74 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S1E26: Becky Sharp
A scheming illegitimate girl trying to claw her way up in English society. However, fate never seems to give her an even break.
Airdate: 1949-03-27
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/1/episode/26
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72 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S3E28: Bulletin 120
In Mississippi in 1915, Dr. Joseph Goldberger works with a test group of convicts and discovers that pellagra is caused by a dietary deficiency and not infection.
Airdate: 1951-03-25
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/3/episode/28
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71 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S4E12: The Best Laid Schemes
Boy can we relate to this PLOT TWIST from back in the 40's. Doctors are helpless in dealing with an epidemic that hits New York City. The answer is provided by an exterminator.
Airdate: 1952-03-23
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/4/episode/12
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70 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S5E18: The Velvet Mitten
A man becomes entangled with a flighty woman during a convention.
Airdate: 1953-03-22
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/5/episode/18
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69 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S6E14: The Broken Fist
The story of a middle-aged Frenchman in Algiers who decides to do something for his homeland during the Nazi occupation. He joins the underground and goes to the port of Marseilles to report on shipping.
Airdate: 1954-03-21
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/6/episode/14
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74 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S1E25: Dinner at Antoine's
The murder of a woman at a dinner party unveils a multitude of twists and turns as the murderer is uncovered.
Airdate: 1949-03-20
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/1/episode/25
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68 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S7E14: Shadow of the Champ
A lonely woman feels she has one last shot at romance with a man who's content with being a flunky to a boxing champion.
Airdate: 1955-03-20
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/7/episode/14
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68 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S7E14: Shadow of the Champ
A lonely woman feels she has one last shot at romance with a man who's content with being a flunky to a boxing champion.
Airdate: 1955-03-20
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/7/episode/14
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74 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S1E25: Dinner at Antoine's
The murder of a woman at a dinner party unveils a multitude of twists and turns as the murderer is uncovered.
Airdate: 1949-03-20
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/1/episode/25
#ThePhilcoTelevisionPlayhouse #NBC #tvseries

73 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S2E29: The Trial of Steven Kent
A jury foreman seeks to wreak personal vengeance on the murder defendant.
Airdate: 1950-03-19
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/2/episode/29
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70 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S5E17: The Gesture
Misaligned plot twists for this lost episode.
Airdate: 1953-03-15
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/5/episode/17
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74 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S1E24: Quality Street
Because she's nearly 30 and still unwed, Phoebe Throssel is regarded as an over-the-hill spinster. Thus, when offered the opportunity for a reunion with Captain Brown, whom she hasn't seen in years, Phoebe desperately wants to rekindle his affections.
Airdate: 1949-03-13
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/1/episode/24
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73 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S2E28: The Uncertain Molly Collicutt
A flirtatious woman has a difficult time settling down to her marital responsibilities.
Airdate: 1950-03-12
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/2/episode/28
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72 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S3E26: No Medals on Pop
A young boy believes his father deserves a medal for being in the war and is heartbroken when he finds out the truth and how his father disgraced the family.
Airdate: 1951-03-11
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/3/episode/26
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73 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S2E27: The Life of Vincent Van Gogh
The tragic life story of the tormented artist.
Airdate: 1950-03-05
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/2/episode/27
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73 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S2E26: Hometown
Mitchell Hickok, an author from the country, comes to New York for a publicity build-up for his book. He meets a glamorous woman, who introduces him to the nightlife of Manhattan. He soon tires of cafés, cocktail parties, and public appearances, and returns to his simple way of living in the country...
Airdate: 1950-02-26
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/2/episode/26
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72 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S3E25: The Man Who Bought a Town
A butcher purchases the town he calls home to preserve its quiet lifestyle.
Airdate: 1951-02-25
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/3/episode/25
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71 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S4E10: Tender Age
The tragic aspects of the so-called "lost generation" of the 20's is told.
Airdate: 1952-02-24
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/4/episode/10
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69 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S6E12: Statute of Limitations
The perpetrators of a million dollar robbery find themselves with five hours to go before the statute of limitations takes effect.
Airdate: 1954-02-21
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/6/episode/12
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74 years ago today:
The Philco Television Playhouse
S1E21: Twelfth Night
Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work as a page in the court of Count Orsino. Orsino is hopelessly in love with a woman named Olivia, and soon Viola finds herself hopelessly in love with Orsino. But Orsino thinks she's a man, and her predicament worsens when she realizes that O...
Airdate: 1949-02-20
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10809/season/1/episode/21
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