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The Best Episodes of Playhouse 90 Season 2

Every episode of Playhouse 90 Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Playhouse 90 Season 2!

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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Death of Manolete" is the best rated episode of "Playhouse 90" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by John Frankenheimer and written by N/A, it aired on 9/12/1957. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Dark Side of the Earth".

  • The Death of Manolete
    7.5/1015 votes

    #1 - The Death of Manolete

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1957

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

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dark Side of the Earth
    NaN/100 votes

    #2 - The Dark Side of the Earth

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Topaze
    NaN/100 votes

    #3 - Topaze

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Sound of Different Drummers
    NaN/100 votes

    #4 - A Sound of Different Drummers

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1957

    In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Playroom
    NaN/100 votes

    #5 - The Playroom

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Around the World in 90 Minutes
    5.6/1018 votes

    #6 - Around the World in 90 Minutes

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1957

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mystery of Thirteen
    NaN/100 votes

    #7 - The Mystery of Thirteen

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Edge of Innocence
    NaN/100 votes

    #8 - The Edge of Innocence

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1957

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Clouded Image
    NaN/100 votes

    #9 - The Clouded Image

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jet-Propelled Couch
    NaN/100 votes

    #10 - The Jet-Propelled Couch

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1957

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Troublemakers
    NaN/100 votes

    #11 - The Troublemakers

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1957

    No description available

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • Panic Button
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - Panic Button

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/1957

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Galvanized Yankee
    NaN/100 votes

    #13 - Galvanized Yankee

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/1957

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thundering Wave
    NaN/100 votes

    #14 - The Thundering Wave

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/1957

    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: N/A

  • For I Have Loved Strangers
    NaN/100 votes

    #15 - For I Have Loved Strangers

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lone Woman
    NaN/100 votes

    #16 - The Lone Woman

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 12/26/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Reunion
    NaN/100 votes

    #17 - Reunion

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/2/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Man
    NaN/100 votes

    #18 - The Last Man

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/9/1958

    No description available

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The 80 Yard Run
    5.9/1013 votes

    #19 - The 80 Yard Run

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/16/1958

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Before I Die
    NaN/100 votes

    #20 - Before I Die

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1/23/1958

    An innocent man, doomed to die for the murder of a cop that he didn't commit, is rushed from prison to the county hospital for an emergency operation. The surgeon becomes convinced of the man's innocence when he mumbles a girl's name under anesthesia. The surgeon seeks the help of a psychiatrist to penetrate his patient's subconscious.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue
    NaN/100 votes

    #21 - The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 1/30/1958

    Mr. Golden wonders if he has wasted his life; but the news that he is to become a grandfather cheers him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Violent Heart
    NaN/100 votes

    #22 - The Violent Heart

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/6/1958

    Photographer Paul is invited to a French estate to take pictures but a romance develops with the lady of the house. A sudden death creates a suspicion of murder.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • No Time at All
    7.4/1025 votes

    #23 - No Time at All

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/13/1958

    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

  • Point of No Return
    NaN/100 votes

    #24 - Point of No Return

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 2/20/1958

    Waiting to find out if he's obtained a valuable promotion, a banker returns to the small town he grew up in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Portrait of a Murderer
    8.4/1028 votes

    #25 - Portrait of a Murderer

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 2/27/1958

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A