Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.
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Episode 1 - A Diamond for Carla
Release Date: 1959-09-14 -
Episode 2 - The Day the Town Stood Up
Release Date: 1959-10-02 -
Episode 3 - Six Guns for Donegan
Release Date: 1959-10-16 -
Episode 4 - So Tender, So Profane
Release Date: 1959-10-30 -
Episode 5 - Come Back to Sorrento
Release Date: 1959-11-06 -
Episode 6 - Border Justice
Release Date: 1959-11-13 -
Episode 7 - Lepke
Release Date: 1959-11-20 -
Episode 8 - The Hanging Judge
Release Date: 1959-12-04 -
Episode 9 - Murder in Gratitude
Release Date: 1959-12-11A doctor kills the man who murdered his brother, but he kills the wrong man.
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Episode 10 - The Desilu Revue
Release Date: 1959-12-25Lucille Ball plays herself as the vice-president of Desilu Productions, who is busy readying her workshop of young performers for their musical revue. The performers in this program were actual members of Lucy's Workshop at Desilu Studios, and included film historian Robert Osborne, Carole Cook and Dick Kallman, who later starred in the series ""Hank"".
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Episode 11 - Meeting at Apalachin
Release Date: 1960-01-23 -
Episode 12 - Thunder in the Night
Release Date: 1960-02-19 -
Episode 13 - Meeting at Appalachin
Release Date: 1960-01-22 -
Episode 14 - The Man in the Funny Suit
Release Date: 1960-04-15In 1956, viewers saw Ed Wynn give a moving performance in ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"" on the Playhouse 90 series. This program shows the tense drama which unfolded behind the scenes, when Ed's son and co-star Keenan Wynn feared that ""The Perfect Fool"" would be far from perfect in his first straight dramatic role.
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Episode 15 - City in Bondage
Release Date: 1960-05-13 -
Episode 16 - Murder is a Private Affair
Release Date: 1960-06-10