Bert Lytell
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Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes1952
The Philco Television Playhouse
Season 5
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Episodes
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Episode 160 min1952-09-21
The Thin Air
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.
Episode 260 min1952-10-05
The Black Sheep
A reformed playboy has quite a time explaining his escapades to the mother of the girl he decides to marry.
Episode 360 min1952-10-19
Uncertain Heritage
The story of a young man struggling against his father's domination after his father has been dead for several years.
Episode 460 min1952-11-02
The Winter of the Dog
This plot revolves around American troops stationed in China after WWII.
Episode 560 min1952-11-16
Parole Chief
The case histories of several parolees and events that shaped the career of the parole director is told.
Episode 660 min1952-11-30
The Gift
A child has been given an exceptional gift by her fairy godmother, the gift of finding lost articles
Episode 760 min1952-12-14
Tempest of Tick Creek
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.
Episode 860 min1952-12-28
Magic Morning
A woman seeks success in her marriage as she had gained in her career.
Episode 960 min1953-01-04
Double Jeopardy
A jury finds a woman not guilty of the murder of her husband, but some still believe her to be guilty of the crime.
Episode 1060 min1953-01-11
Pride's Way
The story from incidents in the life of Benedict Arnold and how Arnold's family suffers by his traitorous acts against his country.
Episode 1160 min1953-01-18
Two for One
No episode overview available.
Episode 1260 min1953-01-25
Elegy
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.
Episode 1360 min1953-02-08
The Reluctant Citizen
A 67-year-old refugee deals with his fears and conflicted feelings as he's about to become an American citizen.
Episode 1460 min1953-02-15
Mr. Pettengill Here
A dancer becomes so eager for success that her ambition nearly ruins her career.
Episode 1560 min1953-02-22
Wings on My Feet
DANCE- DANCE- DANCE- The struggle is real for this young dancer.
Episode 1660 min1953-03-01
The Trip to Bountiful
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. ...
Episode 1760 min1953-03-15
The Gesture
Misaligned plot twists for this lost episode.
Episode 1860 min1953-03-22
The Velvet Mitten
A man becomes entangled with a flighty woman during a convention.
Episode 1960 min1953-04-05
A Young Lady of Property
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.
Episode 2060 min1953-04-19
The Recluse
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.
Episode 2160 min1953-04-26
Printer's Measure
An old typesetter in a printing works fears the new machinery which will make him redundant - and perhaps render his whole working life pointless.
Episode 2260 min1953-05-10
A Little Something in Reserve
No episode overview available.
Episode 2360 min1953-05-24
Marty
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 ...
Episode 2460 min1953-06-07
The Way of an Eagle
The story of John J. Audobon and his wife Lucy.
Episode 2560 min1953-06-14
Baby and Me
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.
Episode 2660 min1953-06-21
Expectant Relations
The struggle of a middle-aged woman who tries to win an inheritance from a rich uncle.
Episode 2760 min1953-07-05
The House in Athens
Three people are thrown together by the death of a man.
Episode 2860 min1953-07-19
The Big Deal
No episode overview available.
Episode 2960 min1953-08-02
The Cipher
No episode overview available.
Episode 3060 min1953-08-09
Ernie Barger is 50
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.
Episode 3160 min1953-08-16
The Rainmaker
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!
Episode 3260 min1953-09-06
Othello
Othello, the Moor of Venice, is manipulated into believing his loving wife an adulteress.
Episode 3360 min1953-09-20
Holiday Song
A cantor's faith is renewed.