Delbert Mann
Director
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
Season 8
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.
Released Oct. 3, 1948
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.four-word-title, imdb.company-sponsor-name-in-title, tmdb.playhouse, imdb.anthology-series, imdb.all-star-cast, imdb.ensemble-cast, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: Showcase Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S8E1 - The Miss America Story
The Philco Corporation and ABC network televised the first live Miss America broadcast on Saturday September 11, 1954. Twenty seven million viewers from coast to coast shared the thrills of the Boardwalk Hall audience as they watched from their own homes as California's Lee Meriwether captured the title for 1955. Bob Russell was the emcee. For the first time, the pageant also featured it's first "Illuminated Night Parade" down the Boardwalk.
Sept. 4, 1955, midnight
S8E2 - The Outsiders
The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.
Sept. 18, 1955, midnight
S8E3 - A Man is Ten Feet Tall
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.
Oct. 2, 1955, midnight
S8E4 - A Business Proposition
None
Oct. 23, 1955, midnight
S8E5 - The Mechanical Heart
A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.
Nov. 6, 1955, midnight
S8E6 - One Mummy Too Many
Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.
Nov. 20, 1955, midnight
S8E7 - The Trees
A little girl returns from a fresh air camp to her slum district home and brings a sapling with her. The tree is planted in the parking. Ridicule of the family's efforts to keep it alive comes from all sources. Angered, the father sets out to get more trees planted, trouble brews.
Dec. 4, 1955, midnight
S8E8 - Christmas 'Til Closing
A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.
Dec. 18, 1955, midnight
S8E9 - Rise Up and Walk
A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.
Jan. 1, 1956, midnight
S8E10 - This Land is Mine
None
Jan. 15, 1956, midnight
S8E11 - The Starlet
None
Jan. 29, 1956, midnight
S8E12 - Kyria Katina
The life of a widow is likely to change the day a gentleman suitor proposes to her. For the better?
Feb. 12, 1956, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 16020 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 1948
Last Air Date: Feb. 12, 1956, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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