Episodes
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1. The Thin Air
21 Sept 1952 · 60 min
A young girl's disappearance on the night of her engagement party leads investigators and her fiancee on a long perplexing case that ends in a London pub 24 years later.
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2. The Black Sheep
5 Oct 1952 · 60 min
A reformed playboy has quite a time explaining his escapades to the mother of the girl he decides to marry.
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3. Uncertain Heritage
19 Oct 1952 · 60 min
The story of a young man struggling against his father's domination after his father has been dead for several years.
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4. The Winter of the Dog
2 Nov 1952 · 60 min
This plot revolves around American troops stationed in China after WWII.
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5. Parole Chief
16 Nov 1952 · 60 min
The case histories of several parolees and events that shaped the career of the parole director is told.
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6. The Gift
30 Nov 1952 · 60 min
A child has been given an exceptional gift by her fairy godmother, the gift of finding lost articles
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7. Tempest of Tick Creek
14 Dec 1952 · 60 min
The story of two brothers and a missing uncle who returns suddenly bringing with him a chest which the brothers assume contains gold. The brothers want their share but so does the uncle's jilted bride and son.
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8. Magic Morning
28 Dec 1952 · 60 min
A woman seeks success in her marriage as she had gained in her career.
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9. Double Jeopardy
4 Jan 1953 · 60 min
A jury finds a woman not guilty of the murder of her husband, but some still believe her to be guilty of the crime.
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10. Pride's Way
11 Jan 1953 · 60 min
The story from incidents in the life of Benedict Arnold and how Arnold's family suffers by his traitorous acts against his country.
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11. Two for One
18 Jan 1953 · 60 min
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12. Elegy
25 Jan 1953 · 60 min
A young writer hears that his friend has died so he writes an "Elegy - A Tribute to Larry" that brings him fame and fortune. A year later his friend turns up very much alive and with plans for blackmail.
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13. The Reluctant Citizen
8 Feb 1953 · 60 min
A 67-year-old refugee deals with his fears and conflicted feelings as he's about to become an American citizen.
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14. Mr. Pettengill Here
15 Feb 1953 · 60 min
A dancer becomes so eager for success that her ambition nearly ruins her career.
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15. Wings on My Feet
22 Feb 1953 · 60 min
DANCE- DANCE- DANCE- The struggle is real for this young dancer.
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16. The Trip to Bountiful
1 Mar 1953 · 60 min
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. ...
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17. The Gesture
15 Mar 1953 · 60 min
Misaligned plot twists for this lost episode.
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18. The Velvet Mitten
22 Mar 1953 · 60 min
A man becomes entangled with a flighty woman during a convention.
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19. A Young Lady of Property
5 Apr 1953 · 60 min
Wilma a 15-year-old girl has dreams of becoming a movie star but after her mother's death she is sent to live with her aunt, her father is too weak and unreliable. She wishes to be back at her home with her father.
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20. The Recluse
19 Apr 1953 · 60 min
Classic definition of a recluse when an older man withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude. Withdrawn from the world; due to heavy trauma in his life.
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21. Printer's Measure
26 Apr 1953 · 60 min
An old typesetter in a printing works fears the new machinery which will make him redundant - and perhaps render his whole working life pointless.
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22. A Little Something in Reserve
10 May 1953 · 60 min
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23. Marty
24 May 1953 · 60 min
Marty Pilletti is a 36 year-old butcher who lives with his mother. His brothers and sisters are all married and his dear mother - along with several other of her friends - is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better. He has very low self-esteem however and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. At one of those dances he meets ...
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24. The Way of an Eagle
7 Jun 1953 · 60 min
The story of John J. Audobon and his wife Lucy.
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25. Baby and Me
14 Jun 1953 · 60 min
In a family of eccentrics the five year old daughter stands out for her diva like behavior. Her mother, a retired actress, and her happy go lucky father accept her behavior while her older brother cares only about scouting.
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26. Expectant Relations
21 Jun 1953 · 60 min
The struggle of a middle-aged woman who tries to win an inheritance from a rich uncle.
27. The House in Athens
5 Jul 1953 · 60 min · 7.3/10
Three people are thrown together by the death of a man.
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28. The Big Deal
19 Jul 1953 · 60 min
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29. The Cipher
2 Aug 1953 · 60 min
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30. Ernie Barger is 50
9 Aug 1953 · 60 min
Ernie Barger has a startling revelation when he turns 50. The discovery that he is no longer needed by anyone sends him over the edge.
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31. The Rainmaker
16 Aug 1953 · 60 min
Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secret yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!
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32. Othello
6 Sept 1953 · 60 min
Othello, the Moor of Venice, is manipulated into believing his loving wife an adulteress.
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33. Holiday Song
20 Sept 1953 · 60 min
A cantor's faith is renewed.
The Philco Television Playhouse Season 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Philco Television Playhouse Season 5?
Season 5 of The Philco Television Playhouse has 33 episodes, about 33 hours in total.
When did The Philco Television Playhouse Season 5 come out?
Season 5 premiered on 21 Sept 1952.
What is the best episode of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 5?
By viewer score, episode 27, “The House in Athens”, at 7.3/10.