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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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Episode 1 - The Thin Air
Release Date: 1952-09-21A young girl's disappearance on the night of her engagement party leads investigators and her fiancee on a long perplexing case that ends in a London pub 24 years later.
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Episode 2 - The Black Sheep
Release Date: 1952-10-05A reformed playboy has quite a time explaining his escapades to the mother of the girl he decides to marry.
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Episode 3 - Uncertain Heritage
Release Date: 1952-10-19The story of a young man struggling against his father's domination after his father has been dead for several years.
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Episode 4 - The Winter of the Dog
Release Date: 1952-11-02This plot revolves around American troops stationed in China after WWII.
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Episode 5 - Parole Chief
Release Date: 1952-11-16The case histories of several parolees and events that shaped the career of the parole director is told.
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Episode 6 - The Gift
Release Date: 1952-11-30A child has been given an exceptional gift by her fairy godmother, the gift of finding lost articles
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Episode 7 - Tempest of Tick Creek
Release Date: 1952-12-14The story of two brothers and a missing uncle who returns suddenly bringing with him a chest which the brothers assume contains gold. The brothers want their share but so does the uncle's jilted bride and son.
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Episode 8 - Magic Morning
Release Date: 1952-12-28A woman seeks success in her marriage as she had gained in her career.
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Episode 9 - Double Jeopardy
Release Date: 1953-01-04A jury finds a woman not guilty of the murder of her husband, but some still believe her to be guilty of the crime.
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Episode 10 - Pride's Way
Release Date: 1953-01-11The story from incidents in the life of Benedict Arnold and how Arnold's family suffers by his traitorous acts against his country.
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Episode 11 - Two for One
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Episode 12 - Elegy
Release Date: 1953-01-25A young writer hears that his friend has died so he writes an "Elegy - A Tribute to Larry" that brings him fame and fortune. A year later his friend turns up very much alive and with plans for blackmail.
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Episode 13 - The Reluctant Citizen
Release Date: 1953-02-08A 67-year-old refugee deals with his fears and conflicted feelings as he's about to become an American citizen.
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Episode 14 - Mr. Pettengill Here
Release Date: 1953-02-15A dancer becomes so eager for success that her ambition nearly ruins her career.
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Episode 15 - Wings on My Feet
Release Date: 1953-02-22DANCE- DANCE- DANCE- The struggle is real for this young dancer.
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Episode 16 - The Trip to Bountiful
Release Date: 1953-03-01Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. ...
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Episode 17 - The Gesture
Release Date: 1953-03-15Misaligned plot twists for this lost episode.
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Episode 18 - The Velvet Mitten
Release Date: 1953-03-22A man becomes entangled with a flighty woman during a convention.
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Episode 19 - A Young Lady of Property
Release Date: 1953-04-05Wilma a 15-year-old girl has dreams of becoming a movie star but after her mother's death she is sent to live with her aunt, her father is too weak and unreliable. She wishes to be back at her home with her father.
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Episode 20 - The Recluse
Release Date: 1953-04-19Classic definition of a recluse when an older man withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude. Withdrawn from the world; due to heavy trauma in his life.
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Episode 21 - Printer's Measure
Release Date: 1953-04-26An old typesetter in a printing works fears the new machinery which will make him redundant - and perhaps render his whole working life pointless.
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Episode 22 - A Little Something in Reserve
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Episode 23 - Marty
Release Date: 1953-05-24Marty Pilletti is a 36 year-old butcher who lives with his mother. His brothers and sisters are all married and his dear mother - along with several other of her friends - is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better. He has very low self-esteem however and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. At one of those dances he meets ...
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Episode 24 - The Way of an Eagle
Release Date: 1953-06-07The story of John J. Audobon and his wife Lucy.
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Episode 25 - Baby and Me
Release Date: 1953-06-14In a family of eccentrics the five year old daughter stands out for her diva like behavior. Her mother, a retired actress, and her happy go lucky father accept her behavior while her older brother cares only about scouting.
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Episode 26 - Expectant Relations
Release Date: 1953-06-21The struggle of a middle-aged woman who tries to win an inheritance from a rich uncle.
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Episode 27 - The House in Athens
Release Date: 1953-07-05Three people are thrown together by the death of a man.
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Episode 28 - The Big Deal
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Episode 29 - The Cipher
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Episode 30 - Ernie Barger is 50
Release Date: 1953-08-09Ernie Barger has a startling revelation when he turns 50. The discovery that he is no longer needed by anyone sends him over the edge.
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Episode 31 - The Rainmaker
Release Date: 1953-08-16Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secret yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!
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Episode 32 - Othello
Release Date: 1953-09-06Othello, the Moor of Venice, is manipulated into believing his loving wife an adulteress.
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Episode 33 - Holiday Song
Release Date: 1953-09-20A cantor's faith is renewed.