Playhouse 90 (1956)
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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1. Forbidden Area1956-10-04 · 1h 30mWhy are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price comes up with a terrifying explanation, but will anyone believe him?
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2. Requiem for a Heavyweight1956-10-11 · 1h 30mAn over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman wh
- 3 3. Sizeman and Son1956-10-18 · 1h 30mThe happy atmosphere in Mr. Sizeman's factory is disrupted by an argumentative newcomer - his son.
- 4 4. Rendezvous in Black1956-10-25 · 1h 30mA woman is inexplicably killed on a street-corner. What has this to do with other deaths around the city?
- 5 5. The Country Husband1956-11-01 · 1h 30mAfter a near-death experience, a businessman starts to re-think his life, and wonders about leaving his wife.
- 6 6. The Big Slide1956-11-08 · 1h 30mA vaudeville comic becomes a silent film star.
- 7 7. Heritage of Anger1956-11-15 · 1h 30mA wealthy industrialist has trouble with his sons.
- 8 8. Eloise1956-11-22 · 1h 30mIt's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's around.
- 9 9. Confession1956-11-29 · 1h 30mWhen a much-admired community leader dies, a journalist starts to investigate his life - and finds he was not the man he seemed.
- 10 10. Made in Heaven1956-12-06 · 1h 30mWhen Zachary and Elsa separate, each seems tempted to start a new love affair.
- 11 11. Sincerely, Willis Wade1956-12-13 · 1h 30mA wealthy mill owner finances the education of a clever, but poor, young man.
- 12 12. The Family Nobody Wanted1956-12-20 · 1h 30mA true story, it follows a pastor and his wife through forties beginning with one biological child, Donny. But the upheaval of the war years results in a number of mixed raced chil
- 13 13. Massacre at Sand Creek1956-12-27 · 1h 30mAn investigation into a massacre of Native Americans.
- 14 14. Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses1957-01-03 · 1h 30mSome racetrack Johnnies are talking between races when one wonders if you can hypnotize a horse into thinking it's a champion. The idea sets in motion a series of hilarious events.
- 15 15. The Ninth Day1957-01-10 · 1h 30mEvents in the aftermath of World War Three.
- 16 16. So Soon to Die1957-01-17 · 1h 30mDown on his luck, war hero Lionel Amblin contemplates committing a murder.
- 17 17. The Star Wagon1957-01-24 · 1h 30mAn inventor, pondering on how he might differently have arranged his life, invents a time machine and decides to make a few changes.
- 18 18. The Greer Case1957-01-31 · 1h 30mWhen a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue.
- 19 19. The Miracle Worker1957-02-07 · 1h 30mThe story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
- 20 20. The Comedian1957-02-14 · 1h 30mSammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions
- 21 21. One Coat of White1957-02-21 · 1h 30mA newly-widowed woman goes on a trip to Europe and meets a French artist.
- 22 22. The Blackwell Story1957-02-28 · 1h 30mIn the 19th century, Elizabeth Blackwell determines to become a doctor.
- 23 23. Invitation to a Gunfighter1957-03-07 · 1h 30mA gunfighter is terrorizing a small western town. The townspeople finally pool their money to a hire another gunfighter to drive him out of town. The townsfolk thought they had it
- 24 24. The Last Tycoon1957-03-14 · 1h 30mA movie producer is slowly working himself to death.
- 25 25. The Hostess with the Mostes'1957-03-21 · 1h 30mThe story of Perle Mesta, who became, first, a renowned society hostess, and then an ambassadress.
- 26 26. Where's Charley?1957-03-28 · 1h 30mLord Fancourt Babberley is forced to disguise himself as a woman - his aunt from Brazil, "where the nuts come from".
- 27 27. Clipper Ship1957-04-04 · 1h 30mA romance on the high seas revolving around the comely widow of a shipping magnate, and her growing love for a handsome young political prisoner who was scheduled to be put to deat
- 28 28. If You Knew Elizabeth1957-04-11 · 1h 30m
- 29 29. Three Men on a Horse1957-04-18 · 1h 30mA meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
- 30 30. Four Women in Black1957-04-25 · 1h 30mFour nuns, led by Sister Teresa, begin a treacherous journey across the Arizona desert in 1870. Their faith enables them to deal with the challenges of nature and the hostility of
- 31 31. Child of Trouble1957-05-02 · 1h 30m
- 32 32. Homeward Borne1957-05-09 · 1h 30mJust after World War Two ends, an American woman takes in a Polish war orphan boy, a concentration camp survivor. But conflict arises when her husband, a returning Air Force bomber
- 33 33. The Helen Morgan Story1957-05-16 · 1h 30mBroadway legend Helen Morgan 's life as told by her mother, from her early start in second rate speakeasies to star of top rated shows and owning her own club. Also seen is her poo
- 34 34. Winter Dreams1957-05-23 · 1h 30m
- 35 35. Circle of the Day1957-05-30 · 1h 30mOn her tenth wedding anniversary (which is also her daughter's birthday), a wife begins to suspect her husband of unfaithfulness.
- 36 36. Without Incident1957-06-06 · 1h 30mCaptain Russell Bidlack, commander of a U.S. Cavalry unit in 1870, determines to complete a rescue mission through dangerous Indian territory. In the course of the mission, he resc
- 37 37. Clash by Night1957-06-13 · 1h 30mMae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is
- 38 38. Ain't No Time for Glory1957-06-20 · 1h 30mAmerican soldiers must use stealth to take over a German command post in Normandy.
- 39 39. The Fabulous Irishman1957-06-27 · 1h 30mRomanticized life story of Robert Briscoe, the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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