The Philco Television Playhouse

Season 6

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.

Where to Watch Season 6

26 Episodes

  • 0 for 37
    E1
    0 for 37A young ballplayer appreciates the value of home and family after a shaky start in professional baseball.
  • The Bachelor Party
    E2
    The Bachelor PartyFive office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.
  • The Girl With the Stopwatch
    E3
    The Girl With the StopwatchA woman of 30 is preoccupied with her work as a television script writer.
  • The Train to Trouble
    E4
    The Train to TroubleA man must decide whether or not to expose the past of a candidate for the sheriff's office.
  • Up Above the World So High
    E5
    Up Above the World So HighA middle-aged woman seemingly has the gift of second sight.
  • The Sixth Year
    E6
    The Sixth YearA wife becomes exasperated with her husband who seems to have lost the will to work. She takes their child and leaves. He finds a menial job and asks her to come home. She seeks advice on the situation from her mother and father
  • The Midnight Caller
    E7
    The Midnight CallerThree unmarried women residing in a boarding house in a small town have watched life pass them by waiting for the right man to come into their lives. When a new stranger shows up and moves into the boarding house.
  • The Glorification of Al Toolum
    E8
    The Glorification of Al Toolum
  • The Hangman in the Fog
    E9
    The Hangman in the FogAn American newspaperman in London believes that he is being pursued by agents from across the Iron Curtain.
  • Smoke Screen
    E10
    Smoke ScreenA country boy gets a job in the city as a bookkeeper. He meets a beautiful model and gets mixed up in a murder.
  • A Game of Hide and Seek
    E11
    A Game of Hide and Seek
  • Statute of Limitations
    E12
    Statute of LimitationsThe perpetrators of a million dollar robbery find themselves with five hours to go before the statute of limitations takes effect.
  • The Dancers
    E13
    The DancersA meek young boy, still shy and unsure of himself, visits his sister in a small town and is persuaded by her to ask the most popular girl in town for a date. He asks her to a school dance, but, as she is going steady, she refuses his invitation. Believing himself to be the butt of ridicule by the young population of the town because of his awkwardness, he withdraws into himself. He later meets a young girl who is as shy as he, is and, because of the mutual understanding between them, they give each other the confidence each lacks.
  • The Broken Fist
    E14
    The Broken FistThe story of a middle-aged Frenchman in Algiers who decides to do something for his homeland during the Nazi occupation. He joins the underground and goes to the port of Marseilles to report on shipping.
  • The Mother
    E15
    The MotherA widow tries not to be dependent on her children.
  • The King and Mrs. Candle
    E16
    The King and Mrs. CandleThe deposed King of Brandovia, whose inhabitants spend their time exporting bologna and repelling invasions by neighboring Carps and Gloats, finds his way to America, where he earns a living as a dancing instructor.
  • The Joker
    E17
    The JokerMike Galloway, a "nice guy", was an incurable practical joker--always passing out exploding cigars and perpetrating other silliness. His pranks made for a bad first impression on Dorie, but eventually they fell in love and married.
  • And Crown Thy Good
    E18
    And Crown Thy GoodIn this stirring "drama of an old lady's love for her grandson, Miss Gish plays the role of the wife of a poor Texas farmer who has raised her grandson, following the death of his parents.
  • The Shadow of Willie Greer
    E19
    The Shadow of Willie GreerIn this stirring "drama of an old lady's love for her grandson, Miss Gish plays the role of the wife of a poor Texas farmer who has raised her grandson, following the death of his parents.
  • Adapt or Die
    E20
    Adapt or DieAn editor of the major magazine "Throb" finds that he must either adapt to the high pressure life of a New York magazine or be without a job.
  • Friday the Thirteenth
    E21
    Friday the Thirteenth3 women have just attended their college reunion, and are returning together when their vehicle crashes through a fence and over a cliff. As their husbands wait anxiously above the accident scene, they learn that only two of the women have survived, and they relive memories of their lives together as they await word as to who lives and who died.
  • Man Drowning
    E22
    Man DrowningA big man on the campus turns out to be somewhat of a dud.
  • The Catamaran
    E23
    The CatamaranA husband's hobby threatens his marriage until he finds a suitable replacement, the wife that is.
  • The Man in the Middle of the Ocean
    E24
    The Man in the Middle of the OceanA member of an architect's firm is torn by internal conflict. His partners need his compliance if they are to cash in on a deal they have made with a building contractor.
  • Star in the Summer Night
    E25
    Star in the Summer Night
  • Run Like a Thief
    E26
    Run Like a ThiefAlexander has been a faithful employee of Madame Pollard as maitre d' at her elegant resort. Eager to introduce his protege Rob, things go wrong when his wife Della finds an expensive bracelet lost by Pollard and begs to keep. The police are called and Alexander's dreams of his future begin to crumble.

Cast of Season 6

  • Bert LytellSelf - Host
  • Robert Alan AurthurWriter / Producer

 

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