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Season 21957

Season 2

September 12, 1957
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1957
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40 episodes
Season 2
The Death of Manolete

The Death of Manolete

Sep 12, 19571h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

The last hours in the life of Spain's most celebrated matador.

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The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

Sep 19, 19571h 30m0 votes

A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians

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Topaze

Topaze

Sep 26, 19571h 30m0 votes

A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.

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A Sound of Different Drummers

A Sound of Different Drummers

Oct 3, 19571h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.

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The Playroom

The Playroom

Oct 10, 19571h 30m0 votes

When a mother wins an award, she finds out a few things about her three grown-up children.

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Around the World in 90 Minutes

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Oct 17, 19571h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Mystery of Thirteen

The Mystery of Thirteen

Oct 24, 19571h 30m0 votes

The story of William Palmer, one of the most notorious poisoners in Victorian England - or was he?

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The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence

Oct 31, 19571h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Clouded Image

The Clouded Image

Nov 7, 19571h 30m0 votes

No overview available.

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The Jet-Propelled Couch

The Jet-Propelled Couch

Nov 14, 19571h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Troublemakers

The Troublemakers

Nov 21, 19571h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

No overview available.

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Panic Button

Panic Button

Nov 28, 19571h 30m0 votes

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.

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Galvanized Yankee

Galvanized Yankee

Dec 5, 19571h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Thundering Wave

The Thundering Wave

Dec 12, 19571h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

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.

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For I Have Loved Strangers

For I Have Loved Strangers

Dec 19, 19571h 30m0 votes

No overview available.

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The Lone Woman

The Lone Woman

Dec 26, 19571h 30m0 votes

No overview available.

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Reunion

Reunion

Jan 2, 19581h 30m0 votes

A reunion party for old army buddies turns inexorably into something darker and more sinister.

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The Last Man

The Last Man

Jan 9, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

No overview available.

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The 80 Yard Run

The 80 Yard Run

Jan 16, 19581h 30m0 votes

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?

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Before I Die

Before I Die

Jan 23, 19581h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

Jan 30, 19581h 30m0 votes

Mr. Golden wonders if he has wasted his life; but the news that he is to become a grandfather cheers him.

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The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart

Feb 6, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

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.

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No Time at All

No Time at All

Feb 13, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: David Swift

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. The Episode was directed by David Swift, who also collaborated with Charles Einstein with the screenplay. Charles Einstein is also credited with writing the story. Guests include William Lundigan, Betsy Palmer, Jane Greer, Buster Keaton, Chico Marx, Frank Wilcox & Charles Bronson. The Production Company was CBS Television Network and was distributed in the USA by CBS.

20 guest stars
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Point of No Return

Point of No Return

Feb 20, 19581h 30m0 votes

Waiting to find out if he's obtained a valuable promotion, a banker returns to the small town he grew up in.

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Portrait of a Murderer

Portrait of a Murderer

Feb 27, 19581h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Last Clear Chance

The Last Clear Chance

Mar 6, 19581h 30m0 votes

A veteran lawyer must defend his own son when the latter is threatened with disbarment.

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The Male Animal

The Male Animal

Mar 13, 19581h 30m0 votes

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.

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The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

Mar 20, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

The story of a struggle for control of a Hollywood talent agency.

4 guest stars
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Turn Left at Mount Everest

Turn Left at Mount Everest

Apr 3, 19581h 30m0 votes

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The Dungeon

The Dungeon

Apr 17, 19581h 30m0 votes

No overview available.

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Verdict of Three

Verdict of Three

Apr 24, 19581h 30m0 votes

A murder trial is followed through different jurors and their reactions.

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Rumors of Evening

Rumors of Evening

May 1, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

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Not the Glory

Not the Glory

May 8, 19581h 30m0 votes

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Nightmare at Ground Zero

Nightmare at Ground Zero

May 15, 19581h 30m0 votes

After the first atom bomb test, scientists realize the bomb was more powerful than they expected - which may have terrible results.

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Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

May 22, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War II Germany, but keeps on going and won't tolerate a young lieutenant losing his nerve under the strain, who refuses to continue.

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Natchez

Natchez

May 29, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: David Lowell Rich

A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.

13 guest stars
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The Innocent Sleep

The Innocent Sleep

Jun 5, 19581h 30m0 votes

When a rich man marries a much younger wife and his ailing health gets rather worse, the housekeeper suspects a murder attempt is looming.

1 guest star
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A Town Has Turned to Dust

A Town Has Turned to Dust

Jun 19, 19581h 30m0 votes
Director: John Frankenheimer

A weakling sheriff is unable to prevent a lynching. Can he redeem himself by preventing a second one?

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Jun 26, 19581h 30m0 votes

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

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Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

Aug 7, 19581h 30m0 votes

The James boys, being framed for a bank heist, are saved by the banker's daughter.

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