Overview
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 respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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Seasons
Season 145 episodes1948
1
Dinner at Eight
1948-10-03
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2Rebecca
1948-10-10
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3Counsellor-at-Law
1948-10-17
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4Angel in the Wings
1948-10-24
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5Street Scene
1948-10-31
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6This Thing Called Love
1948-11-07
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7Camille
1948-11-14
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8An Inspector Calls
1948-11-21
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9I Like It Here
1948-11-28
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10Suspect
1948-12-05
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11Parlor Story
1948-12-12
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12A Christmas Carol
1948-12-19
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13The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
1948-12-26
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14Ramshackle Inn
1949-01-02
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15Cyrano de Bergerac
1949-01-09
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16Papa Is All
1949-01-16
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17Pride and Prejudice
1949-01-23
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18Dark Hammock
1949-01-30
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19The Late Christopher Bean
1949-02-06
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20The Story of Mary Surratt
1949-02-13
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21Twelfth Night
1949-02-20
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22St. Helena
1949-02-27
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23The Druid Circle
1949-03-06
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24Quality Street
1949-03-13
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25Dinner at Antoine's
1949-03-20
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26Becky Sharp
1949-03-27
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27And Never Been Kissed
1949-04-03
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28What Makes Sammy Run?
1949-04-10
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29Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies
1949-04-17
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30Burlesque
1949-04-24
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31Macbeth
1949-05-01
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32Romeo and Juliet
1949-05-15
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33This Time, Next Year
1949-06-05
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34It Pays to Advertise
1949-06-12
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35Summer Formal
1949-06-19
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36Jenny Kissed Me
1949-06-26
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37Dark of the Moon
1949-07-03
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38For Love or Money
1949-07-10
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39The Five Lives of Richard Gordon
1949-07-17
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40You Touched Me!
1949-07-24
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41The Fourth Wall
1949-07-31
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42Enter Madame
1949-08-07
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43A Murder Has Been Arranged
1949-08-14
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44Pretty Little Parlor
1949-08-21
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45Three Cornered Moon
1949-08-28
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Season 245 episodes1949
1
What Every Woman Knows
1949-09-04
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2Pride's Castle
1949-09-11
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3The Little Sister
1949-09-18
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4The Lonely
1949-09-25
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5The Queen Bee
1949-10-02
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6Something's Got to Give
1949-10-09
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7The Last Tycoon
1949-10-16
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8Because of the Lockwoods
1949-10-23
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9Damion's Daughter
1949-10-30
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10The House of Seven Gables
1949-11-06
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11The Promise
1949-11-13
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12Medical Meeting
1949-11-20
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13The Wonderful Mrs. Ingram
1949-11-27
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14Mist on the Waters
1949-12-04
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15The Beautiful Bequest
1949-12-11
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16The Strange Christmas Dinner
1949-12-18
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17In Beauty Like the Night
1949-12-25
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18Little Boy Lost
1950-01-01
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19Bethel Merriday
1950-01-08
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20Murder at the Stork Club
1950-01-15
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21The Marriages
1950-01-22
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22Uncle Dynamite
1950-01-29
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23The Sudden Guest
1950-02-05
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24Ann Rutledge
1950-02-12
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25A Letter to Mr. Priest
1950-02-19
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26Hometown
1950-02-26
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27The Life of Vincent Van Gogh
1950-03-05
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28The Uncertain Molly Collicutt
1950-03-12
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29The Trial of Steven Kent
1950-03-19
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30The Second Oldest Profession
1950-03-26
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31Nocturne
1950-04-02
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32Dirty Eddie
1950-04-09
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33The End is Known
1950-04-16
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34The Man in the Black Hat
1950-04-23
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35The American
1950-04-30
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36The Feast
1950-05-07
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37Brat Farrar
1950-05-14
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38The Charmed Circle
1950-05-21
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39Semmelweis
1950-05-28
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40Sense and Sensibility
1950-06-04
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41The Bump on Brannigan's Head
1950-06-11
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42Anything Can Happen
1950-06-18
