The Philco Television PlayhouseSeason 31950 · 56 episodesEpisodes1High TorVan Dorn is getting the hard sell from businessmen wanting to buy his mountain, High Tor, for commercial use. When the group becomes trapped by a landslide, Van Dorn goes for help and encounters a Dutchwoman who's been haunting the mountain for two centuries.2The Long Run3Dear Guest and GhostA mother receives help with her troublesome kids from a friendly ghost.4The Touch of a StrangerA scientist's life has been destroyed by another man's greed and takes out his anger on three innocent strangers, implicating them in his own death.5The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth StreetSeeds planted in a New York City backyard grow into a magical plant that brings happiness to those living near it. Formerly unpleasant neighbors turn into caring, warm-hearted individuals.6A Husband for MamaThe three children of a widowed woman scheme to get their mother a new husband, setting their sites on a middle-aged doctor.7Portrait in SmokeA debt collector searches for the woman who saved him from an armed holdup; he wants her to have a $1000 reward. As he talks with those who knew her, he learns that she was a siren with a couple of murders to her credit.8The GamblerA scathing denunciation of gambling and feudal aristocrats of the 19th Century, this story relates how Philip, a young medical student, bargains away his career for the unsure success of high gambling stakes. His caution turns to uncontrollable greed when he learns that money can buy women and quick fame. His destiny is bound to Theresa's, a beautiful young woman who has been mortgaged in marriage for her stepfather's debt, and to her wealthy grandmother's, who chooses to gamble away her fortune so there will be no inheritors.9The Power DevilA young attorney involves himself in many shady deals as he pursues political ambitions. His wife speaks up and demands he clean up his act. The threat of disbarment also contributes to his final decision.10The Man Who Got Away With It11I'm Still AliveA mousy teacher at a small school had written a swashbuckling story filled with international spies and adventure. Unbeknownst to him, the story is sold to a newspaper as a true account of his life. Suddenly, femme fatales and real gangsters are paying him visits.12Torch for a Dark JourneyA Czech scientist escapes from Prague with the aid of an American industrialist, who wants to hire him for his personal benefit. The scientist is followed by a former student, now a fanatic Communist, who insists that the scientist must return to his own country to work for the People's Republic. The scientist must decide whether to return or abandon his countrymen and accept personal freedom in America.13Wacky, the Small Boy14BonanzaThe residents of a Western ghost town won't admit that their gold rush "boom town" days ended long ago.15Decoy16The PupilA tutor hired to instruct an uncontrollable 10-year-old soon recognizes the child's problem: it's his parents. The boy has had never received any affection from his negligent mother and father.17Leaf out of a Book18The Symbol: Jefferson DavisThree decades in the life of the Confederate president are covered by three women: each of his two wives, and his daughter.19The Lost Diplomat20ConfessionThe final confession of the highest degree. A compelling story, told by the eyes of the beholder.21The Great EscapeThe story of the biggest POW-camp escape of World War II.22A Matter of Life and Death23Kitty DooneA faded movie star schemes to keep her career at all costs.24Let Them Be Sea CaptainsHorace Greeley, volatile editor of The New York tribune, and Margaret Fuller, the mid-19th century feminist and first woman employed on the newspaper's staff.25The Man Who Bought a TownA butcher purchases the town he calls home to preserve its quiet lifestyle.26No Medals on PopA young boy believes his father deserves a medal for being in the war and is heartbroken when he finds out the truth and how his father disgraced the family.27The Dark CorridorThe story of the Marr family which is made up of a dominant mother who bates everyone, the vacillating son, his wife, and the blind son. Then a new maid arrives, a maid who has served a term in prison as an accessory to a murder.28Bulletin 120In Mississippi in 1915, Dr. Joseph Goldberger works with a test group of convicts and discovers that pellagra is caused by a dietary deficiency and not infection.29Parnassus on WheelsIn 1900's New England, Helen McGuill buys a horse-drawn, traveling bookstore, "Parnassus," from its owner, Roger McGuill. Roger travels with Helen in the beginning of her book-selling odyssey, and out of that comes adventure and romance.30Routine AssignmentA reporter gets a confession of robbery from a man only to have the man then deny his guilt in a complex twist of events.31Hour of Destiny32The Birth of the MoviesDrama on the career of D.W. Griffith. Producer Fred Coe briefly talks with Lillian Gish before and following the drama.33Mr. ArcularisAfter undergoing important surgery, Mr. Arcularis goes on a long ocean voyage - where increasingly strange things occur.34A Secret IslandA vicious woman is determined to see her niece wed for money and social position instead of for love.35The VisitorsA young boy's disappearance when his mother remarries leads to a mystery when he is found and has forgotten who he is.36Justice and Mr. PleznikThe story of a naturalized immigrant's first experience with jury duty.37Rescue38The Adventures of Hiram HollidayA mild-mannered proof-reader goes on a world tour, and demonstrates several esoteric skills whilst undergoing exciting adventures.39The Fast DollarA humorous tale of life in a small town and its impact on a would-be confidence man.40Operation: AirliftThe story of the Berlin airlift, when the Western Allies organized the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. The success of the airlift humiliated the Soviets claiming that such a thing would never work.41Dr. Hudson's Secret JournalWidower Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper and keeps his medical practice success by using the Good book as guidance.42The PlotWidower Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper and keeps his medical practice success by using the Good book as guidance.43Case HistoryA sleuthing psychiatrist probes a murder in his fiancee's home and stirs up a hornet's nest with his future in-laws.44I Want to MarchThe year is 1915 and the suffragettes cause a stir in the home of a zoology professor as his wife takes up the banner of "women's rights".45Pretend I Am A StrangerThe story of a British soldier and his buddy's widow as the two grow closer in their grief.46Television StoryA covetous young actress' career means more to her than marriage to a middle-aged actor who turns to TV after a successful career in other facets of show business only to find that his wife influences his work there.47The ReturnAn amnesia victim is told by his alleged stepfather that he is heir to a fortune. When his so-called family greet him with reserve, however he gets busy to iron out the unreal problem.48Ephraim Tutt's Clean HandsLawyer Tutt refuses to cross the street for a $5 million account, but goes clear to Pottsville to draw up a will for Jim Lawton, staying there until he successfully contests a claim to a woman's farm.49Come AliveAn arrogant woman whose self-centered tactics cause endless grief for her secretary, husband, sister and anyone who comes into contact with her.50Night at the VulcanWhen an actor is murdered backstage, the cast of the production become the suspects, seems the actor had plenty of enemies.51This Time Next YearThe ghost of Ulysses S. Grant materializes every year at the same time, at his tomb, Grant's Tomb.52Women of IntrigueIn this tale of Communist intrigue set in England, a man who works for the foreign office disappears.53The Wayward SeasonA composer's reaction to his daughter's marriage to a middle-aged man brings changes in his own life.54The SpurAfter the assassination of President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth leaped to the stage below, his spur became entangled in the American flag draping the balcony causing Booth to break his leg.55By-Line for MurderA bitter assistant foreign editor of a London newspaper commits murder in the newspaper office after being passed over yet again for a promotion.56Requiem for a Model AAfter buying a very used car, a writer uncovers some very unusual items under one of the seat cushions. The story of the vehicle's former owners is told via flashbacks.Season 1Season 2Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8
