Playhouse 90

The Best Episodes of Playhouse 90

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Playhouse 90 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Playhouse 90!

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated...
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  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Rank and File

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    S3:E34

    A powerful union leader is interrogated by a Senate committee. Testifying before a Senate, William Kilcoyne tells the story of his career. He began as a factory worker and his shrewdness and ambition carried him up through the ranks to his present position as head of a large union.

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  2. 8.8/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Alas, Babylon

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    S4:E14

    Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.

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  3. 8.4/10(26 votes)

    #3 - In the Presence of Mine Enemies

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    S4:E17

    In the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.

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  4. 8.3/10(343 votes)

    #4 - Requiem for a Heavyweight

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    S1:E2

    An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.

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    Director:Ralph Nelson
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  5. 8.3/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Portrait of a Murderer

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    S2:E25

    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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  6. 8.3/10(68 votes)

    #6 - A Town Has Turned to Dust

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    S2:E38

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

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  8. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #7 - The Miracle Worker

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    S1:E19

    The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

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  9. 8.1/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Tomorrow

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    S4:E12

    Slow witted, and tired, Fentry leads a lonely life of grinding poverty in his sharecropper's shack until a sick, pregnant woman escaping her abusive husband comes there. He takes her in and cares for her, eventually falling in love with her.

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  10. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Invitation to a Gunfighter

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    S1:E23

    A gunfighter is terrorizing a small western town. The townspeople finally pool their money to a hire another gunfighter to drive him out of town. The townsfolk thought they had it bad until they handed the reigns over to the new terror. Pooling their money again, this time to hire Jeffers to get rid of Dancer.

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  11. 7.9/10(292 votes)

    #10 - The Comedian

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    S1:E20

    Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.

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  12. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #11 - The Last Tycoon

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    S1:E24

    A movie producer is slowly working himself to death.

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  13. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Clipper Ship

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    S1:E27

    A romance on the high seas revolving around the comely widow of a shipping magnate, and her growing love for a handsome young political prisoner who was scheduled to be put to death when the vessel reached its destination. Though unyielding at first, the ship's stern captain eventually helped the woman to make a clean getaway, with the condemned man in tow.

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  14. 7.7/10(33 votes)

    #13 - Bomber's Moon

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    S2:E35

    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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  15. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Great Gatsby

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    S2:E39

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

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  16. 7.6/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Ain't No Time for Glory

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    S1:E38

    American soldiers must use stealth to take over a German command post in Normandy.

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  17. 7.5/10(28 votes)

    #16 - No Time at All

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    S2:E23

    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.

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  18. 7.4/10(12 votes)

    #17 - The Dungeon

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    S2:E30

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  19. 7.2/10(18 votes)

    #18 - The Helen Morgan Story

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    S1:E33

    Broadway legend Helen Morgan 's life as told by her mother, from her early start in second rate speakeasies to star of top rated shows and owning her own club. Also seen is her poor choices, such as her affair with a married man, her short marriage to a much younger man, a court fight over an adopted baby and her fatal descent into booze addiction.

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  20. 7.2/10(17 votes)

    #19 - The Death of Manolete

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    S2:E1

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

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  21. 7.1/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Without Incident

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    S1:E36

    Captain Russell Bidlack, commander of a U.S. Cavalry unit in 1870, determines to complete a rescue mission through dangerous Indian territory. In the course of the mission, he rescues the wives of two slain traders and captures the Indian chief accused of the murders. When he returns to the fort, he's faced with a revolt among his own men.

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  22. 7.0/10(123 votes)

    #21 - Forbidden Area

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    S1:E1

    Why are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price comes up with a terrifying explanation, but will anyone believe him?

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  23. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Cruel Day

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    S4:E11

    Synopsis 1: Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy. Synopsis 2: A French officer in the Algerian civil war faces a dilemma of conscience when it seems he must order the torture of a handsome, intelligent teenage boy in order to obtain information about the rebels who slaughtered an Algerian family.

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  24. 6.9/10(21 votes)

    #23 - Eloise

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    S1:E8

    It's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's around.

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  25. 6.9/10(22 votes)

    #24 - The Hostess with the Mostes'

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    S1:E25

    The story of Perle Mesta, who became, first, a renowned society hostess, and then an ambassadress.

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  26. 6.8/10(17 votes)

    #25 - So Soon to Die

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    S1:E16

    Down on his luck, war hero Lionel Amblin contemplates committing a murder.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Rank and File" is the best rated episode of "Playhouse 90". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and written by Rod Serling, it aired on 5/28/1959. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Alas, Babylon".