Playhouse 90

Oct 04, 1956 (en) Drama [90] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 04, 1956
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    75%
  • Original title
    Playhouse 90
  • Release
    Oct 04, 1956
  • en
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Overview

Playhouse 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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 1956-10-04)

Forbidden Area

Episode: 1

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Episode: 2

Sizeman and Son

Episode: 3

Rendezvous in Black

Episode: 4

The Country Husband

Episode: 5

The Big Slide

Episode: 6

Heritage of Anger

Episode: 7

Eloise

Episode: 8

Confession

Episode: 9

Made in Heaven

Episode: 10

Sincerely, Willis Wade

Episode: 11

The Family Nobody Wanted

Episode: 12

Massacre at Sand Creek

Episode: 13

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Episode: 14

The Ninth Day

Episode: 15

So Soon to Die

Episode: 16

The Star Wagon

Episode: 17

The Greer Case

Episode: 18

The Miracle Worker

Episode: 19

The Comedian

Episode: 20

One Coat of White

Episode: 21

The Blackwell Story

Episode: 22

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Episode: 23

The Last Tycoon

Episode: 24

The Hostess with the Mostes'

Episode: 25

Where's Charley?

Episode: 26

Clipper Ship

Episode: 27

If You Knew Elizabeth

Episode: 28

Three Men on a Horse

Episode: 29

Four Women in Black

Episode: 30

Child of Trouble

Episode: 31

Homeward Borne

Episode: 32

The Helen Morgan Story

Episode: 33

Winter Dreams

Episode: 34

Circle of the Day

Episode: 35

Without Incident

Episode: 36

Clash by Night

Episode: 37

Ain't No Time for Glory

Episode: 38

The Fabulous Irishman

Episode: 39

Season 2 ( 1957-09-12)

The Death of Manolete

Episode: 1

The Dark Side of the Earth

Episode: 2

Topaze

Episode: 3

A Sound of Different Drummers

Episode: 4

The Playroom

Episode: 5

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Episode: 6

The Mystery of Thirteen

Episode: 7

The Edge of Innocence

Episode: 8

The Clouded Image

Episode: 9

The Jet-Propelled Couch

Episode: 10

The Troublemakers

Episode: 11

Panic Button

Episode: 12

Galvanized Yankee

Episode: 13

The Thundering Wave

Episode: 14

For I Have Loved Strangers

Episode: 15

The Lone Woman

Episode: 16

Reunion

Episode: 17

The Last Man

Episode: 18

The 80 Yard Run

Episode: 19

Before I Die

Episode: 20

The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

Episode: 21

The Violent Heart

Episode: 22

No Time at All

Episode: 23

Point of No Return

Episode: 24

Portrait of a Murderer

Episode: 25

The Last Clear Chance

Episode: 26

The Male Animal

Episode: 27

The Right Hand Man

Episode: 28

Turn Left at Mount Everest

Episode: 29

The Dungeon

Episode: 30

Verdict of Three

Episode: 31

Rumors of Evening

Episode: 32

Not the Glory

Episode: 33

Nightmare at Ground Zero

Episode: 34

Bomber's Moon

Episode: 35

Natchez

Episode: 36

The Innocent Sleep

Episode: 37

A Town Has Turned to Dust

Episode: 38

The Great Gatsby

Episode: 39

Bitter Heritage

Episode: 40

Season 3 ( 1958-09-25)

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Episode: 1

Days of Wine and Roses

Episode: 2

The Time of Your Life

Episode: 3

The Long March

Episode: 4

Shadows Tremble

Episode: 5

Word from a Sealed-Off Box

Episode: 6

Heart of Darkness

Episode: 7

Old Man

Episode: 8

The Return of Ansel Gibbs

Episode: 9

Free Weekend

Episode: 10

Seven Against the Wall

Episode: 11

The Nutcracker

Episode: 12

Face of a Hero

Episode: 13

The Wings of the Dove

Episode: 14

The Blue Men

Episode: 15

The Velvet Alley

Episode: 16

A Quiet Game of Cards

Episode: 17

Child of Our Time

Episode: 18

The Second Man

Episode: 19

The Raider

Episode: 20

The Ding-A-Ling Girl

Episode: 21

Made in Japan

Episode: 22

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1

Episode: 23

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2

Episode: 24

A Trip to Paradise

Episode: 25

In Lonely Expectation

Episode: 26

The Day Before Atlanta

Episode: 27

Judgment at Nuremberg

Episode: 28

A Corner of the Garden

Episode: 29

Dark December

Episode: 30

Diary of a Nurse

Episode: 31

A Marriage of Strangers

Episode: 32

Out of Dust

Episode: 33

The Rank and File

Episode: 34

The Killers of Mussolini

Episode: 35

Project Immortality

Episode: 36

Dark as the Night

Episode: 37

The Second Happiest Day

Episode: 38

Season 4 ( 1959-10-01)

Target for Three

Episode: 1

The Sounds of Eden

Episode: 2

Misalliance

Episode: 3

The Hidden Image

Episode: 4

The Grey Nurse Said Nothing

Episode: 5

The Tunnel

Episode: 6

The Silver Whistle

Episode: 7

John Brown's Raid

Episode: 8

A Dream of Treason

Episode: 9

To the Sound of Trumpets

Episode: 10

The Cruel Day

Episode: 11

Tomorrow

Episode: 12

The Hiding Place

Episode: 13

Alas, Babylon

Episode: 14

Journey to the Day

Episode: 15

The Shape of the River

Episode: 16

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Episode: 17
Oct 04, 1956 (en)
Drama
[90] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 04, 1956
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 75%
Original Title Playhouse 90
en

Overview

Playhouse 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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer