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The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6

Season 6 Episodes

1. 0 for 37

September 27th, 19531 hr

A young ballplayer appreciates the value of home and family after a shaky start in professional baseball.

2. The Bachelor Party

October 11th, 19531 hr

Five 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.

3. The Girl With the Stopwatch

October 25th, 19531 hr

A woman of 30 is preoccupied with her work as a television script writer.

4. The Train to Trouble

November 8th, 19531 hr

A man must decide whether or not to expose the past of a candidate for the sheriff's office.

5. Up Above the World So High

November 22nd, 19531 hr

A middle-aged woman seemingly has the gift of second sight.

6. The Sixth Year

November 29th, 19531 hr

A 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

7. The Midnight Caller

December 13th, 19531 hr

Three 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.

8. The Glorification of Al Toolum

December 27th, 19531 hr

9. The Hangman in the Fog

January 10th, 19541 hr

An American newspaperman in London believes that he is being pursued by agents from across the Iron Curtain.

10. Smoke Screen

January 24th, 19541 hr

A country boy gets a job in the city as a bookkeeper. He meets a beautiful model and gets mixed up in a murder.

11. A Game of Hide and Seek

February 7th, 19541 hr

12. Statute of Limitations

February 21st, 19541 hr

The perpetrators of a million dollar robbery find themselves with five hours to go before the statute of limitations takes effect.

13. The Dancers

March 7th, 19541 hr

A 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.

14. The Broken Fist

March 21st, 19541 hr

The 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.

15. The Mother

April 4th, 19541 hr

A widow tries not to be dependent on her children.

16. The King and Mrs. Candle

April 18th, 19541 hr

The 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.

17. The Joker

May 2nd, 19541 hr

Mike 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.

18. And Crown Thy Good

May 16th, 19541 hr

In 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.

19. The Shadow of Willie Greer

May 30th, 19541 hr

In 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.

20. Adapt or Die

June 13th, 19541 hr

An 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.

21. Friday the Thirteenth

June 27th, 19541 hr

3 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.

22. Man Drowning

July 11th, 19541 hr

A big man on the campus turns out to be somewhat of a dud.

23. The Catamaran

July 25th, 19541 hr

A husband's hobby threatens his marriage until he finds a suitable replacement, the wife that is.

24. The Man in the Middle of the Ocean

August 8th, 19541 hr

A 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.

25. Star in the Summer Night

August 22nd, 19541 hr

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26. Run Like a Thief

September 5th, 19541 hr

Alexander 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.

All Seasons

Season 8

Season 8

Sep 4, 1955
Season 7

Season 7

Sep 19, 1954
Season 6

Season 6

Sep 27, 1953
Season 5

Season 5

Sep 21, 1952
Season 4

Season 4

Oct 21, 1951
Season 3

Season 3

Sep 10, 1950
Season 2

Season 2

Sep 4, 1949
Season 1

Season 1

Oct 3, 1948