Episodes
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1. The Miss America Story
4 Sept 1955 · 60 min
The Philco Corporation and ABC network televised the first live Miss America broadcast on Saturday September 11, 1954. Twenty seven million viewers from coast to coast shared the thrills of the Boardwalk Hall audience as they watched from their own homes as California's Lee Meriwether captured the title for 1955. Bob Russell was the emcee. For the first time, the pageant also featured it's first "Illuminated Night Parade" down the Boardwalk.
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2. The Outsiders
18 Sept 1955 · 60 min
The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.
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3. A Man is Ten Feet Tall
2 Oct 1955 · 60 min
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.
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4. A Business Proposition
23 Oct 1955 · 60 min
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5. The Mechanical Heart
6 Nov 1955 · 60 min
A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.
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6. One Mummy Too Many
20 Nov 1955 · 60 min
Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.
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7. The Trees
4 Dec 1955 · 60 min
A little girl returns from a fresh air camp to her slum district home and brings a sapling with her. The tree is planted in the parking. Ridicule of the family's efforts to keep it alive comes from all sources. Angered, the father sets out to get more trees planted, trouble brews.
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8. Christmas 'Til Closing
18 Dec 1955 · 60 min
A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.
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9. Rise Up and Walk
1 Jan 1956 · 60 min
A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.
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10. This Land is Mine
15 Jan 1956 · 60 min
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11. The Starlet
29 Jan 1956 · 60 min
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12. Kyria Katina
12 Feb 1956 · 60 min
The life of a widow is likely to change the day a gentleman suitor proposes to her. For the better?
The Philco Television Playhouse Season 8: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Philco Television Playhouse Season 8?
Season 8 of The Philco Television Playhouse has 12 episodes, about 12 hours in total.
When did The Philco Television Playhouse Season 8 come out?
Season 8 premiered on 4 Sept 1955.