The Philco Television Playhouse S03E07 · Portrait in Smoke

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A debt collector searches for the woman who saved him from an armed holdup; he wants her to have a $1000 reward. As he talks with those who knew her, he learns that she was a siren with a couple of murders to her credit.

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1. 1 1. High Tor1950-09-10 · 1h 0mVan Dorn is getting the hard sell from businessmen wanting to buy his mountain, High Tor, for commercial use. When the group becomes trapped by a landslide, Van Dorn goes for help
2. 2 2. The Long Run1950-09-17 · 1h 0m
3. 3 3. Dear Guest and Ghost1950-09-24 · 1h 0mA mother receives help with her troublesome kids from a friendly ghost.
4. 4 4. The Touch of a Stranger1950-10-01 · 1h 0mA scientist's life has been destroyed by another man's greed and takes out his anger on three innocent strangers, implicating them in his own death.
5. 5 5. The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street1950-10-08 · 1h 0mSeeds planted in a New York City backyard grow into a magical plant that brings happiness to those living near it. Formerly unpleasant neighbors turn into caring, warm-hearted indi
6. 6 6. A Husband for Mama1950-10-15 · 1h 0mThe three children of a widowed woman scheme to get their mother a new husband, setting their sites on a middle-aged doctor.
7. 7 7. Portrait in Smoke1950-10-22 · 1h 0mA debt collector searches for the woman who saved him from an armed holdup; he wants her to have a $1000 reward. As he talks with those who knew her, he learns that she was a siren
8. 8 8. The Gambler1950-10-29 · 1h 0mA scathing denunciation of gambling and feudal aristocrats of the 19th Century, this story relates how Philip, a young medical student, bargains away his career for the unsure succ
9. 9 9. The Power Devil1950-11-05 · 1h 0mA young attorney involves himself in many shady deals as he pursues political ambitions. His wife speaks up and demands he clean up his act. The threat of disbarment also contribut
10. 10 10. The Man Who Got Away With It1950-11-12 · 1h 0m
11. 11 11. I'm Still Alive1950-11-19 · 1h 0mA mousy teacher at a small school had written a swashbuckling story filled with international spies and adventure. Unbeknownst to him, the story is sold to a newspaper as a true ac
12. 12 12. Torch for a Dark Journey1950-11-26 · 1h 0mA Czech scientist escapes from Prague with the aid of an American industrialist, who wants to hire him for his personal benefit. The scientist is followed by a former student, now
13. 13 13. Wacky, the Small Boy1950-12-03 · 1h 0m
14. 14 14. Bonanza1950-12-10 · 1h 0mThe residents of a Western ghost town won't admit that their gold rush "boom town" days ended long ago.
15. 15 15. Decoy1950-12-17 · 1h 0m
16. 16 16. The Pupil1950-12-24 · 1h 0mA tutor hired to instruct an uncontrollable 10-year-old soon recognizes the child's problem: it's his parents. The boy has had never received any affection from his negligent mothe
17. 17 17. Leaf out of a Book1950-12-31 · 1h 0m
18. 18 18. The Symbol: Jefferson Davis1951-01-07 · 1h 0mThree decades in the life of the Confederate president are covered by three women: each of his two wives, and his daughter.
19. 19 19. The Lost Diplomat1951-01-14 · 1h 0m
20. 20 20. Confession1951-01-21 · 1h 0mThe final confession of the highest degree. A compelling story, told by the eyes of the beholder.
21. 21 21. The Great Escape1951-01-28 · 1h 0mThe story of the biggest POW-camp escape of World War II.
22. 22 22. A Matter of Life and Death1951-02-04 · 1h 0m
23. 23 23. Kitty Doone1951-02-11 · 1h 0mA faded movie star schemes to keep her career at all costs.
24. 24 24. Let Them Be Sea Captains1951-02-18 · 1h 0mHorace Greeley, volatile editor of The New York tribune, and Margaret Fuller, the mid-19th century feminist and first woman employed on the newspaper's staff.
25. 25 25. The Man Who Bought a Town1951-02-25 · 1h 0mA butcher purchases the town he calls home to preserve its quiet lifestyle.
26. 26 26. No Medals on Pop1951-03-11 · 1h 0mA young boy believes his father deserves a medal for being in the war and is heartbroken when he finds out the truth and how his father disgraced the family.
27. 27 27. The Dark Corridor1951-03-18 · 1h 0mThe story of the Marr family which is made up of a dominant mother who bates everyone, the vacillating son, his wife, and the blind son. Then a new maid arrives, a maid who has ser
28. 28 28. Bulletin 1201951-03-25 · 1h 0mIn Mississippi in 1915, Dr. Joseph Goldberger works with a test group of convicts and discovers that pellagra is caused by a dietary deficiency and not infection.
