The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 1

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The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 1
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Title:The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 1
Genre: Drama
Air Date: 1948-10-03
Season Number: 1
Total Episodes: 45
Stars: Bert Lytell (Self - Host)
Overview
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.
Seasons List
  • Season 1 (45 episode) - October 03, 1948
  • Season 2 (45 episode) - September 04, 1949
  • Season 3 (56 episode) - September 10, 1950
  • Season 4 (25 episode) - October 21, 1951
  • Season 5 (33 episode) - September 21, 1952
  • Season 6 (26 episode) - September 27, 1953
  • Season 7 (25 episode) - September 19, 1954
  • Season 8 (12 episode) - September 04, 1955

Episodes List

Dinner at Eight

Episode 1 : Dinner at Eight

Social-climbing Mrs. Oliver Jordan, whose...
October 03, 1948
Rebecca

Episode 2 : Rebecca

Brooding and moody Maxim deWinter returns from an...
October 10, 1948
Counsellor-at-Law

Episode 3 : Counsellor-at-Law

An upscale Manhattan attorney torn between his...
October 17, 1948
Angel in the Wings

Episode 4 : Angel in the Wings

An understudy for a stage show's star takes over...
October 24, 1948
Street Scene

Episode 5 : Street Scene

Abraham Kaplan lives with his family in a row...
October 31, 1948
This Thing Called Love

Episode 6 : This Thing Called Love

A professional couple marry and the wife insists...
November 07, 1948
Camille

Episode 7 : Camille

Camille, a beautiful courtesan and Armand Duval,...
November 14, 1948
An Inspector Calls

Episode 8 : An Inspector Calls

When Inspector Goole calls unexpectedly on the...
November 21, 1948
I Like It Here

Episode 9 : I Like It Here

Willie is a refugee who works as a houseman at a...
November 28, 1948
Suspect

Episode 10 : Suspect

20 years ago, a Scotswoman was accused of an ax...
December 05, 1948
Parlor Story

Episode 11 : Parlor Story

An ambitious professor wants to become President...
December 12, 1948
A Christmas Carol

Episode 12 : A Christmas Carol

The skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by...
December 19, 1948
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

Episode 13 : The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

The basement flat of Mrs Dowey, a Scottish...
December 26, 1948
Ramshackle Inn

Episode 14 : Ramshackle Inn

An old maid librarian has saved her money for...
January 02, 1949
Cyrano de Bergerac

Episode 15 : Cyrano de Bergerac

The poetry-spouting soldier with the oversized...
January 09, 1949
Papa Is All

Episode 16 : Papa Is All

Papa is an ugly tempered, overly strict,...
January 16, 1949
Pride and Prejudice

Episode 17 : Pride and Prejudice

The trials of a woman trying to find husbands for...
January 23, 1949
Dark Hammock

Episode 18 : Dark Hammock

In a remote part of Florida Coral Platt, a...
January 30, 1949
The Late Christopher Bean

Episode 19 : The Late Christopher Bean

Dr. Haggett and his family, who have some of...
February 06, 1949
The Story of Mary Surratt

Episode 20 : The Story of Mary Surratt

After the death of her husband Mary opened a...
February 13, 1949
Twelfth Night

Episode 21 : Twelfth Night

Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a...
February 20, 1949
St. Helena

Episode 22 : St. Helena

On St. Helena, the exiled emperor Napoleon...
February 27, 1949
The Druid Circle

Episode 23 : The Druid Circle

An embittered professor comes near to wrecking...
March 06, 1949
Quality Street

Episode 24 : Quality Street

Because she's nearly 30 and still unwed, Phoebe...
March 13, 1949
Dinner at Antoine's

Episode 25 : Dinner at Antoine's

The murder of a woman at a dinner party unveils a...
March 20, 1949
Becky Sharp

Episode 26 : Becky Sharp

A scheming illegitimate girl trying to claw her...
March 27, 1949
And Never Been Kissed

Episode 27 : And Never Been Kissed

A sixteen-year-old girl tries everything to...
April 03, 1949
What Makes Sammy Run?

Episode 28 : What Makes Sammy Run?

The story of Sammy Glick, the man with a positive...
April 10, 1949
Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies

Episode 29 : Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies

Only Mr. Mergenthwirker, a person pure of heart,...
April 17, 1949
Burlesque

Episode 30 : Burlesque

Vaudevillians Skid and Bonnie are partners...
April 24, 1949
Macbeth

Episode 31 : Macbeth

Scottish nobleman who prompted by his own...
May 01, 1949
Romeo and Juliet

Episode 32 : Romeo and Juliet

Star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet are doomed...
May 15, 1949
This Time, Next Year

Episode 33 : This Time, Next Year

The ghost of Ulysses S. Grant materialises every...
June 05, 1949
It Pays to Advertise

Episode 34 : It Pays to Advertise

With the aide of his secretary and an ad man, he...
June 12, 1949
Summer Formal

Episode 35 : Summer Formal

A charming young girl comes to live in a...
June 19, 1949
Jenny Kissed Me

Episode 36 : Jenny Kissed Me

A charming young girl comes to live in a...
June 26, 1949
Dark of the Moon

Episode 37 : Dark of the Moon

A witch boy named John who falls in love with a...
July 03, 1949
For Love or Money

Episode 38 : For Love or Money

A young woman shows up during a thunderstorm at...
July 10, 1949
The Five Lives of Richard Gordon

Episode 39 : The Five Lives of Richard Gordon

Katie Gordon, Richard's long suffering wife, has...
July 17, 1949
You Touched Me!

Episode 40 : You Touched Me!

The adopted son of a drunken former sea captain...
July 24, 1949
The Fourth Wall

Episode 41 : The Fourth Wall

The life of a middle-aged couple has become to...
July 31, 1949
Enter Madame

Episode 42 : Enter Madame

A grand opera prima donna who practically deserts...
August 07, 1949
A Murder Has Been Arranged

Episode 43 : A Murder Has Been Arranged

A ghost story set in a theatre, legend claims a...
August 14, 1949
Pretty Little Parlor

Episode 44 : Pretty Little Parlor

A little soirée is interrupted by a murder and...
August 21, 1949
Three Cornered Moon

Episode 45 : Three Cornered Moon

Nellie Rimpleger tries to hold together her...
August 28, 1949