Playhouse 90 - Season 2
Season 2
Network
DatesSep 12, 1957 - Jun 26, 1958
Episodes
Season 2Episode 190 min
The Death of Manolete
The last hours in the life of Spain's most celebrated matador.
Sep 12, 1957
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
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
Season 2Episode 490 min
Sound of a Different Drummer
In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.
Oct 3, 1957
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
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
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
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
Season 2Episode 990 min
The Clouded Image
Nov 7, 1957
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
Season 2Episode 1190 min
The Troublemakers
Nov 21, 1957
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
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
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
Season 2Episode 1590 min
For I Have Loved Strangers
Dec 19, 1957
Season 2Episode 1690 min
The Lone Woman
Dec 26, 1957
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
Season 2Episode 1890 min
The Last Man
Jan 9, 1958
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Season 2Episode 2890 min
The Right-Hand Man
The story of a struggle for control of a Hollywood talent agency.
Mar 20, 1958
Season 2Episode 2990 min
Turn Left at Mount Everest
Mar 27, 1958
Season 2Episode 3090 min
The Dungeon
Apr 10, 1958
Season 2Episode 3190 min
Bitter Heritage
Apr 17, 1958
Season 2Episode 3290 min
Verdict of Three
Apr 24, 1958
Season 2Episode 3390 min
Rumors of Evening
May 1, 1958
Season 2Episode 3490 min
Not the Glory
May 8, 1958
Season 2Episode 3590 min
Nightmare at Ground Zero
May 15, 1958
Season 2Episode 3690 min
Bomber's Moon
May 22, 1958
Season 2Episode 3790 min
Natchez
May 29, 1958
Season 2Episode 3890 min
The Innocent Sleep
Jun 5, 1958
Season 2Episode 3990 min
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Jun 19, 1958
Season 2Episode 4090 min
The Great Gatsby
Jun 26, 1958
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