The show begins with a great playwright, Paul (Boyer) learning that his driver is sick and he'll need to drive himself across the Mexican desert. On the way, he meets up with a strange Mexican young lady who asks for a ride--little does he know that she has matrimony on her mind!
"Four Star Playhouse" was a wonderful but mostly forgotten 1950s anthology series. Despite its title, many big-time Hollywood actors and actresses starred in these half hour teleplays and most were simply wonderful due to the great writing and acting. In particular, I have really enjoyed the episodes starring Charles Boyer. However, I must say that "Desert Encounter" took me by surprise. It really was not well written at all and the script seemed very contrived and unconvincing.
"Four Star Playhouse" was a wonderful but mostly forgotten 1950s anthology series. Despite its title, many big-time Hollywood actors and actresses starred in these half hour teleplays and most were simply wonderful due to the great writing and acting. In particular, I have really enjoyed the episodes starring Charles Boyer. However, I must say that "Desert Encounter" took me by surprise. It really was not well written at all and the script seemed very contrived and unconvincing.