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43Hear My Heart Speak
1950-06-25
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44The Reluctant Landlord
1950-07-02
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45The Tentacles
1950-07-09
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Season 356 episodes1950
1
High Tor
1950-09-10
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2The Long Run
1950-09-17
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3Dear Guest and Ghost
1950-09-24
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4The Touch of a Stranger
1950-10-01
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5The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street
1950-10-08
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6A Husband for Mama
1950-10-15
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7Portrait in Smoke
1950-10-22
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8The Gambler
1950-10-29
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9The Power Devil
1950-11-05
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10The Man Who Got Away With It
1950-11-12
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11I'm Still Alive
1950-11-19
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12Torch for a Dark Journey
1950-11-26
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13Wacky, the Small Boy
1950-12-03
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14Bonanza
1950-12-10
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15Decoy
1950-12-17
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16The Pupil
1950-12-24
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17Leaf out of a Book
1950-12-31
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18The Symbol: Jefferson Davis
1951-01-07
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19The Lost Diplomat
1951-01-14
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20Confession
1951-01-21
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21The Great Escape
1951-01-28
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22A Matter of Life and Death
1951-02-04
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23Kitty Doone
1951-02-11
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24Let Them Be Sea Captains
1951-02-18
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25The Man Who Bought a Town
1951-02-25
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26No Medals on Pop
1951-03-11
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27The Dark Corridor
1951-03-18
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28Bulletin 120
1951-03-25
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29Parnassus on Wheels
1951-04-01
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30Routine Assignment
1951-04-08
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31Hour of Destiny
1951-04-15
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32The Birth of the Movies
1951-04-22
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33Mr. Arcularis
1951-04-29
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34A Secret Island
1951-05-06
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35The Visitors
1951-05-13
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36Justice and Mr. Pleznik
1951-05-20
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37Rescue
1951-05-27
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38The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1951-06-03
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39The Fast Dollar
1951-06-10
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40Operation: Airlift
1951-06-17
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41Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal
1951-06-24
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42The Plot
1951-07-01
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43Case History
1951-07-08
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44I Want to March
1951-07-15
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45Pretend I Am A Stranger
1951-07-22
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46Television Story
1951-07-29
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47The Return
1951-08-05
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48Ephraim Tutt's Clean Hands
1951-08-12
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49Come Alive
1951-08-19
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50Night at the Vulcan
1951-08-26
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51This Time Next Year
1951-09-02
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52Women of Intrigue
1951-09-09
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53The Wayward Season
1951-09-16
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54The Spur
1951-09-23
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55By-Line for Murder
1951-09-30
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56Requiem for a Model A
1951-10-07
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Season 425 episodes1951
1
Marcia Akers
1951-10-21
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2The Education of a Fullback
1951-11-04
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3A Little Night Music
1951-11-18
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4Incident at Golden's Creek
1951-12-02
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5Perspective
1951-12-16
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6The Sisters
1951-12-30
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7Without Fear or Favor
1952-01-13
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8Segment
1952-01-27
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9Rich Boy
1952-02-10
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10Tender Age
1952-02-24
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11Dusty Portrait
1952-03-09
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12The Best Laid Schemes
1952-03-23
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13The Room Next Door
1952-04-05
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14The Basket Weaver
1952-04-19
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15We Were Children
1952-05-04
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16A Cowboy for Chris
1952-05-18
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17A Man's Game
1952-06-01
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18Flight into Darkness
1952-06-15
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19The Monument
1952-06-29
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20A Letter to Mr. Priest
1952-07-13
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21Bratt Farrar
1952-07-27
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22The Five Fathers of Pepi
1952-08-10
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23Three Sundays
1952-08-24
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24The Last Hour
1952-09-07
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25Holiday Song
1952-09-14
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Season 533 episodes1952
1
The Thin Air
1952-09-21
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2The Black Sheep
1952-10-05
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3Uncertain Heritage
1952-10-19
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4The Winter of the Dog
1952-11-02
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5Parole Chief
1952-11-16
