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04/10/1956 Drama 1h 30m
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Overview

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.

Top billed cast

  1. Kim Hunter

    Helen Bragg

  2. Cliff Robertson

    Lieutenant

  3. Nehemiah Persoff

    Pablo

  4. Charles Bronson

    Wolf Hagan

  5. Jack Palance

    Self - Host

  6. Charles Bickford

  7. John Ericson

  8. Dana Andrews

    Leo Bass

  9. Joseph Bernard

    Primitivo

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 4

1959 | 17 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Playhouse 90

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