Playhouse 90

Épisode 1 - Forbidden Area

4 octobre 1956

Heston stars as a one-eyed colonel intent of solving the mystery of the exploding bombers. Soviet agents have infiltrated a secret air base and are busy doing away with American aircraft.

Épisode 2 - Requiem For A Heavyweight

11 octobre 1956

A professional heavyweight boxer (Palance) is burned out after fourteen years in the ring. When during his last fight he is sold out by his devious manager (Keenan Wynn), he struggles to find new meaning in his life.

Épisode 3 - Sizeman and Son

18 octobre 1956

Sizeman owns a dress-manufacturing business in New York City. When his son was born, he addded the words ""and Son"" to the name of the company, hoping that they would work together some day. Then the son returns from the Korean War a changed man. Regarding himself as a savior of the common man from the greed of the bosses, he disrupts the happy working atmosphere at Sizeman and Son's.

Épisode 4 - Rendezvous In Black

25 octobre 1956

The unexplainable death of a young man's fiancee while waiting for him on a street corner sets off a series of seemingly unrelated murders in the city.

Épisode 5 - The Country Husband

1 novembre 1956

After a close brush with death, a businessman intends to live each and every day to the fullest without regard to his wife and child. When he falls for the babysitter he considers running off with her but returns after a lot of soul-searching to his wife who forgives him.

Épisode 6 - The Big Slide

8 novembre 1956

When a second-rate vaudeville comic becomes a silent movie star, the conflict between his love for an actress and the demands of his career brings tragedy and heartbreak to the clown.

Épisode 7 - Heritage of Anger

15 novembre 1956

Industrial mogul Eddie Hanneman finds that his two sons are uninterested in taking over the family business though they want the rewards.

Épisode 8 - Eloise

22 novembre 1956

Eloise was a little girl who lived in the Plaza Hotel in New York. A memorable sequence involved her ordering one raisin from room service for her tiny pet turtle. The entire play was hilarious.

Épisode 9 - Confession

29 novembre 1956

After the death of a wealthy community leader, a reporter is preparing a series on his life. When he interviews the deceased's son and daughter, they are withholding information from him. Investigations get dangerous when attempts on his life are made. The deceased's valet reveals that a letter was left which contains evidence of the politician's participation in a public swindle.

Épisode 10 - Made in Heaven

6 décembre 1956

A married couple get into a petty quarrel that leads to their separation, after which the wife entertains a handsome European from the cocktail party and the husband begins to fall for an attractive stranger.

Épisode 11 - Sincerely, Willis Wade

13 décembre 1956

Wealthy mill owner, Henry Harcourt, finances the college education of a poor but ambitious boy, Willis Wayde. The young man is in love with Bess, Harcourt's daughter.

Épisode 12 - The Family Nobody Wanted

20 décembre 1956

Carl and Helen Doss, are unable to have children of their own, so they wind up adopting several youngsters of mixed races.

Épisode 13 - Massacre at Sand Creek

27 décembre 1956

A drama set in 1860s Colorado about the tragically manipulative ways of a U.S. Army colonel who forces the Cheyenne to fight a battle they want to avoid. Seeking fame and the rank of a general, the self-serving colonel drives the Cheyenne warriors into an unprotectable region known as Sand Creek. Despite the efforts of a young U.S. soldier intent on saving them, the Indians were massacred.

Épisode 14 - Snowshoes. A Comedy of People and Horses.

3 janvier 1957

Épisode 15 - The Ninth Day

10 janvier 1957

After World War III a small group of people live in the desert. A young man rebels against the group and tries to run away, hoping to find other communities of survivors, but is told by the elders that he must stay and marry the group's only young woman.

Épisode 16 - So Soon To Die

17 janvier 1957

Épisode 17 - The Star Wagon

24 janvier 1957

Story about a timid inventor who works for an exploitive boss and spends company time collaborating with his boyhood friend on a time machine. When the boss fires the inventor and orders the machine destroyed, the two friends decide to go back in the machine to 1926 when they were young and full of dreams.

Épisode 18 - The Greer Case

31 janvier 1957

Épisode 19 - The Miracle Worker

7 février 1957

The episode retells the first encounter of Annie Sullivan and young Helen Keller, unable to hear or see since the age of two. It was later remade for theatrical release.

