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The Best Episodes of Playhouse 90 Season 2

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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...

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  1. Background image for The Death of Manolete
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #1 - The Death of Manolete

    S2:E1

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

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  2. Background image for The Dark Side of the Earth
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    #2 - The Dark Side of the Earth

    S2:E2

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Topaze

    S2:E3

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - A Sound of Different Drummers

    S2:E4

    In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.

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    #5 - The Playroom

    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Around the World in 90 Minutes
    5.4/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Around the World in 90 Minutes

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - The Mystery of Thirteen

    S2:E7

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - The Edge of Innocence

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - The Clouded Image

    S2:E9

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Jet-Propelled Couch
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    #10 - The Jet-Propelled Couch

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - The Troublemakers

    S2:E11

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    #12 - Panic Button

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Galvanized Yankee

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - The Thundering Wave

    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.

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    #15 - For I Have Loved Strangers

    S2:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Don Murray
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    #16 - The Lone Woman

    S2:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Reunion

    S2:E17

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - The Last Man

    S2:E18

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  20. Background image for The 80 Yard Run
    5.9/10(13 votes)

    #19 - The 80 Yard Run

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Before I Die

    S2:E20

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue
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    #21 - The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue

    S2:E21

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - The Violent Heart

    S2:E22

    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.

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    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #23 - No Time at All

    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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    #24 - Point of No Return

    S2:E24

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Portrait of a Murderer
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #25 - Portrait of a Murderer

    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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    Director:Unknown
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Death of Manolete" is the best rated episode of "Playhouse 90" season 2. It scored 7.2/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by John Frankenheimer and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1957. This episode is rated 7.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Dark Side of the Earth".