 436 - Opening (Dramatic - Full)" aka: "THEME No. 436 - Closing (Dramatic - Full)" ] Composer: Herschel Burke Gilbert (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publishers: John Paul Music (ASCAP) of Los Angeles; and Universal-Songs of Polygram International (BMI) c/o Universal Music Publishing a div. of Universal Studios of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: From the MUTEL music library [original versions] 78rpm reference disks in the Capitol "Q" Series library Q-175: cut 3: Theme No. 436 - OPENING (Dramatic-Full) Q-175: cut 4: Theme No. 436 - CLOSING (Dramatic-Full)
Composer: Herschel Burke Gilbert (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publishers: Vogue Music (BMI) c/o Songs of Polygram International of Chicago, IL; May be subsumed by: Universal-Songs of Polygram International (BMI) c/o Universal Music Publishing a div. of Universal Studios of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: