Episodes
- 1
1. Target for Three
1 Oct 1959 · 90 min
Three conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
- 2
2. The Sounds of Eden
15 Oct 1959 · 90 min
Three different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
- 3
3. Misalliance
29 Oct 1959 · 90 min
A group of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend engage in an exploration of their varied romantic entanglements.
- 4
4. The Hidden Image
12 Nov 1959 · 90 min
A journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
- 5
5. The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
26 Nov 1959 · 90 min
In Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
- 6
6. The Tunnel
10 Dec 1959 · 90 min
In the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
- 7
7. The Silver Whistle
24 Dec 1959 · 90 min
The old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
- 8
8. John Brown's Raid
14 Jan 1960 · 90 min
The story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
- 9
9. A Dream of Treason
21 Jan 1960 · 90 min
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
- 10
10. To the Sound of Trumpets
10 Feb 1960 · 90 min
In Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naïve and romanticized attitude to war.
- 11
11. The Cruel Day
24 Feb 1960 · 90 min · 7.0/10
Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy.
- 12
12. Tomorrow
7 Mar 1960 · 90 min
Slow witted, and tired, Fentry leads a lonely life of grinding poverty in his sharecropper's shack until a sick, pregnant woman escaping her abusive husband comes there. He takes her in and cares for her, eventually falling in love with her.
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13. The Hiding Place
22 Mar 1960 · 90 min
In the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, keeps them prisoner in his cellar, neglecting to tell them when the war ends.
- 14
14. Alas, Babylon
3 Apr 1960 · 90 min
Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
- 15
15. Journey to the Day
22 Apr 1960 · 90 min
Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
- 16
16. The Shape of the River
2 May 1960 · 90 min
Determined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
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17. In the Presence of Mine Enemies
16 May 1960 · 90 min
In the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.
Playhouse 90 Season 4: quick answers
How many episodes are in Playhouse 90 Season 4?
Season 4 of Playhouse 90 has 17 episodes, about 26 hours in total.
When did Playhouse 90 Season 4 come out?
Season 4 premiered on 1 Oct 1959.