American Playhouse S10E09 · Hot Summer Winds

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A look at the domestic tension between an illiterate Japanese immigrant farmer and his educated wife in 1930s California.

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5. 5 5. Signs of Life1991-04-26 · 1h 30mThe closing of a small shipbuilder in New England places stresses on the people involved.
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9. 9 9. Hot Summer Winds1991-05-22 · 1h 30mA look at the domestic tension between an illiterate Japanese immigrant farmer and his educated wife in 1930s California.
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11. 11 11. Darrow1991-06-07 · 1h 41mAmerican lawyer Clarence Darrow evolves from a corporate attorney to a champion of the underdog, defending labor leaders like Eugene V. Debs and later taking on high-profile cases
12. 12 12. The Hollow Boy1991-06-14 · 55mA lonely German boy, whose bigoted parents want him to constantly work in their bakery, finds solace in a close-knit, musically-gifted Jewish family in the apartment across the hal
13. 13 13. Misplaced1991-06-28 · 1h 38mThe story of strong-minded Polish mother Halina Nowak, who desperately wants her talented son Jacek to have a life in the free world.
14. 14 14. A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe & Alfred Stieglitz1991-07-26 · 1h 30mExplores the complex, passionate, and often tumultuous relationship between the iconic artist and her mentor/husband, a pivotal figure in American modernism.
15. 15 15. Longtime Companion1991-09-29 · 1h 39mDuring the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious 'gay cancer' soon turns int
16. 16 16. Metropolitan1991-12-04 · 1h 39mA radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to di