Épisode 20 - The Comedian

14 février 1957

Sammy Hogarth has reached the top of his profession as a TV comedian. But though his audience loves him, his co-workers hate him. They know him as an egotistical, petty tyrant. What keeps them from quitting is money--his salaries are the best in the business. Hogarth's head writer is Al Preston, and Al is in a jam. He has run out of ideas, can't think up anything Sammy will accept for the next show. In fact, Sammy threatens to fire Al unless he comes up with some especially clever and unusual material for that show.

Épisode 21 - One Coat of White

21 février 1957

Épisode 22 - The Blackwell Story

28 février 1957

A drama about the numerous obstacles faced by a young student who is intent on becoming the first woman doctor in the United States. Set in the late 1830's, the program examined her dedication, her love interests, and her efforts to modernize antiquated O.R. procedures which she feels are life-threatening.

Épisode 23 - Invitation to a Gunfighter

7 mars 1957

Hugh O'Brian is a gunfighter terrorizing a small western town. The townspeople finally pool their money to a hire another gunfighter (Gilbert Roland) to drive O'Brian out of town (which he does). But, if the townsfolk thought they had it bad when O'Brian ran the town, that was childsplay next to the reign of terror instituted when Roland takes over. Finally, they have to pool their money again, this time to hire O'Brian to get rid of Gilbert Roland. A wonderful dramatization of the old adage, ""Be careful what you ask for; you may get it.""

Épisode 24 - The Last Tycoon

14 mars 1957

Monroe Stahr heads a movie studio apparently headed for financial trouble. He is under pressure from the stockholders to produce a box-office hit. While he turns his attention to their latest film, he finds that financial expert Lou Myrick will play a crucial role in his business as well as in his personal life.

Épisode 25 - The Hostess with the Mostest

21 mars 1957

Épisode 26 - Charley's Aunt

28 mars 1957

Épisode 27 - Clipper Ship

4 avril 1957

A romance on the high seas revolving around the comely widow of a shpping magnate, and her growing love for a handsome young political prisoner who was scheduled to be put to death when the vessel reached its destination. Though unyielding at first, the ship's stern captain eventually helped the woman to make a clean getaway, with the condemned man in tow.

Épisode 28 - If You Knew Elizabeth

11 avril 1957

Épisode 29 - Three Men on a Horse

18 avril 1957

Épisode 30 - Four Women in Black

25 avril 1957

Épisode 31 - Child of Trouble

2 mai 1957

Épisode 32 - Homeward Borne

9 mai 1957

A drama of a refugee orphan, who was both wanted and unwanted in the family of a returning war hero. The wife fought against her own happiness to take in the orphan. To the orphan, the husband is a killer of his people and resentment burns deep. The husband is equally inflamed against the orphan and is determined he must go. It becomes a family divided, but ends when scorn turns to love.

Épisode 33 - The Helen Morgan Story

16 mai 1957

Épisode 34 - Winter Dreams

23 mai 1957

Épisode 35 - Circle of the Day

30 mai 1957

Épisode 36 - Without Incident

6 juin 1957

Captain Russell Bidlack, commander of a U.S. Cavalry unit in 1870, determines to complete a rescue mission through dangerous Indian territoy. In the course of the mission, he rescues the wives of two slain traders and captures the Indian chief accused of the murders. When he returns to the fort, he's faced with a revolt among his own men.

Épisode 37 - Clash by Night

13 juin 1957

Épisode 38 - Ain't No Time for Glory

20 juin 1957

Épisode 39 - The Fabulous Irishman

27 juin 1957

Épisode 1 - The Death of Manolete

12 septembre 1957

Épisode 2 - The Dark Side of the Earth

19 septembre 1957

Épisode 3 - Topaze

26 septembre 1957

Épisode 4 - Sound of a Different Drummer

3 octobre 1957

Épisode 5 - The Playroom

10 octobre 1957

Épisode 6 - Around the World in 90 Minutes

17 octobre 1957

For this week only, Playhouse 90 suspends its usual dramatic format to telecast a remote from Madison Square Garden. There producer Michael Todd is throwing a big party for some 18,000 guests to celebrate the first anniversary of the Broadway opening of his film Around the world in 80 days. Elizabeth Taylor (Mrs. Todd) is hostess. Many celebrities are invited, and some entertainers will perform.

