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The Best Episodes of Playhouse 90 Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 25 - Portrait of a Murderer
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 38 - A Town Has Turned to Dust
    8.3/10(76 votes)

    S2:E38

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

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 23 - No Time at All
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    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.

    Director:David Swift
    Writer:Charles Einstein

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  4. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 35 - Bomber's Moon
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 39 - The Great Gatsby
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    S2:E39

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 30 - The Dungeon
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E30

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 1 - The Death of Manolete
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 40 - Bitter Heritage
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S2:E40

    The James boys, being framed for a bank heist, are saved by the banker's daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 19 - The 80 Yard Run
    5.9/10(13 votes)

    S2:E19

    Long ago, Christian made a run of 80 yards to make the winning touchdown in a football game. It was the greatest moment of his life. Or was it the beginning of his decline?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 6 - Around the World in 90 Minutes
    5.3/10(19 votes)

    S2:E6

    October 17, 1957, the CBS Television Network diverted from its typical format of live dramatic presentations for "Playhouse 90" to cover Michael Todd's gigantic party commemorating the one-year anniversary of the release of his film "Around The World In 80 Days". Todd invited 18-thousand people to the gala in New York City's Madison Square Garden though the number probably was far greater because of party-crashers. Walter Cronkite hosted the coverage with future ABC Sports ace Jim McKay and news veteran Bill Leonard handling the interviewing of numerous celebrity party guests. During the broadcast, Garry Moore hosted occasional comedy vignettes of how Todd came to create his Academy award-winning movie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 2 - The Dark Side of the Earth
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E2

    A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 3 - Topaze
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E3

    A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 4 - A Sound of Different Drummers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E4

    In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 5 - The Playroom
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E5

    When a mother wins an award, she finds out a few things about her three grown-up children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 7 - The Mystery of Thirteen
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E7

    The story of William Palmer, one of the most notorious poisoners in Victorian England - or was he?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 8 - The Edge of Innocence
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E8

    A lawyer's new brother-in-law disapproves of his specialty of defending murderers. But when he finds himself accused of murder, he asks for his help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 9 - The Clouded Image
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 10 - The Jet-Propelled Couch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E10

    Based on a case history in psychologist Dr. Robert Linder's book "The 50-Minute Hour." Unbeknownst to his friends and colleagues, the outwardly sane and secure atomic physicist Dr. Kirk Allen has for many years been embarking upon imaginary visits to another planet. At first this mental abnormality harms no one, but when Allen begins acting strangely on the job, the Pentagon begins to suspect that he is a security risk. Under psychological counseling, Allen reveals his "secret life" and provides surprisingly accurate extraterrestrial charts as "proof" that he is truly out of this world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 11 - The Troublemakers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E11

    No description available

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 12 - Panic Button
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E12

    A Civil Aeronautics Board investigation determines that the reason a plane crashed, killing all aboard except one of the pilots, is that either the dead pilot or the survivor became panic-stricken and pushed the wrong button, but the investigators aren't sure which one was at fault.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 13 - Galvanized Yankee
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E13

    In a Northern prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War, a crippled Yankee commander has a rebellious Rebel executed. The dead man's brother, also a prisoner, vows vengeance. He volunteers to accompany the commander on a mission, planning to murder him along the way but changes his mind and escapes instead, deciding the commander is "already dead." The commander, a changed man, covers up for the escapees and himself faces court martial.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 14 - The Thundering Wave
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E14

    Middle-aged actress Victoria Maxwell comes to terms with her destructive lifestyle as she struggles with the lead role in a Broadway-bound play. Matters are complicated by the fact that she is co-starring opposite her estranged husband, Allen Grant, whom she never stopped loving.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 15 - For I Have Loved Strangers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Don Murray

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  24. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 16 - The Lone Woman
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 17 - Reunion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E17

    A reunion party for old army buddies turns inexorably into something darker and more sinister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Portrait of a Murderer" is the best rated episode of "Playhouse 90" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/27/1958. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Town Has Turned to Dust".