Playhouse 90 - Season 2

Playhouse 90 - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesSep 12, 1957 - Jun 26, 1958
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Episodes

The Death of Manolete
Season 2Episode 190 min

The Death of Manolete

The last hours in the life of Spain's most celebrated matador.
Sep 12, 1957
The Dark Side of the Earth
Season 2Episode 290 min

The Dark Side of the Earth

A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians
Sep 19, 1957
Topaze
Season 2Episode 390 min

Topaze

A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.
Sep 26, 1957
Sound of a Different Drummer
Season 2Episode 490 min

Sound of a Different Drummer

In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.
Oct 3, 1957
The Playroom
Season 2Episode 590 min

The Playroom

When a mother wins an award, she finds out a few things about her three grown-up children.
Oct 10, 1957
Around the World in 90 Minutes
Season 2Episode 690 min

Around the World in 90 Minutes

October 17, 1957, the CBS Television Network diverted from its typical format of live dramatic presentations for "Playhouse 90" to cover Michael Todd's gigantic party commemorating the one-year anniversary of the release of his film "Around The World In 80 Days". Todd invited 18-thousand people to the gala in New York City's Madison Square Garden though the number probably was far greater because of party-crashers. Walter Cronkite hosted the coverage with future ABC Sports ace Jim McKay and news veteran Bill Leonard handling the interviewing of numerous celebrity party guests. During the broadcast, Garry Moore hosted occasional comedy vignettes of how Todd came to create his Academy award-winning movie.
Oct 17, 1957
The Mystery of Thirteen
Season 2Episode 790 min

The Mystery of Thirteen

The story of William Palmer, one of the most notorious poisoners in Victorian England - or was he?
Oct 24, 1957
Mr. and Mrs. McAdam
Season 2Episode 890 min

Mr. and Mrs. McAdam

A lawyer's new brother-in-law disapproves of his specialty of defending murderers. But when he finds himself accused of murder, he asks for his help.
Oct 31, 1957
The Clouded Image
Season 2Episode 990 min

The Clouded Image

Nov 7, 1957
The Jet Propelled Couch
Season 2Episode 1090 min

The Jet Propelled Couch

Based on a case history in psychologist Dr. Robert Linder's book "The 50-Minute Hour." Unbeknownst to his friends and colleagues, the outwardly sane and secure atomic physicist Dr. Kirk Allen has for many years been embarking upon imaginary visits to another planet. At first this mental abnormality harms no one, but when Allen begins acting strangely on the job, the Pentagon begins to suspect that he is a security risk. Under psychological counseling, Allen reveals his "secret life" and provides surprisingly accurate extraterrestrial charts as "proof" that he is truly out of this world.
Nov 14, 1957
The Troublemakers
Season 2Episode 1190 min

The Troublemakers

Nov 21, 1957
Panic Button
Season 2Episode 1290 min

Panic Button

A Civil Aeronautics Board investigation determines that the reason a plane crashed, killing all aboard except one of the pilots, is that either the dead pilot or the survivor became panic-stricken and pushed the wrong button, but the investigators aren't sure which one was at fault.
Nov 28, 1957
Galvanized Yankee
Season 2Episode 1390 min

Galvanized Yankee

In a Northern prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War, a crippled Yankee commander has a rebellious Rebel executed. The dead man's brother, also a prisoner, vows vengeance. He volunteers to accompany the commander on a mission, planning to murder him along the way but changes his mind and escapes instead, deciding the commander is "already dead." The commander, a changed man, covers up for the escapees and himself faces court martial.
Dec 5, 1957
The Thundering Wave
Season 2Episode 1490 min

The Thundering Wave

Middle-aged actress Victoria Maxwell comes to terms with her destructive lifestyle as she struggles with the lead role in a Broadway-bound play. Matters are complicated by the fact that she is co-starring opposite her estranged husband, Allen Grant, whom she never stopped loving.
Dec 12, 1957
For I Have Loved Strangers
Season 2Episode 1590 min

For I Have Loved Strangers

Dec 19, 1957
The Lone Woman
Season 2Episode 1690 min

The Lone Woman

Dec 26, 1957
Face of a Hero
Season 2Episode 1790 min

Face of a Hero

A reunion party for old army buddies turns inexorably into something darker and more sinister.
Jan 2, 1958
The Last Man
Season 2Episode 1890 min

The Last Man

Jan 9, 1958
The 80 Yard Run
Season 2Episode 1990 min

The 80 Yard Run

Long ago, Christian made a run of 80 yards to make the winning touchdown in a football game. It was the greatest moment of his life. Or was it the beginning of his decline?
Jan 16, 1958
Before I Die
Season 2Episode 2090 min

Before I Die

An innocent man, doomed to die for the murder of a cop that he didn't commit, is rushed from prison to the county hospital for an emergency operation. The surgeon becomes convinced of the man's innocence when he mumbles a girl's name under anesthesia. The surgeon seeks the help of a psychiatrist to penetrate his patient's subconscious.
Jan 23, 1958
The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue
Season 2Episode 2190 min

The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

Mr. Golden wonders if he has wasted his life; but the news that he is to become a grandfather cheers him.
Jan 30, 1958
The Violent Heart
Season 2Episode 2290 min

The Violent Heart

Photographer Paul is invited to a French estate to take pictures but a romance develops with the lady of the house. A sudden death creates a suspicion of murder.
Feb 6, 1958
No Time at All
Season 2Episode 2390 min

No Time at All

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people on the ground.
Feb 13, 1958
Point of No Return
Season 2Episode 2490 min

Point of No Return

Waiting to find out if he's obtained a valuable promotion, a banker returns to the small town he grew up in.
Feb 20, 1958
Portrait of a Murderer
Season 2Episode 2590 min

Portrait of a Murderer

Based on a true story, Donald Bashor robs and bludgeons two women to their deaths. While committing the crimes he maintains a normal existence with his girlfriend Florry.
Feb 27, 1958
The Last Clear Chance
Season 2Episode 2690 min

The Last Clear Chance

A veteran lawyer must defend his own son when the latter is threatened with disbarment.
Mar 6, 1958
The Male Animal
Season 2Episode 2790 min

The Male Animal

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class.
Mar 13, 1958
The Right-Hand Man
Season 2Episode 2890 min

The Right-Hand Man

The story of a struggle for control of a Hollywood talent agency.
Mar 20, 1958
Turn Left at Mount Everest
Season 2Episode 2990 min

Turn Left at Mount Everest

Mar 27, 1958
The Dungeon
Season 2Episode 3090 min

The Dungeon

Apr 10, 1958
Bitter Heritage
Season 2Episode 3190 min

Bitter Heritage

Apr 17, 1958
Verdict of Three
Season 2Episode 3290 min

Verdict of Three

Apr 24, 1958
Rumors of Evening
Season 2Episode 3390 min

Rumors of Evening

May 1, 1958
Not the Glory
Season 2Episode 3490 min

Not the Glory

May 8, 1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Season 2Episode 3590 min

Nightmare at Ground Zero

May 15, 1958
Bomber's Moon
Season 2Episode 3690 min

Bomber's Moon

May 22, 1958
Natchez
Season 2Episode 3790 min

Natchez

May 29, 1958
The Innocent Sleep
Season 2Episode 3890 min

The Innocent Sleep

Jun 5, 1958
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Season 2Episode 3990 min

A Town Has Turned to Dust

Jun 19, 1958
The Great Gatsby
Season 2Episode 4090 min

The Great Gatsby

Jun 26, 1958

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