Playhouse 90

Season 4

Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.

Where to Watch Season 4

17 Episodes

  • Target for Three
    E1
    Target for ThreeThree conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
  • The Sounds of Eden
    E2
    The Sounds of EdenThree different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
  • Misalliance
    E3
    MisallianceA group of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend engage in an exploration of their varied romantic entanglements.
  • The Hidden Image
    E4
    The Hidden ImageA journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
  • The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
    E5
    The Grey Nurse Said NothingIn Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
  • The Tunnel
    E6
    The TunnelIn the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
  • The Silver Whistle
    E7
    The Silver WhistleThe old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
  • John Brown's Raid
    E8
    John Brown's RaidThe story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
  • A Dream of Treason
    E9
    A Dream of TreasonA State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
  • To the Sound of Trumpets
    E10
    To the Sound of TrumpetsIn Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naïve and romanticized attitude to war.
  • The Cruel Day
    E11
    The Cruel DaySynopsis 1: Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy. Synopsis 2: A French officer in the Algerian civil war faces a dilemma of conscience when it seems he must order the torture of a handsome, intelligent teenage boy in order to obtain information about the rebels who slaughtered an Algerian family.
  • Tomorrow
    E12
    TomorrowSlow witted, and tired, Fentry leads a lonely life of grinding poverty in his sharecropper's shack until a sick, pregnant woman escaping her abusive husband comes there. He takes her in and cares for her, eventually falling in love with her.
  • The Hiding Place
    E13
    The Hiding PlaceIn the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, keeps them prisoner in his cellar, neglecting to tell them when the war ends.
  • Alas, Babylon
    E14
    Alas, BabylonAmericans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
  • Journey to the Day
    E15
    Journey to the DayPatients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
  • The Shape of the River
    E16
    The Shape of the RiverDetermined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies
    E17
    In the Presence of Mine EnemiesIn the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.

 

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