The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

7.7 | en | Drama

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP12  Kyria Katina
Feb. 12,1956
Kyria Katina

The life of a widow is likely to change the day a gentleman suitor proposes to her. For the better?

EP11  The Starlet
Jan. 29,1956
The Starlet

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EP10  This Land is Mine
Jan. 15,1956
This Land is Mine

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EP9  Rise Up and Walk
Jan. 01,1956
Rise Up and Walk

A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.

EP8  Christmas 'Til Closing
Dec. 18,1955
Christmas 'Til Closing

A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.

EP7  The Trees
Dec. 04,1955
The Trees

A little girl returns from a fresh air camp to her slum district home and brings a sapling with her. The tree is planted in the parking. Ridicule of the family's efforts to keep it alive comes from all sources. Angered, the father sets out to get more trees planted, trouble brews.

EP6  One Mummy Too Many
Nov. 20,1955
One Mummy Too Many

Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.

EP5  The Mechanical Heart
Nov. 06,1955
The Mechanical Heart

A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.

EP4  A Business Proposition
Oct. 23,1955
A Business Proposition

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EP3  A Man is Ten Feet Tall
Oct. 02,1955
A Man is Ten Feet Tall

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.

EP2  The Outsiders
Sep. 18,1955
The Outsiders

The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.

EP1  The Miss America Story
Sep. 04,1955
The Miss America Story

The Philco Corporation and ABC network televised the first live Miss America broadcast on Saturday September 11, 1954. Twenty seven million viewers from coast to coast shared the thrills of the Boardwalk Hall audience as they watched from their own homes as California's Lee Meriwether captured the title for 1955. Bob Russell was the emcee. For the first time, the pageant also featured it's first "Illuminated Night Parade" down the Boardwalk.

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7.7 | en | Drama
Synopsis

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.

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Cast

Bert Lytell

Director

Robert Alan Aurthur

Producted By

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