Playwrights '56

Season 1

Where to Watch Season 1
20 Episodes
  • The Answer
    E1
    Episode 1The AnswerA nuclear test in the Pacific results in the death of an angel. The philosophical questions regarding the angel's message are explored by an army general who witnesses and believes in the incident.
  • The Battler
    E2
    Episode 2The BattlerWandering around America, young Nick Adams encounters a washed-up punch-drunk boxer known as "The Battler".
  • The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel
    E3
    Episode 3The Heart's a Forgotten HotelA flashy, irresponsible widower tries to make ends meet running a seedy Florida hotel and raising his son. Problems arise when the boy's aunt and uncle want to take him away.
  • Snow Job
    E4
    Episode 4Snow JobThe son of working class parents gets in trouble at school for fighting.
  • Daisy! Daisy!
    E5
    Episode 5Daisy! Daisy!A minor novelist becomes a literary sensation when he pretends that the flimsy story he wrote in one night as really the diary of a simple Australian girl's first love.
  • The Sound and the Fury
    E6
    Episode 6The Sound and the FuryA Southern family faces new challenges as their once successful stature as wealthy land and slave owners have disintegrated to the point that only the Black housekeeper is the solid foundation of the family.
  • The Waiting Place
    E7
    Episode 7The Waiting PlaceA girl fantasizes about a young gypsy boy.
  • The Day the Trains Stopped Running
    E8
    Episode 8The Day the Trains Stopped RunningAfter fifty years of service to the railroad, Sam Rasher must come to grips with the fact that he is retired and that the railroad will go on without him.
  • Lost
    E9
    Episode 9LostThe true story of a man who disappears from his South Boston home shortly after recovering from a nervous breakdown and wanders the streets of New York City as an amnesiac for several days.
  • This Business of Murder
    E10
    Episode 10This Business of MurderA weekend trip among five businessmen is clouded by double dealing and mistrust. When one of the men is murdered, the extent of the deceit is revealed.
  • Return to Cassino
    E11
    Episode 11Return to CassinoWhile on vacation in Cassino, Italy, where he served in WW2, a man must confront the anger and hatred he still holds toward residents of the town.
  • Flight
    E12
    Episode 12FlightA woman, alienated from her parents, secretly marries a boy of whom they disapprove. The secret comes out, her husband deserts her, and she leaves her family to start a new life.
  • Adam and Evening
    E13
    Episode 13Adam and EveningAdam, a lonely, middle-aged widower is constantly made fun of by his fellow workers. Afraid to face people, he has withdrawn so much from society that his only friend is his pet cat.
  • The Undiscovered Country
    E14
    Episode 14The Undiscovered CountryWealthy and powerful Royce Thurmond refuses to face the consequences of his past actions after his daughter and foreman turn against him and leave.
  • You and Me and the Gatepost
    E15
    Episode 15You and Me and the GatepostIn this comedy of manners which spoofs the New York society crowd, a wealthy, aging socialite champions a play by an untalented but likable boy from Utah.
  • The Center of the Maze
    E16
    Episode 16The Center of the MazeA wealthy liberal is forced to confront the discrepancies between her political and domestic life when her daughter decides to marry the gardener and live on a farm.
  • You Sometimes Get Rich
    E17
    Episode 17You Sometimes Get RichSgt. Barney Bender learns the down side of riches and fame after winning big on the TV quiz show "The $74,000" Question.
  • Keyhole
    E18
    Episode 18KeyholeIn this courtroom drama, a defense act allows the defendant to testify under oath at their own trial.
  • Nick and Letty
    E19
    Episode 19Nick and LettyA nurse stationed aboard a World War II Army Cargo ship teams up with a fellow officer who, like her, is a social outcast.
  • Honor
    E20
    Episode 20HonorA man must choose between honor and money, a choice he finds distasteful to make.
 
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