Épisode 7 - The Mystery of Thirteen

24 octobre 1957

Épisode 8 - Mr. and Mrs. McAdam

31 octobre 1957

Épisode 9 - The Clouded Image

7 novembre 1957

Épisode 10 - The Jet Propelled Couch

14 novembre 1957

Based 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 surprisingly accurate extraterrestrial charts as ""proof"" that he is truly out of this world.

Épisode 11 - The Troublemakers

21 novembre 1957

Épisode 12 - Panic Button

28 novembre 1957

A 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.

Épisode 13 - Galvanized Yankee

5 décembre 1957

In 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.

Épisode 14 - The Thundering Wave

12 décembre 1957

Épisode 15 - For I Have Loved Strangers

19 décembre 1957

Épisode 16 - The Lone Woman

26 décembre 1957

Épisode 17 - Face of a Hero

2 janvier 1958

Épisode 18 - The Last Man

9 janvier 1958

Épisode 19 - The 80 Yard Run

16 janvier 1958

Épisode 20 - Before I Die

23 janvier 1958

An 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.

Épisode 21 - The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

30 janvier 1958

Mr. Golden talks with Nathan in the Turkish bath, lamenting that perhaps life has passed him by. He then returns home to his wife and finds out that he is to become a grandfather.

Épisode 22 - The Violent Heart

6 février 1958

Épisode 23 - No Time At All

13 février 1958

On a night flight from Miami, Fla. to New York, an airliner develops electrical trouble. In cameo portrayals we see the reactions of friends and families to the possible fate of the plane passengers.

Épisode 24 - Point of No Return

20 février 1958

Épisode 25 - Portrait of a Murderer

27 février 1958

Épisode 26 - The Last Clear Chance

6 mars 1958

Épisode 27 - The Male Animal

13 mars 1958

Épisode 28 - The Right-Hand Man

20 mars 1958

Épisode 29 - Turn Left at Mount Everest

27 mars 1958

Épisode 30 - The Dungeon

10 avril 1958

Épisode 31 - Bitter Heritage

17 avril 1958

The James boys, being framed for a bank heist, are saved by the banker's daughter.

Épisode 32 - Verdict of Three

24 avril 1958

A murder trial is followed through different jurors and their reactions.

Épisode 33 - Rumors Of Evening

1 mai 1958

Épisode 34 - Not the Glory

8 mai 1958

Épisode 35 - Nightmare at Ground Zero

15 mai 1958

Épisode 36 - Bomber's Moon

22 mai 1958

An American bomber wing stationed in England in 1943 has flown many dangerous missions. The fliers regard their commander, Col. Culver, as a man devoid of any human emotion or understanding. After a mission in which one of Culver's best pilots was shot down, the overwrought colonel singles out a young flier and publicly accuses him of cowardice. This accusation brings the conflict between the two men into the open.

Épisode 37 - Natchez

29 mai 1958

A Civil War POW returns to the South to find his father is considered a traitor for refusing to burn his crops along with the other scorched-earth adherents. He goes to work for and falls in love with the wife of a riverboat entrepreneur. He finds something to live for when his father is killed standing up to the entrepreneur and he gets the wife.

Épisode 38 - The Innocent Sleep

5 juin 1958

Épisode 39 - A Town Has Turned to Dust

19 juin 1958

Épisode 40 - The Great Gatsby

26 juin 1958

Épisode 1 - The Plot to Kill Stalin

25 septembre 1958

Épisode 2 - Days of Wine and Roses

2 octobre 1958

Épisode 3 - The Time of Your Life

9 octobre 1958

A group of widely diverse people meet in a San Francisco waterfront saloon.

Épisode 4 - The Long March

16 octobre 1958

Épisode 5 - Shadows Tremble

23 octobre 1958

Épisode 6 - Words from a Sealed-Off Box

30 octobre 1958

Épisode 7 - Heart of Darkness

6 novembre 1958

A sailor searches for a man who befriended him when he was a young boy.

Épisode 8 - Old Man

20 novembre 1958

To fight a Mississippi flood in 1927, a prison farm releases some convicts.

