Playhouse 90

The Best Episodes of Playhouse 90 Season 1

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Playhouse 90 Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Playhouse 90 Season 1!

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. 8.3/10(343 votes)

    #1 - Requiem for a Heavyweight

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    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
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #2 - 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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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #3 - 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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    Director:N/A
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  4. 7.9/10(292 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #5 - The Last Tycoon

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    S1:E24

    A movie producer is slowly working himself to death.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #6 - 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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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.6/10(16 votes)

    #7 - 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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    Director:N/A
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  9. 7.2/10(18 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. 7.1/10(14 votes)

    #9 - 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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    Director:N/A
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  11. 7.0/10(123 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 6.9/10(21 votes)

    #11 - 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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  13. 6.9/10(22 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. 6.8/10(17 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. 6.6/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Homeward Borne

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    S1:E32

    Just after World War Two ends, an American woman takes in a Polish war orphan boy, a concentration camp survivor. But conflict arises when her husband, a returning Air Force bomber pilot, hates the boy and his psychological baggage.

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  16. 6.5/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Winter Dreams

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    S1:E34

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  17. 6.3/10(41 votes)

    #16 - Massacre at Sand Creek

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    S1:E13

    An investigation into a massacre of Native Americans.

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  18. 6.3/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Where's Charley?

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    S1:E26

    Lord Fancourt Babberley is forced to disguise himself as a woman - his aunt from Brazil, "where the nuts come from".

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    #18 - Sizeman and Son

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    S1:E3

    The happy atmosphere in Mr. Sizeman's factory is disrupted by an argumentative newcomer - his son.

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    #19 - Rendezvous in Black

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    S1:E4

    A woman is inexplicably killed on a street-corner. What has this to do with other deaths around the city?

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    #20 - The Country Husband

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    S1:E5

    After a near-death experience, a businessman starts to re-think his life, and wonders about leaving his wife.

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    #21 - The Big Slide

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    S1:E6

    A vaudeville comic becomes a silent film star.

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    #22 - Heritage of Anger

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    S1:E7

    A wealthy industrialist has trouble with his sons.

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    #23 - Confession

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    S1:E9

    When a much-admired community leader dies, a journalist starts to investigate his life - and finds he was not the man he seemed.

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    #24 - Made in Heaven

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    S1:E10

    When Zachary and Elsa separate, each seems tempted to start a new love affair.

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    #25 - Sincerely, Willis Wade

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    S1:E11

    A wealthy mill owner finances the education of a clever, but poor, young man.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Requiem for a Heavyweight" is the best rated episode of "Playhouse 90" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 343 votes. Directed by Ralph Nelson and written by N/A, it aired on 10/11/1956. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Miracle Worker".