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The Best Episodes of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television

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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 23 - The Innocent Assassin
    9.2/10(22 votes)

    #1 - The Innocent Assassin

    S1:E23

    Eileen Gorman and Jamsie Corcoran are in love, but they live in 1921 Dublin, Ireland, and their romance is blighted by civil strife. Their fathers are partisans of the Irish Republican Army, fighting the British. Their IRA group decides that a traitor must be killed, and Jamsie is assigned to assassinate him.

    Director:Robert Florey
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 2 Episode 14 - The Man in the Funny Suit
    8.8/10(41 votes)

    #2 - The Man in the Funny Suit

    S2:E14

    In 1956, viewers saw Ed Wynn give a moving performance in ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"" on the Playhouse 90 series. This program shows the tense drama which unfolded behind the scenes, when Ed's son and co-star Keenan Wynn feared that ""The Perfect Fool"" would be far from perfect in his first straight dramatic role.

    Director:Ralph Nelson
    Writer:Ralph Nelson

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  3. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 6 - The Time Element
    8.1/10(510 votes)

    #3 - The Time Element

    S1:E6

    A patient visiting a psychiatrist complains of recurrent dreams in which he imagines he is living in Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. A series of flashbacks shows him living with his knowledge of what has happened in the seventeen years since, betting on sure winners in sports events, but also seeking to warn a newly-married couple, newspaper editors, and anyone else who will listen that they will be attacked by the Japanese. Everyone is either too interested in a good time or too determinedly patriotic to give heed; the man only gets punched on the jaw. In the end the psychiatrist is left looking at a blank couch, and to steady his own nerves he goes to a bar to get a drink. There he learns his patient was killed at Pearl Harbor.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  4. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 20 - Chain of Command
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Chain of Command

    S1:E20

    An Army lieutenant commanding a basic-training unit clashes with an arrogant Private.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 21 - A Diamond For Carla
    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #5 - A Diamond For Carla

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 2 Episode 10 - The Desilu Revue
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    #6 - The Desilu Revue

    S2:E10

    Lucille Ball plays herself as the vice-president of Desilu Productions, who is busy readying her workshop of young performers for their musical revue. The performers in this program were actual members of Lucy's Workshop at Desilu Studios, and included film historian Robert Osborne, Carole Cook and Dick Kallman, who later starred in the series ""Hank"".

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 1 - Lucy Goes to Mexico
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Lucy Goes to Mexico

    S1:E1

    Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel are visiting San Diego. While Ricky rehearses a show with Maurice Chevalier, Lucy and Ethel cross the Mexican border to do a little shopping. Returning to the US, a stowaway boy is found in the Ricardo's car trunk by US Customes. With Lucy and Ethel in jail, Ricky, Fred, and Maurice come to the rescue. Unfortunately, now Chevalier is being held because he is not authorized to leave the US into Mexico. This sends Lucy off to a bullfight to find the American consul, only Lucy disguises herself as a matador, and ends up facing a raging bull.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writers:Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller

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  8. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 2 - Song of Bernadette
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Song of Bernadette

    S1:E2

    Based on Mary Gray Blanton's biography The Miracle of Bernadette, this is the story of Bernadette Soubirous, a french peasant girl who discovered healing waters after seeing a vision of Mary, Mother of Jesus. The experience changed her life, and she eventually became a nun, and later named a Saint by the Catholic church.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 3 - The Case For Dr. Mudd
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Case For Dr. Mudd

    S1:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 4 - My Father The Fool
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - My Father The Fool

    S1:E4

    No description available

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Adrian Spies

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  11. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 5 - Debut
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Debut

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Paul Monash

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  12. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 7 - The Night The Phone Rang
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Night The Phone Rang

    S1:E7

    What more terrifying predicament could an innocent man be faced with than to become involved with a gang of highly organized criminals—a murder syndicate which selects not only its victim but his executioner?

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 8 - Silent Thunder
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Silent Thunder

    S1:E8

    An American Indian seeks dignity in a white community.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  14. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 9 - Lucy Makes Room for Danny
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Lucy Makes Room for Danny

    S1:E9

    Lucy & Ricky are off to sunny California for his latest motion picture, and rent their home to Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) and family. When Ricky's picture deal falls through, suddenly the Ricardo's are without a place to live. The Mertz' offer their home, and the two couples are now housemates. Unfortunately, Lucy becomes up in arms regarding the way the Williams are using their home, and soon makes a pest of herself. Culminating in a snow fight, the matter is finally settled in court.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writers:Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller

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  15. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 10 - K. O. Kitty
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - K. O. Kitty

    S1:E10

    Dance teacher Kitty Williams, who loves dogs, is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her late Uncle Charlie. But the ""boxer"" turns out to be Harold Tibbetts, a muscle-bound country boy.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 11 - The Crazy Hunter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Crazy Hunter

    S1:E11

    A girl trains a blind horse.

    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Walter Newman

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  17. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 12 - Ballad For A Bad Man
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Ballad For A Bad Man

    S1:E12

    Chris Hody, a professional bounty hunter, goes after young Danny Cash, who is wanted for robbery and murder. The girl Cash loves is a member of a troupe of entertainers. Hody joins the troupe as a guide, hoping that Cash will turn up with the stolen money.

    Director:Jerry Hopper
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 13 - Chez Rouge
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Chez Rouge

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Adrian Spies

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  19. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 14 - The Comeback
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - The Comeback

    S1:E14

    A has-been ballplayer revives a Little League team.

    Director:Arthur Lubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 15 - Happy Hill
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Happy Hill

    S1:E15

    No description available

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 16 - Trial At Devil's Canyon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Trial At Devil's Canyon

    S1:E16

    No description available

    Director:Claudio Guzmán
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 17 - Symbol of Authority
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Symbol of Authority

    S1:E17

    No description available

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Ernest Kinoy

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  23. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 18 - Martin's Folly
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Martin's Folly

    S1:E18

    No description available

    Director:Robert Ellis Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 19 - Perilous
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Perilous

    S1:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Season 1 Episode 22 - Lucy Goes to Alaska
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Lucy Goes to Alaska

    S1:E22

    Alaska is celebrating statehood! Red Skelton invites Ricky Ricardo to appear on his television show that is being filmed in the new state. The entire gang comes along and take a look at a recent Alaskan land investment by Ricky & Fred. Unfortunately, accomadations are scarce and the foursome must share a room, with Lucy spending the night on a troublesome hammock. The following morning, Lucy lucks out and lands an appearance on the TV show with Red in a Freddy the Freeloader sketch. Clever Lucy begins to believe she can pawn off the bad land investment on Red, and the two head out to take a look. Ultimately stranded, the two redheads trade land for airfare, but on the way back, Lucy and Red end up having to pilot the plane to safety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Innocent Assassin" is the best rated episode of "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse". It scored 9.2/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Robert Florey and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/16/1959. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Man in the Funny Suit".