Épisode 9 - The Return of Ansel Gibbs

27 novembre 1958

Ansel Gibbs is asked to return to a high government service position after years of retirement.

Épisode 10 - Free Weekend

4 décembre 1958

Épisode 11 - Seven Against the Wall

11 décembre 1958

Épisode 12 - The Nutcracker

25 décembre 1958

Épisode 13 - Face of a Hero

1 janvier 1959

Épisode 14 - The Wings of the Dove

8 janvier 1959

Épisode 15 - The Blue Men

15 janvier 1959

Épisode 16 - The Velvet Alley

22 janvier 1959

Épisode 17 - A Quiet Game of Cards

29 janvier 1959

Épisode 18 - Child of our Time

5 février 1959

War deprives Tanguy of his childhood. When his mother returns to Spain to oppose the Franco regime, he is left in Nazi-occupied Marseilles, France.

Épisode 19 - The Second Man

12 février 1959

Épisode 20 - The Raider

19 février 1959

Épisode 21 - The Dingaling Girl

26 février 1959

Épisode 22 - Made in Japan

5 mars 1959

Épisode 23 - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part One)

12 mars 1959

Épisode 24 - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part Two)

19 mars 1959

Épisode 25 - A Trip to Paradise

26 mars 1959

Épisode 26 - In Lonely Expectation

2 avril 1959

Épisode 27 - The Day Before Atlanta

9 avril 1959

Épisode 28 - Judgment at Nuremberg

16 avril 1959

Épisode 29 - A Corner of the Garden

23 avril 1959

Épisode 30 - Dark December

30 avril 1959

Épisode 31 - Diary of a Nurse

7 mai 1959

Épisode 32 - A Marriage of Strangers

14 mai 1959

Épisode 33 - Out of Dust

21 mai 1959

Épisode 34 - The Rank and File

28 mai 1959

Épisode 35 - The Killers of Mussolini

4 juin 1959

Épisode 36 - Project Immortality

11 juin 1959

Dr. Lawrence Doner has been diagnosed as having a fatal form of leukemia. The Space agency people are concerned, and they dispatch Martin Schramm to Dr. Doner to convince him to submit to the process of answering questions designed to probe his thought processes for the remainder of his life. The object of this knowledge is to build a mechanical brain that thinks like Dr. Lawerence Doner. Doner is reluctant to do this, because he wants to be with his family. A compromise is reached when it is agreed that Schramm will live in the Doner household. There is an excellent scene for the punsters of the world when Schramm arrives with Doner to meet Mrs. Doner. Mrs. Doner points out a tear on Doner's coat. Mrs. Doner responds with, ""Whatsoever shall ye rip, so shall I sew"". Dr. Doner comes back with, ""Man does not live by thread alone"" . Now we know how much they care for each other. We feel better knowing also that they are well rounded thoughtful intelligent people. Schramm is totally dedica

Épisode 37 - Dark as the Night

18 juin 1959

Épisode 38 - The Second Happiest Day

25 juin 1959

Épisode 1 - Target for Three

1 octobre 1959

Épisode 2 - The Sounds of Eden

15 octobre 1959

Épisode 3 - Misalliance

29 octobre 1959

Épisode 4 - The Hidden Image

12 novembre 1959

Épisode 5 - The Grey Nurse Said Nothing

26 novembre 1959

Épisode 6 - The Tunnel

10 décembre 1959

Épisode 7 - The Silver Whistle

24 décembre 1959

Épisode 8 - A Dream of Treason

21 janvier 1960

Épisode 9 - To the Sound of Trumpets

9 février 1960

Épisode 10 - The Cruel Day

24 février 1960

Épisode 11 - Tomorrow

7 mars 1960

Épisode 12 - The Hiding Place

22 mars 1960

Épisode 13 - Alas, Babylon

3 avril 1960

A grim vision of nuclear Armageddon replete with mobs ravaging supermarkets for what little food remained.

Épisode 14 - Journey to the Day

22 avril 1960

In a state mental hospital, six patients are brought together for group psychotherapy. (from TV Guide)

Épisode 15 - The Shape of the River

2 mai 1960

Épisode 16 - In the Presence of Mine Enemies

18 mai 1960