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6The Gift
1952-11-30
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7Tempest of Tick Creek
1952-12-14
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8Magic Morning
1952-12-28
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9Double Jeopardy
1953-01-04
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10Pride's Way
1953-01-11
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11Two for One
1953-01-18
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12Elegy
1953-01-25
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13The Reluctant Citizen
1953-02-08
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14Mr. Pettengill Here
1953-02-15
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15Wings on My Feet
1953-02-22
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16The Trip to Bountiful
1953-03-01
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17The Gesture
1953-03-15
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18The Velvet Mitten
1953-03-22
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19A Young Lady of Property
1953-04-05
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20The Recluse
1953-04-19
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21Printer's Measure
1953-04-26
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22A Little Something in Reserve
1953-05-10
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23Marty
1953-05-24
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24The Way of an Eagle
1953-06-07
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25Baby and Me
1953-06-14
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26Expectant Relations
1953-06-21
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27The House in Athens
1953-07-05
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28The Big Deal
1953-07-19
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29The Cipher
1953-08-02
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30Ernie Barger is 50
1953-08-09
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31The Rainmaker
1953-08-16
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32Othello
1953-09-06
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33Holiday Song
1953-09-20
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Season 626 episodes1953
1
0 for 37
1953-09-27
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2The Bachelor Party
1953-10-11
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3The Girl With the Stopwatch
1953-10-25
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4The Train to Trouble
1953-11-08
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5Up Above the World So High
1953-11-22
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6The Sixth Year
1953-11-29
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7The Midnight Caller
1953-12-13
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8The Glorification of Al Toolum
1953-12-27
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9The Hangman in the Fog
1954-01-10
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10Smoke Screen
1954-01-24
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11A Game of Hide and Seek
1954-02-07
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12Statute of Limitations
1954-02-21
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13The Dancers
1954-03-07
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14The Broken Fist
1954-03-21
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15The Mother
1954-04-04
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16The King and Mrs. Candle
1954-04-18
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17The Joker
1954-05-02
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18And Crown Thy Good
1954-05-16
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19The Shadow of Willie Greer
1954-05-30
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20Adapt or Die
1954-06-13
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21Friday the Thirteenth
1954-06-27
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22Man Drowning
1954-07-11
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23The Catamaran
1954-07-25
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24The Man in the Middle of the Ocean
1954-08-08
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25Star in the Summer Night
1954-08-22
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26Run Like a Thief
1954-09-05
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Season 725 episodes1954
1
Middle of the Night
1954-09-19
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2Time Bomb
1954-10-03
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3Man on the Mountaintop
1954-10-17
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4Time of Delivery
1954-10-31
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5Crime Without Motive
1954-11-14
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6Beg, Borrow or Steal
1954-11-28
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7Catch My Boy on Sunday
1954-12-12
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8Run, Girl, Run
1954-12-26
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9Walk Into the Night
1955-01-09
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10Anatomy of Fear
1955-01-23
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11A Sense of Justice
1955-02-06
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12The Assassin
1955-02-20
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13Play Me Hearts and Flowers
1955-03-06
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14Shadow of the Champ
1955-03-20
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15Watch Me Die
1955-04-03
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16The Bold and the Brave
1955-04-17
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17Letter of Recommendation
1955-05-01
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18The Pardon-Me Boy
1955-05-15
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19The Ghost Writer
1955-05-29
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20Total Recall
1955-06-12
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21Black Frost
1955-06-26
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22Incident in July
1955-07-10
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23The Death of Billy the Kid
1955-07-24
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24A Room in Paris
1955-08-07
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25Gretel
1955-08-21
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Season 812 episodes1955
1
The Miss America Story
1955-09-04
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2The Outsiders
1955-09-18
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3A Man is Ten Feet Tall
1955-10-02
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4A Business Proposition
1955-10-23
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5The Mechanical Heart
1955-11-06
60m0.0es908111
6One Mummy Too Many
1955-11-20
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7The Trees
1955-12-04
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8Christmas 'Til Closing
1955-12-18
60m0.0es908114
9Rise Up and Walk
1956-01-01
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10This Land is Mine
1956-01-15
60m0.0es908116
11The Starlet
1956-01-29
60m0.0es908117
12Kyria Katina
1956-02-12
60m0.0es908118
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