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The Best Episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6

Every episode of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6!

The Best Episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 6

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...

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    #1 - Run Like a Thief

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    S6:E26

    Alexander has been a faithful employee of Madame Pollard as maitre d' at her elegant resort. Eager to introduce his protege Rob, things go wrong when his wife Della finds an expensive bracelet lost by Pollard and begs to keep. The police are called and Alexander's dreams of his future begin to crumble.

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    Writer:Sam Hall
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    #2 - 0 for 37

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    S6:E1

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

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    #3 - The Bachelor Party

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    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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    #4 - The Girl With the Stopwatch

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    S6:E3

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

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    #5 - The Train to Trouble

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    S6:E4

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

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    #6 - Up Above the World So High

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    S6:E5

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

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    Director:Delbert Mann
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    #7 - The Sixth Year

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    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

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    #8 - The Midnight Caller

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    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.

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    #9 - The Glorification of Al Toolum

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    S6:E8

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    Director:Delbert Mann
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    #10 - The Hangman in the Fog

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    S6:E9

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

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    Director:Delbert Mann
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    #11 - Smoke Screen

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    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.

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    Director:Delbert Mann
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    #12 - A Game of Hide and Seek

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    S6:E11

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    #13 - Statute of Limitations

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    S6:E12

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

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    #14 - The Dancers

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    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 Broken Fist

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    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.

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    #16 - The Mother

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    S6:E15

    A widow tries not to be dependent on her children.

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    #17 - The King and Mrs. Candle

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    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.

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    #18 - The Joker

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    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.

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    #19 - And Crown Thy Good

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    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.

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    Director:Delbert Mann
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    #20 - The Shadow of Willie Greer

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    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.

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    Director:Horton Foote
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    #21 - Adapt or Die

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    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.

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    Director:Arthur Penn
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    #22 - Friday the Thirteenth

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    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.

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    #23 - Man Drowning

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    S6:E22

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

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    #24 - The Catamaran

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    S6:E23

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

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    #25 - The Man in the Middle of the Ocean

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    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.

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    Director:Delbert Mann
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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Run Like a Thief" is the best rated episode of "The Philco Television Playhouse" season 6. It scored 5.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Jeffrey Hayden and written by Sam Hall, it aired on 9/5/1954. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "0 for 37".