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Playhouse 90(TV show/series, 1956-1960)

1h 30min per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 134 episodes

Playhouse 90Rating: 3.8/5 (with 2 votes)
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s usually were hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual: a weekly series of hour-and-a-half-long dramas rather than 60-minute plays. ()
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About Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.

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Playhouse 90 Seasons and Episodes

10/01/1959Season 4 - 17 episodes
#1 | 10/01/1959Target for Three
Three conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
#2 | 10/15/1959The Sounds of Eden
Three different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
#3 | 10/29/1959Misalliance
A group of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend engage in an exploration of their varied romantic entanglements.
#4 | 11/12/1959The Hidden Image
A journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
#5 | 11/26/1959The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
In Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
#6 | 12/10/1959The Tunnel
In the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
#7 | 12/24/1959The Silver Whistle
The old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
#8 | 01/14/1960John Brown's Raid
The story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
#9 | 01/21/1960A Dream of Treason
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
#10 | 02/10/1960To the Sound of Trumpets
In Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naïve and romanticized attitude to war.
#11 | 02/24/1960The Cruel Day
A French army officer arrives at a remote fort in Algeria and discovers that atrocities against the local population are commonplace
#12 | 03/07/1960Tomorrow
Slow witted, and tired, Fentry leads a lonely life of grinding poverty in his sharecropper's shack until a sick, pregnant woman escaping her abusive husband comes there. He takes her in and cares for her, eventually falling in love with her.
#13 | 03/22/1960The Hiding Place
In the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, keeps them prisoner in his cellar, neglecting to tell them when the war ends.
#14 | 04/03/1960Alas, Babylon
Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
#15 | 04/22/1960Journey to the Day
Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
#16 | 05/02/1960The Shape of the River
Determined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
#17 | 05/16/1960In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.
09/25/1958Season 3 - 38 episodes
09/12/1957Season 2 - 40 episodes
10/04/1956Season 1 - 39 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/04/1956
Last episode released on: 05/16/1960
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:24512, Added: 05/16/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024