Playhouse 90

- Season 2

(1957)

The story of the last hours in the life of Spain's most celebrated matador.

A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.

A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.

A young security police officer in a future totalitarian state is assigned to suppress illegal intellectual activity, including executing book readers. He catches a librarian hiding a banned book and joins her in reading books.

Three siblings return home when their mother wins a "Mother of the Year" award from a magazine.

October 17, 1957, the CBS Television Network diverted from its typical format of live dramatic presentations for "Playhouse 90" to cover Michael Todd's gigantic party commemorating the one-year anniversary of the release of his film "Around The World In 80 Days". Todd invited 18-thousand people to the gala in New York City's Madison Square Garden though the number probably was far greater because of party-crashers. Walter Cronkite hosted the coverage with future ABC Sports ace Jim McKay and news veteran Bill Leonard handling the interviewing of numerous celebrity ...

The story of William Palmer, one of the most notorious poisoners in Victorian England - or was he?

A lawyer's new brother-in-law disapproves of his specialty of defending murderers. But when he finds himself accused of murder, he asks for his help.

A young stranger, Brat Farrar, shows up claiming to be the twin brother of a young Englishman, Peter Ashby, who is set to inherit a huge fortune. Farrar claim to have a right to half of the estate.

A psychoanalyst treats a noted atomic physicist who believes that he lives on Earth as a scientist in a government research laboratory, and on another planet where he is the dominant authority and has powers of telepathy and teleportation.

A group of university students beat and kill an outspoken journalist for the school newspaper. One of the students struggles with his conscience over his vow to remain silent about the event.

The investigation into a plane crash concludes that it was caused by pilot error. At the inquiry, the co-pilot seeks to place the blame on the captain who died in the crash.

During the American Civil War, the commander of a Northern prisoner of war camp orders the execution of a Confederate soldier. The brother of executed soldier then seeks revenge on the commander.

Middle-aged actress Victoria Maxwell comes to terms with her destructive lifestyle as she struggles with the lead role in a Broadway-bound play. Matters are complicated by the fact that she is co-starring opposite her estranged husband, Allen Grant, whom she never stopped loving. As the drama begins, Sydney Lowe, a Broadway director, is eager to hire Victoria Maxwell to star in his production of "Thundering Wave," written by his friend Lew Downs, an accomplished writer. Maxwell agrees to take the part, but insists that Sydney hire Grant to play opposite her. Sydney is...

An American is hired to work for a displaced persons camp in Italy. He falls in love with a Czechoslovakian refugee, but he is confronted with obstacles when he decides to marry and bring his bride back to the United States.

Set in Colorado in 1830, the owner of a trading post seeks to annul the marriage between his brother and a Cheyenne woman.

A New York lawyer, Jason Merrick, organizes a reunion for his World War II comrades. Each tells a life secret. The reunion becomes a test of the relationship between Merrick and his wife.

In the old West, Mitch Barrett's wife dies during childbirth. Barrett blames the town's leaders who failed to assist. He seeks revenge by robbing the bank where the rich cattleman who runs the town has deposited his money.

Long ago, Christian made a run of 80 yards to make the winning touchdown in a football game. It was the greatest moment of his life. Or was it the beginning of his decline?

A surgeon becomes convinced of the innocence of a convicted murderer based on the convict mumbling while under anesthesia. He risks his reputation to save the convict from the electric chair.

Mr. Golden wonders if he has wasted his life; but the news that he is to become a grandfather cheers him.

Photographer Paul is invited to a French estate to take pictures but a romance develops with the lady of the house. A sudden death creates a suspicion of murder.

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people on the ground.

Financier Charles Gray, under consideration for a promotion, is sent to his home town in New England, visits his childhood sweetheart, and questions his life and marriage.

Based on a true story, Donald Bashor robs and bludgeons two women to their deaths. While committing the crimes he maintans a normal existence with his girlfriend Florry.

A veteran lawyer must defend his own son when the latter is threatened with disbarment.

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.

The story of a struggle for control of a Hollywood talent agency.

Story begins at Calcutta, near the end of World War 2. The hero of this romantic comedy is Pvt. Linus Powell of the USAAC. When Powell is transferred across the Himalayas to China he is determined to get back to his girlfriend in Calcutta.

Karl Ohringer is acquitted of murder on grounds that the killing was not intentional. A wealthy and eccentric man, Emery Ganun, decides to take justice into his own hands.

Marina Arkwritght is put on trial for allegedly poisoning her son. Three of the jurors have prejudices that they bring to the case.

A married American bomber pilot, Capt. Neil Dameron, is stationed at an air base in England during World War II. He falls in love with an English entertainer, Sidney Cantrell.

A Nazi spy, Wilhelm Konreid, travels to London in 1939, posing as a Polish patriot. He ingratiates himself into high British government circles and is offered a job with the BBC.

After the first atom bomb test, scientists realize the bomb was more powerful than they expected - which may have terrible results.

A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War Two Germany, but keeps on going and won't tolerate lightly a young LIEUTENANT losing his nerve under the strain,who refuses to continue.

A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.

When a rich man marries a much younger wife and his ailing health gets rather worse, the housekeeper suspects a murder attempt is looming.

A weakling sheriff is unable to prevent a lynching. Can he redeem himself by preventing a second one?

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

Following the death of Jesse James, his peace-loving, law-abiding son, Jesse Jr., and his uncle Frank return to the family's home town, hoping to live peaceably and raise horses.