The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 2

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The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 2
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Title:The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 2
Genre: Drama
Air Date: 1949-09-04
Season Number: 2
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

What Every Woman Knows

Episode 1 : What Every Woman Knows

A Victorian Scotswoman of far-reaching ambition....
September 04, 1949
Pride's Castle

Episode 2 : Pride's Castle

Pride Dawson was one of those "Robber Barons",...
September 11, 1949
The Little Sister

Episode 3 : The Little Sister

A woman from Kansas comes to Marlowe to help find...
September 18, 1949
The Lonely

Episode 4 : The Lonely

An engaged Air Force lieutenant goes on a ten-day...
September 25, 1949
The Queen Bee

Episode 5 : The Queen Bee

A conniving and devious Southern socialite who...
October 02, 1949
Something's Got to Give

Episode 6 : Something's Got to Give

A couple of New England housewives disrupt their...
October 09, 1949
The Last Tycoon

Episode 7 : The Last Tycoon

A 1930's brilliant and efficient movie mogul and...
October 16, 1949
Because of the Lockwoods

Episode 8 : Because of the Lockwoods

The Lockwoods are patronising toward their former...
October 23, 1949
Damion's Daughter

Episode 9 : Damion's Daughter

A theater owner's daughter discovers his father's...
October 30, 1949
The House of Seven Gables

Episode 10 : The House of Seven Gables

With the ownership of Seven Gables, the opulent...
November 06, 1949
The Promise

Episode 11 : The Promise

A husband and wife are drifting apart due to...
November 13, 1949
Medical Meeting

Episode 12 : Medical Meeting

November 20, 1949
The Wonderful Mrs. Ingram

Episode 13 : The Wonderful Mrs. Ingram

A female psychiatrist visits the home of a famous...
November 27, 1949
Mist on the Waters

Episode 14 : Mist on the Waters

Blackmail terrorizes a couple because of an...
December 04, 1949
The Beautiful Bequest

Episode 15 : The Beautiful Bequest

The story of a spoiled and jilted young novelist...
December 11, 1949
The Strange Christmas Dinner

Episode 16 : The Strange Christmas Dinner

A modern day Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to close...
December 18, 1949
In Beauty Like the Night

Episode 17 : In Beauty Like the Night

A British pilot who lost his sight during the...
December 25, 1949
Little Boy Lost

Episode 18 : Little Boy Lost

An English poet searches for his son whom he has...
January 01, 1950
Bethel Merriday

Episode 19 : Bethel Merriday

A small-town girl named Bethel Merriday is...
January 08, 1950
Murder at the Stork Club

Episode 20 : Murder at the Stork Club

A wealthy matron is murdered at the Stork Club...
January 15, 1950
The Marriages

Episode 21 : The Marriages

In England in the 1890s, Colonel Chart, a widower...
January 22, 1950
Uncle Dynamite

Episode 22 : Uncle Dynamite

Uncle Fred wants Pongo to marry Sally Painter, an...
January 29, 1950
The Sudden Guest

Episode 23 : The Sudden Guest

A New England spinster Miss Leckton disregards...
February 05, 1950
Ann Rutledge

Episode 24 : Ann Rutledge

The short life of Ann Rutledge, Abraham...
February 12, 1950
A Letter to Mr. Priest

Episode 25 : A Letter to Mr. Priest

An attorney, voted most likely to succeed in...
February 19, 1950
Hometown

Episode 26 : Hometown

Mitchell Hickok, an author from the country,...
February 26, 1950
The Life of Vincent Van Gogh

Episode 27 : The Life of Vincent Van Gogh

The tragic life story of the tormented artist.
March 05, 1950
The Uncertain Molly Collicutt

Episode 28 : The Uncertain Molly Collicutt

A flirtatious woman has a difficult time settling...
March 12, 1950
The Trial of Steven Kent

Episode 29 : The Trial of Steven Kent

A jury foreman seeks to wreak personal vengeance...
March 19, 1950
The Second Oldest Profession

Episode 30 : The Second Oldest Profession

An idealistic newspaper editor battles with his...
March 26, 1950
Nocturne

Episode 31 : Nocturne

In London in 1910, two sisters, Jenny and Emmy...
April 02, 1950
Dirty Eddie

Episode 32 : Dirty Eddie

Dirty Eddie is a sleek black pig with a fat movie...
April 09, 1950
The End is Known

Episode 33 : The End is Known

A department store tycoon comes home and is...
April 16, 1950
The Man in the Black Hat

Episode 34 : The Man in the Black Hat

A gambler has nothing to lose as his shady past...
April 23, 1950
The American

Episode 35 : The American

An American travelling in Europe finds clashes...
April 30, 1950
The Feast

Episode 36 : The Feast

A seaside resort hotel brings together an odd...
May 07, 1950
Brat Farrar

Episode 37 : Brat Farrar

Identical twins concoct a plan to defraud an...
May 14, 1950
The Charmed Circle

Episode 38 : The Charmed Circle

A poverty-ridden student feels out-of-place among...
May 21, 1950
Semmelweis

Episode 39 : Semmelweis

Story of the great physician who saved millions...
May 28, 1950
Sense and Sensibility

Episode 40 : Sense and Sensibility

Sisters left poor by the death of the family...
June 04, 1950
The Bump on Brannigan's Head

Episode 41 : The Bump on Brannigan's Head

A bonk on the head turns a grouchy hothead into...
June 11, 1950
Anything Can Happen

Episode 42 : Anything Can Happen

A Russian emigrant to America finds a new...
June 18, 1950
Hear My Heart Speak

Episode 43 : Hear My Heart Speak

A shell-shocked WWI ex-soldier is unable to speak...
June 25, 1950
The Reluctant Landlord

Episode 44 : The Reluctant Landlord

Georgi, a kindly and honest immigrant from the...
July 02, 1950
The Tentacles

Episode 45 : The Tentacles

A young wife fights to free her husband from the...
July 09, 1950