The Philco Television Playhouse

S8 · E1 · 4 sept. 1955

The Miss America Story Épisode 1

The Philco Corporation and ABC network televised the first live Miss America broadcast on Saturday September 11, 1954. Twenty seven million viewers from coast to coast shared the thrills of the Boardwalk Hall audience as they watched from their own homes as California's Lee Meriwether captured the title for 1955. Bob Russell was the emcee. For the first time, the pageant also featured it's first "Illuminated Night Parade" down the Boardwalk.

S8 · E2 · 18 sept. 1955

The Outsiders Épisode 2

The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.

S8 · E3 · 2 oct. 1955

A Man is Ten Feet Tall Épisode 3

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.

S8 · E4 · 23 oct. 1955

A Business Proposition Épisode 4

S8 · E5 · 6 nov. 1955

The Mechanical Heart Épisode 5

A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.

S8 · E6 · 20 nov. 1955

One Mummy Too Many Épisode 6

Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.

S8 · E7 · 4 déc. 1955

The Trees Épisode 7

A little girl returns from a fresh air camp to her slum district home and brings a sapling with her. The tree is planted in the parking. Ridicule of the family's efforts to keep it alive comes from all sources. Angered, the father sets out to get more trees planted, trouble brews.

S8 · E8 · 18 déc. 1955

Christmas 'Til Closing Épisode 8

A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.

S8 · E9 · 1 janv. 1956

Rise Up and Walk Épisode 9

A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.

S8 · E10 · 15 janv. 1956

This Land is Mine Épisode 10

S8 · E11 · 29 janv. 1956

The Starlet Épisode 11

S8 · E12 · 12 févr. 1956

Kyria Katina Épisode 12

The life of a widow is likely to change the day a gentleman suitor proposes to her. For the better?