The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.
A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.
Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.
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.
A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.
A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.
The life of a widow is likely to change the day a gentleman suitor proposes to her. For the better?
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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