Playhouse 90
A small western town is pushed to the brink by a violent gunfighter, so the residents band together to hire help. But their quick fix brings new trouble, forcing them to pool their money again and seek another outsider to restore peace.
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Season 4
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E1
Target for Three
Three conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
Oct 1, 1959 · 90m -
2
E2
The Sounds of Eden
Three different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
Oct 15, 1959 · 90m -
3
E3
Misalliance
A group of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend engage in an exploration of their varied romantic entanglements.
Oct 29, 1959 · 90m -
4
E4
The Hidden Image
A journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
Nov 12, 1959 · 90m -
5
E5
The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
In Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
Nov 26, 1959 · 90m -
6
E6
The Tunnel
In the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
Dec 10, 1959 · 90m -
7
E7
The Silver Whistle
The old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
Dec 24, 1959 · 90m -
8
E8
John Brown's Raid
The story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
Jan 14, 1960 · 60m -
9
E9
A Dream of Treason
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
Jan 21, 1960 · 90m -
10
E10
To the Sound of Trumpets
In Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naïve and romanticized attitude to war.
Feb 10, 1960 · 90m -
11
E11
The Cruel Day
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.
Feb 24, 1960 · 90m -
12
E12
Tomorrow
Slow 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.
Mar 7, 1960 · 90m -
13
E13
The Hiding Place
In 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.
Mar 22, 1960 · 90m -
14
E14
Alas, Babylon
Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
Apr 3, 1960 · 90m -
15
E15
Journey to the Day
Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
Apr 22, 1960 · 90m -
16
E16
The Shape of the River
Determined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
May 2, 1960 · 90m -
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E17
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.
May 16, 1960 · 90m