American Playhouse S04E12 · Breakfast with Les and Bess

Overview

An eccentric couple broadcast their morning radio talk show from their New York apartment in the 1960s.

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1. 1 1. Testament1984-11-26 · 1h 30mIt's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Sea
2. 2 2. A Matter of Principle1984-12-03 · 1h 0mFlag Purdy, a 'man of many principles', must learn the hard lesson of compromisation in order to keep his wife and children. The 'final straw' comes when the family bring a Christm
3. 3 3. Solomon Northup's Odyssey1984-12-10 · 1h 55mA free Black man from New York is tricked, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the South, where he endures twelve years of brutal servitude before finding a way to contact his fami
4. 4 4. Tomorrow1984-12-17 · 1h 43mA lonely farmer takes in a pregnant woman and looks after her. After she gives birth, tragedy strikes.
5. 5 5. Go Tell It on the Mountain1985-01-14 · 1h 36mOver a single, pivotal Saturday in 1930s Harlem, 14-year-old John Grimes wrestles with his religious calling and his fraught relationship with his abusive, hypocritical stepfather,
6. 6 6. Noon Wine1985-01-21 · 1h 21mOn a hot day in 1890s Texas, a stranger arrives at the small dairy farm of Royal and Ellie Thompson, seeking work. A taciturn, English-speaking Swede from North Dakota, Olaf Helton
7. 7 7. The Joy That Kills1985-01-28 · 56mLouise dreams of traveling the world, but her weak heart and husband Brently's overbearing concern prevent her from doing so. However, news of a train accident changes everything.
8. 8 8. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank1985-02-04 · 1h 23mComputer programmer Aram Fingal's virtual vacation in the classic film Casablanca is removed by a totalitarian government and accidentally trapped in the virtual reality simulation
9. 9 9. The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski1985-02-11 · 56mRalph Parker navigates his first serious romance with his new Polish neighbor, Josephine Cosnowski, during a Thanksgiving setting.
10. 10 10. Some Men Need Help1985-02-18 · 1h 17mAn oddball Good Samaritan parable as ex Mafioso tries to save his drunk neighbor from himself.
11. 11 11. Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom1985-02-25 · 1h 53mCharlotte Forten is a young Black woman who became an integral part of President Lincoln's 'Great Experiment'. During the Civil War, Southern troops were forced off the Sea Islands
12. 12 12. Breakfast with Les and Bess1985-03-11 · 1h 30mAn eccentric couple broadcast their morning radio talk show from their New York apartment in the 1960s.
13. 13 13. Nightsongs1985-04-15 · 1h 56mA Chinese refugee from Vietnam emigrates to America, where she prepares to meet several relatives for the first time.
14. 14 14. Under the Biltmore Clock1985-04-25 · 1h 19mIn 1915 Chicago, 21-year-old Myra Harper sets her sights on the wealthy and reserved Knowleton Whitney. All goes well, but later when Myra meets his wacky parents, it turns out to
15. 15 15. Displaced Person1985-05-06 · 1h 0mA young Black boy comes of age in an all-white German orphanage run by white nuns. Townspeople tease him that his father is an American GI named Joe Louis. Told of a 'sighting' of
16. 16 16. The Europeans1985-05-15 · 1h 0mThe Countess Eugenia and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe, return to prosperous relatives in New England. Eugenia hopes to make an advantageous
17. 17 17. El Norte1985-05-20 · 2h 21mIndigenous Guatemalan siblings Rosa and Enrique flee their village after a government massacre and undertake a perilous journey to the United States ('El Norte') seeking a new life
18. 18 18. Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1)1985-05-27 · 57mIn 1703 Salem, accused witch Sarah Cloyce, seeking justice for her sisters, recounts the events leading up to the trials, focusing on feuding neighbors and the girls' accusations,
19. 19 19. Three Sovereigns for Sarah (2)1985-06-03 · 57mIn 1703 Salem, accused witch Sarah Cloyce, seeking justice for her sisters, recounts the events leading up to the trials, focusing on feuding neighbors and the girls' accusations,
20. 20 20. Three Sovereigns for Sarah (3)1985-06-10 · 57mIn 1703 Salem, accused witch Sarah Cloyce, seeking justice for her sisters, recounts the events leading up to the trials, focusing on feuding neighbors and the girls' accusations,
21. 21 21. Paper Angels1985-06-15 · 1h 0mChinese immigrants are detained on Angel Island in 1915 during the Chinese Exclusion era. The new arrivals express their hopes and anxieties as they try to reconcile their Chinese
22. 22 22. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1985-06-24 · 2h 24mAn alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous acc