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Playhouse 90 : Season 2
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Air date: 12 Sep '57 - 40 episodesPlayhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
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List of Episodes (40)
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1. The Death of Manolete
12 Sep '57The last hours in the life of Spain's most celebrated matador.
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2. The Dark Side of the Earth
19 Sep '57A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians
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3. Topaze
26 Sep '57A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.
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4. A Sound of Different Drummers
03 Oct '57In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.
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5. The Playroom
10 Oct '57When a mother wins an award, she finds out a few things about her three grown-up children.
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6. Around the World in 90 Minutes
17 Oct '57October 17, 1957, the CBS Television Network diverted from its typical format of live dramatic presentations for "Playhouse 90" to cover Michael Todd's gigantic party commemorating the one-year anniversary of the release of his film "Around The World In 80 Days". Todd invited 18-thousand people to the gala in New York City's Madison Square Garden though the number probably was far greater because of party-crashers. Walter Cronkite hosted the coverage with future ABC Sports ace Jim McKay and news
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7. The Mystery of Thirteen
24 Oct '57The story of William Palmer, one of the most notorious poisoners in Victorian England - or was he?
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8. The Edge of Innocence
31 Oct '57A lawyer's new brother-in-law disapproves of his specialty of defending murderers. But when he finds himself accused of murder, he asks for his help.
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9. The Clouded Image
07 Nov '57
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10. The Jet-Propelled Couch
14 Nov '57Based on a case history in psychologist Dr. Robert Linder's book "The 50-Minute Hour." Unbeknownst to his friends and colleagues, the outwardly sane and secure atomic physicist Dr. Kirk Allen has for many years been embarking upon imaginary visits to another planet. At first this mental abnormality harms no one, but when Allen begins acting strangely on the job, the Pentagon begins to suspect that he is a security risk. Under psychological counseling, Allen reveals his "secret life" and provides
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11. The Troublemakers
21 Nov '57
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12. Panic Button
28 Nov '57A Civil Aeronautics Board investigation determines that the reason a plane crashed, killing all aboard except one of the pilots, is that either the dead pilot or the survivor became panic-stricken and pushed the wrong button, but the investigators aren't sure which one was at fault.
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13. Galvanized Yankee
05 Dec '57In a Northern prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War, a crippled Yankee commander has a rebellious Rebel executed. The dead man's brother, also a prisoner, vows vengeance. He volunteers to accompany the commander on a mission, planning to murder him along the way but changes his mind and escapes instead, deciding the commander is "already dead." The commander, a changed man, covers up for the escapees and himself faces court martial.
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14. The Thundering Wave
12 Dec '57Middle-aged actress Victoria Maxwell comes to terms with her destructive lifestyle as she struggles with the lead role in a Broadway-bound play. Matters are complicated by the fact that she is co-starring opposite her estranged husband, Allen Grant, whom she never stopped loving.
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15. For I Have Loved Strangers
19 Dec '57
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16. The Lone Woman
26 Dec '57
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17. Reunion
02 Jan '58A reunion party for old army buddies turns inexorably into something darker and more sinister.
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18. The Last Man
09 Jan '58
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19. The 80 Yard Run
16 Jan '58Long ago, Christian made a run of 80 yards to make the winning touchdown in a football game. It was the greatest moment of his life. Or was it the beginning of his decline?
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20. Before I Die
23 Jan '58An innocent man, doomed to die for the murder of a cop that he didn't commit, is rushed from prison to the county hospital for an emergency operation. The surgeon becomes convinced of the man's innocence when he mumbles a girl's name under anesthesia. The surgeon seeks the help of a psychiatrist to penetrate his patient's subconscious.
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21. The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue
30 Jan '58Mr. Golden wonders if he has wasted his life; but the news that he is to become a grandfather cheers him.
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22. The Violent Heart
06 Feb '58Photographer Paul is invited to a French estate to take pictures but a romance develops with the lady of the house. A sudden death creates a suspicion of murder.
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23. No Time at All
13 Feb '58An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people on the ground.
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24. Point of No Return
20 Feb '58Waiting to find out if he's obtained a valuable promotion, a banker returns to the small town he grew up in.
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25. Portrait of a Murderer
27 Feb '58Based on a true story, Donald Bashor robs and bludgeons two women to their deaths. While committing the crimes he maintains a normal existence with his girlfriend Florry.
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