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The Philco Television Playhouse•Season 7•Episode 1

Middle of the Night

Sep 19, 195460 min
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A widowed businessman becomes obsessed with one of his employees, the divorcée Betty Preisser.

Directed byDelbert Mann
Written byPaddy Chayefsky
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Bert Lytell

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Paddy Chayefsky

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Episode Summary

"Middle of the Night" is episode 1 of The Philco Television Playhouse season 7. Directed by Delbert Mann and written by Paddy Chayefsky, it aired on September 19, 1954.

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