Playhouse 90
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
- 1956-1961
- 4 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy, Suspense, Drama, Action & Adventure
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Season 4 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 0
John Brown's Raid
Tue, Oct 25, 1960 60 mins
The story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
Episode 1
Target for Three
Thu, Oct 1, 1959 90 mins
Three conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
Episode 2
The Sounds of Eden
Thu, Oct 15, 1959 90 mins
Three different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
Episode 3
Misalliance
Thu, Oct 29, 1959 90 mins
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.
Episode 4
The Hidden Image
Thu, Nov 12, 1959 90 mins
A journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
Episode 5
The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
Thu, Nov 26, 1959 90 mins
In Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
Episode 6
The Tunnel
Thu, Dec 10, 1959 90 mins
In the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
Episode 7
The Silver Whistle
Thu, Dec 24, 1959 90 mins
The old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
Episode 9
A Dream of Treason
Thu, Jan 21, 1960 90 mins
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
Episode 10
To the Sound of Trumpets
Tue, Feb 9, 1960 90 mins
In Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naive and romanticized attitude to war.
Episode 11
The Cruel Day
Wed, Feb 24, 1960 90 mins
A French army officer arrives at a remote fort in Algeria and discovers that atrocities against the local population are commonplace.
Episode 12
Tomorrow
Mon, Mar 7, 1960 90 mins
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.
Episode 13
The Hiding Place
Tue, Mar 22, 1960 90 mins
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.
Episode 14
Alas, Babylon
Sun, Apr 3, 1960 90 mins
Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
Episode 15
Journey to the Day
Fri, Apr 22, 1960 90 mins
Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
Episode 16
The Shape of the River
Mon, May 2, 1960 90 mins
Determined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
Episode 17
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Wed, May 18, 1960 90 mins
In the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.