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The Best Episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6

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The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 1 - 0 for 37
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    #1 - 0 for 37

    S6:E1

    A young ballplayer appreciates the value of home and family after a shaky start in professional baseball.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 2 - The Bachelor Party
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    #2 - The Bachelor Party

    S6:E2

    Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.

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  3. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 3 - The Girl With the Stopwatch
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    #3 - The Girl With the Stopwatch

    S6:E3

    A woman of 30 is preoccupied with her work as a television script writer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 4 - The Train to Trouble
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    #4 - The Train to Trouble

    S6:E4

    A man must decide whether or not to expose the past of a candidate for the sheriff's office.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 5 - Up Above the World So High
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    #5 - Up Above the World So High

    S6:E5

    A middle-aged woman seemingly has the gift of second sight.

    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 6 - The Sixth Year
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    #6 - The Sixth Year

    S6:E6

    A wife becomes exasperated with her husband who seems to have lost the will to work. She takes their child and leaves. He finds a menial job and asks her to come home. She seeks advice on the situation from her mother and father

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 7 - The Midnight Caller
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    #7 - The Midnight Caller

    S6:E7

    Three unmarried women residing in a boarding house in a small town have watched life pass them by waiting for the right man to come into their lives. When a new stranger shows up and moves into the boarding house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 8 - The Glorification of Al Toolum
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    #8 - The Glorification of Al Toolum

    S6:E8

    No description available

    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 9 - The Hangman in the Fog
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    #9 - The Hangman in the Fog

    S6:E9

    An American newspaperman in London believes that he is being pursued by agents from across the Iron Curtain.

    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 10 - Smoke Screen
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    #10 - Smoke Screen

    S6:E10

    A country boy gets a job in the city as a bookkeeper. He meets a beautiful model and gets mixed up in a murder.

    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 11 - A Game of Hide and Seek
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    #11 - A Game of Hide and Seek

    S6:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 12 - Statute of Limitations
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    #12 - Statute of Limitations

    S6:E12

    The perpetrators of a million dollar robbery find themselves with five hours to go before the statute of limitations takes effect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 13 - The Dancers
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    #13 - The Dancers

    S6:E13

    A meek young boy, still shy and unsure of himself, visits his sister in a small town and is persuaded by her to ask the most popular girl in town for a date. He asks her to a school dance, but, as she is going steady, she refuses his invitation. Believing himself to be the butt of ridicule by the young population of the town because of his awkwardness, he withdraws into himself. He later meets a young girl who is as shy as he, is and, because of the mutual understanding between them, they give each other the confidence each lacks.

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  15. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 14 - The Broken Fist
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    #14 - The Broken Fist

    S6:E14

    The story of a middle-aged Frenchman in Algiers who decides to do something for his homeland during the Nazi occupation. He joins the underground and goes to the port of Marseilles to report on shipping.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 15 - The Mother
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    #15 - The Mother

    S6:E15

    A widow tries not to be dependent on her children.

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  17. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 16 - The King and Mrs. Candle
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    #16 - The King and Mrs. Candle

    S6:E16

    The deposed King of Brandovia, whose inhabitants spend their time exporting bologna and repelling invasions by neighboring Carps and Gloats, finds his way to America, where he earns a living as a dancing instructor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 17 - The Joker
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    #17 - The Joker

    S6:E17

    Mike Galloway, a "nice guy", was an incurable practical joker--always passing out exploding cigars and perpetrating other silliness. His pranks made for a bad first impression on Dorie, but eventually they fell in love and married.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 18 - And Crown Thy Good
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    #18 - And Crown Thy Good

    S6:E18

    In this stirring "drama of an old lady's love for her grandson, Miss Gish plays the role of the wife of a poor Texas farmer who has raised her grandson, following the death of his parents.

    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 19 - The Shadow of Willie Greer
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    #19 - The Shadow of Willie Greer

    S6:E19

    In this stirring "drama of an old lady's love for her grandson, Miss Gish plays the role of the wife of a poor Texas farmer who has raised her grandson, following the death of his parents.

    Director:Horton Foote
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 20 - Adapt or Die
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    #20 - Adapt or Die

    S6:E20

    An editor of the major magazine "Throb" finds that he must either adapt to the high pressure life of a New York magazine or be without a job.

    Director:Arthur Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 21 - Friday the Thirteenth
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    #21 - Friday the Thirteenth

    S6:E21

    3 women have just attended their college reunion, and are returning together when their vehicle crashes through a fence and over a cliff. As their husbands wait anxiously above the accident scene, they learn that only two of the women have survived, and they relive memories of their lives together as they await word as to who lives and who died.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 22 - Man Drowning
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    #22 - Man Drowning

    S6:E22

    A big man on the campus turns out to be somewhat of a dud.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 23 - The Catamaran
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Catamaran

    S6:E23

    A husband's hobby threatens his marriage until he finds a suitable replacement, the wife that is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 24 - The Man in the Middle of the Ocean
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    #24 - The Man in the Middle of the Ocean

    S6:E24

    A member of an architect's firm is torn by internal conflict. His partners need his compliance if they are to cash in on a deal they have made with a building contractor.

    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 Episode 25 - Star in the Summer Night
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #25 - Star in the Summer Night

    S6:E25

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"0 for 37" is the best rated episode of "The Philco Television Playhouse" season 6. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1953. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Bachelor Party".