Desi Arnaz
Director
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Season 1
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.
Released Oct. 6, 1958
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.company-sponsor-name-in-title, tmdb.playhouse, imdb.1950s, imdb.1960s, imdb.anthology + 2 more, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Lucy Goes to Mexico
Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel are visiting San Diego. While Ricky rehearses a show with Maurice Chevalier, Lucy and Ethel cross the Mexican border to do a little shopping. Returning to the US, a stowaway boy is found in the Ricardo's car trunk by US Customes. With Lucy and Ethel in jail, Ricky, Fred, and Maurice come to the rescue. Unfortunately, now Chevalier is being held because he is not authorized to leave the US into Mexico. This sends Lucy off to a bullfight to find the American consul, only Lucy disguises herself as a matador, and ends up facing a raging bull.
Oct. 6, 1958, midnight
S1E2 - Song of Bernadette
Based on Mary Gray Blanton's biography The Miracle of Bernadette, this is the story of Bernadette Soubirous, a french peasant girl who discovered healing waters after seeing a vision of Mary, Mother of Jesus. The experience changed her life, and she eventually became a nun, and later named a Saint by the Catholic church.
Oct. 13, 1958, midnight
S1E3 - The Case For Dr. Mudd
None
Oct. 20, 1958, midnight
S1E4 - My Father The Fool
None
Oct. 27, 1958, midnight
S1E5 - Debut
None
Nov. 3, 1958, midnight
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S1E6 - The Time Element
A patient visiting a psychiatrist complains of recurrent dreams in which he imagines he is living in Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. A series of flashbacks shows him living with his knowledge of what has happened in the seventeen years since, betting on sure winners in sports events, but also seeking to warn a newly-married couple, newspaper editors, and anyone else who will listen that they will be attacked by the Japanese. Everyone is either too interested in a good time or too determinedly patriotic to give heed; the man only gets punched on the jaw. In the end the psychiatrist is left looking at a blank couch, and to steady his own nerves he goes to a bar to get a drink. There he learns his patient was killed at Pearl Harbor.
Nov. 10, 1958, midnight
S1E7 - The Night The Phone Rang
What more terrifying predicament could an innocent man be faced with than to become involved with a gang of highly organized criminals—a murder syndicate which selects not only its victim but his executioner?
Nov. 17, 1958, midnight
S1E8 - Silent Thunder
An American Indian seeks dignity in a white community.
Nov. 24, 1958, midnight
S1E9 - Lucy Makes Room for Danny
Lucy & Ricky are off to sunny California for his latest motion picture, and rent their home to Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) and family. When Ricky's picture deal falls through, suddenly the Ricardo's are without a place to live. The Mertz' offer their home, and the two couples are now housemates. Unfortunately, Lucy becomes up in arms regarding the way the Williams are using their home, and soon makes a pest of herself. Culminating in a snow fight, the matter is finally settled in court.
Dec. 1, 1958, midnight
S1E10 - K. O. Kitty
Dance teacher Kitty Williams, who loves dogs, is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her late Uncle Charlie. But the ""boxer"" turns out to be Harold Tibbetts, a muscle-bound country boy.
Dec. 8, 1958, midnight
S1E11 - The Crazy Hunter
A girl trains a blind horse.
Dec. 15, 1958, midnight
S1E12 - Ballad For A Bad Man
Chris Hody, a professional bounty hunter, goes after young Danny Cash, who is wanted for robbery and murder. The girl Cash loves is a member of a troupe of entertainers. Hody joins the troupe as a guide, hoping that Cash will turn up with the stolen money.
Dec. 22, 1958, midnight
S1E13 - Chez Rouge
None
Dec. 22, 1958, midnight
S1E14 - The Comeback
A has-been ballplayer revives a Little League team.
Feb. 4, 1959, midnight
S1E15 - Happy Hill
None
Nov. 18, 1958, midnight
S1E16 - Trial At Devil's Canyon
None
Dec. 9, 1958, midnight
S1E17 - Symbol of Authority
None
Dec. 23, 1958, midnight
S1E18 - Martin's Folly
None
Jan. 19, 1959, midnight
S1E19 - Perilous
None
May 20, 1959, midnight
S1E20 - Chain of Command
An Army lieutenant commanding a basic-training unit clashes with an arrogant Private.
Feb. 12, 1959, midnight
S1E21 - A Diamond For Carla
None
March 17, 1959, midnight
S1E22 - Lucy Goes to Alaska
Alaska is celebrating statehood! Red Skelton invites Ricky Ricardo to appear on his television show that is being filmed in the new state. The entire gang comes along and take a look at a recent Alaskan land investment by Ricky & Fred. Unfortunately, accomadations are scarce and the foursome must share a room, with Lucy spending the night on a troublesome hammock. The following morning, Lucy lucks out and lands an appearance on the TV show with Red in a Freddy the Freeloader sketch. Clever Lucy begins to believe she can pawn off the bad land investment on Red, and the two head out to take a look. Ultimately stranded, the two redheads trade land for airfare, but on the way back, Lucy and Red end up having to pilot the plane to safety.
Feb. 9, 1959, midnight
S1E23 - The Innocent Assassin
Eileen Gorman and Jamsie Corcoran are in love, but they live in 1921 Dublin, Ireland, and their romance is blighted by civil strife. Their fathers are partisans of the Irish Republican Army, fighting the British. Their IRA group decides that a traitor must be killed, and Jamsie is assigned to assassinate him.
Feb. 16, 1959, midnight
S1E24 - The Hard Road
None
March 30, 1959, midnight
S1E25 - The Untouchables [1]
None
April 20, 1959, midnight
S1E26 - The Untouchables [2]
None
April 27, 1959, midnight
S1E27 - Lucy's Summer Vacation
None
June 8, 1959, midnight
S1E28 - Lucy Wants A Career
Lucy is exasperated. Once again tired of her daily routine, she wants to give show business another try. Ricky agrees, and Lucy auditions as a ""Girl Friday"" for a morning news show anchored by Paul Davis. At the audition, Lucy suddenly realizes her age, and does a little fancy maneuvering for notice. All but giving up hope, she is startled to get the job.
Her first appearance is a disaster, but the viewers find it very humorous, and Lucy ends up with a long-term contract. Ultimately, Lucy misses Little Ricky and being a homemaker, and decides, after all these years, that show business really isn't for her after all. Lucy decides to quit, and goes home for some rest. With her sleeping schedule off kilter, Lucy downs a couple of sleeping tablets. A groggy Lucy is awoken by Ricky. They'll be sued if she doesn't honor her contract, and a heavily medicated Lucy is rushed to the studio.
April 13, 1959, midnight
S1E29 - Two Counts of Murder
None
July 6, 1959, midnight
S1E30 - The Killer Instinct
None
June 4, 1959, midnight
S1E31 - Murder in Gratitude
After the reception for Gerald Lester's wedding, his brother Derek and a few close associates board a train with the newlyweds. During the trip Gerald suddenly becomes ill and dies - and Derek is convinced his brother was poisoned.
Nov. 20, 1959, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 2820 min.
Released: Oct. 6, 1958
Last Air Date: June 10, 1960, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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