29. 29 29. Parnassus on Wheels1951-04-01 · 1h 0mIn 1900's New England, Helen McGuill buys a horse-drawn, traveling bookstore, "Parnassus," from its owner, Roger McGuill. Roger travels with Helen in the beginning of her book-sell
30. 30 30. Routine Assignment1951-04-08 · 1h 0mA reporter gets a confession of robbery from a man only to have the man then deny his guilt in a complex twist of events.
31. 31 31. Hour of Destiny1951-04-15 · 1h 0m
32. 32 32. The Birth of the Movies1951-04-22 · 1h 0mDrama on the career of D.W. Griffith. Producer Fred Coe briefly talks with Lillian Gish before and following the drama.
33. 33 33. Mr. Arcularis1951-04-29 · 1h 0mAfter undergoing important surgery, Mr. Arcularis goes on a long ocean voyage - where increasingly strange things occur.
34. 34 34. A Secret Island1951-05-06 · 1h 0mA vicious woman is determined to see her niece wed for money and social position instead of for love.
35. 35 35. The Visitors1951-05-13 · 1h 0mA young boy's disappearance when his mother remarries leads to a mystery when he is found and has forgotten who he is.
36. 36 36. Justice and Mr. Pleznik1951-05-20 · 1h 0mThe story of a naturalized immigrant's first experience with jury duty.
37. 37 37. Rescue1951-05-27 · 1h 0m
38. 38 38. The Adventures of Hiram Holliday1951-06-03 · 1h 0mA mild-mannered proof-reader goes on a world tour, and demonstrates several esoteric skills whilst undergoing exciting adventures.
39. 39 39. The Fast Dollar1951-06-10 · 1h 0mA humorous tale of life in a small town and its impact on a would-be confidence man.
40. 40 40. Operation: Airlift1951-06-17 · 1h 0mThe story of the Berlin airlift, when the Western Allies organized the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. The success of the airlift humiliated the Sovi
41. 41 41. Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal1951-06-24 · 1h 0mWidower Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper and keeps his medical practice success by using the Good book as guidance.
42. 42 42. The Plot1951-07-01 · 1h 0mWidower Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper and keeps his medical practice success by using the Good book as guidance.
43. 43 43. Case History1951-07-08 · 1h 0mA sleuthing psychiatrist probes a murder in his fiancee's home and stirs up a hornet's nest with his future in-laws.
44. 44 44. I Want to March1951-07-15 · 1h 0mThe year is 1915 and the suffragettes cause a stir in the home of a zoology professor as his wife takes up the banner of "women's rights".
45. 45 45. Pretend I Am A Stranger1951-07-22 · 1h 0mThe story of a British soldier and his buddy's widow as the two grow closer in their grief.
46. 46 46. Television Story1951-07-29 · 1h 0mA covetous young actress' career means more to her than marriage to a middle-aged actor who turns to TV after a successful career in other facets of show business only to find that
47. 47 47. The Return1951-08-05 · 1h 0mAn amnesia victim is told by his alleged stepfather that he is heir to a fortune. When his so-called family greet him with reserve, however he gets busy to iron out the unreal prob
48. 48 48. Ephraim Tutt's Clean Hands1951-08-12 · 1h 0mLawyer Tutt refuses to cross the street for a $5 million account, but goes clear to Pottsville to draw up a will for Jim Lawton, staying there until he successfully contests a clai
49. 49 49. Come Alive1951-08-19 · 1h 0mAn arrogant woman whose self-centered tactics cause endless grief for her secretary, husband, sister and anyone who comes into contact with her.
50. 50 50. Night at the Vulcan1951-08-26 · 1h 0mWhen an actor is murdered backstage, the cast of the production become the suspects, seems the actor had plenty of enemies.
51. 51 51. This Time Next Year1951-09-02 · 1h 0mThe ghost of Ulysses S. Grant materializes every year at the same time, at his tomb, Grant's Tomb.
52. 52 52. Women of Intrigue1951-09-09 · 1h 0mIn this tale of Communist intrigue set in England, a man who works for the foreign office disappears.
53. 53 53. The Wayward Season1951-09-16 · 1h 0mA composer's reaction to his daughter's marriage to a middle-aged man brings changes in his own life.
54. 54 54. The Spur1951-09-23 · 1h 0mAfter the assassination of President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth leaped to the stage below, his spur became entangled in the American flag draping the balcony causing Booth to break
55. 55 55. By-Line for Murder1951-09-30 · 1h 0mA bitter assistant foreign editor of a London newspaper commits murder in the newspaper office after being passed over yet again for a promotion.
56. 56 56. Requiem for a Model A1951-10-07 · 1h 0mAfter buying a very used car, a writer uncovers some very unusual items under one of the seat cushions. The story of the vehicle's former owners is told via flashbacks.