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Season
8 (NBC) (Fall 1955)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
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######### Philco Television Playhouse ########
############## season 8 Fall 1955 ##############
############### (final season)
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NBC Sundays 9:00-10:00pm Eastern -
Final 3 episodes
Alternating with "Goodyear TV Playhouse" (ending
2-Oct-55)
8.01 [--] Philco Television Playhouse: THE MISS
AMERICA STORY
04Sep55
written by Roger O. Hirson
starring
Johnny Desmond
Lee Meriwether
Charlotte Rae
Goodyear TV Playhouse: Suit Yourself
11Sep55
8.02 [--] Philco Television Playhouse: THE OUTSIDERS
18Sep55
written by Bernard Wolfe
starring
Jason Robards
Eli Wallach ....... Nacho
Pat Henning ....... Claessens
Arthur O'Connell ....... Grant
Jo Rabb ....... Christina
Synopsis:
A group of disgruntled South American peasants tries to sabotage the work
on an American engineering team. The natives feel that the outsiders are
interfering with their way of life. [RF]
Goodyear TV Playhouse: The Merry-Go-Round
25Sep55
8.03 [--] Philco Television Playhouse: A MAN IS TEN FEET TALL
(final episode of "Philco Television Playhouse" )
(starting Sunday 16Oct55 "Alcoa Hour" takes over this slot - alternating with "Goodyear Playhouse" for seasons 1955-56 & 1956-57)
02Oct55
written by Robert Alan Aurthur
directed by Robert Mulligan
producer Gordon Duff
starring
Sidney Poitier ......... Tommy Tyler
Martin Balsam ......... Charlie Malick
Don Murray ......... Alex Nordman
Kathleen Murray ......... Katherine
Hilda Simms ....... Lucy Tyler
Michael Strong .......... Lloyd Mills
Johanna Douglas
Meg Wyllie
Florence Anglin
Ed Walsh
Betty McDonald
Joe Comadore
Synopsis:
Drama about waterfront workers. An AWOL soldier befriends a
black worker; together they battle against hatred and oppression. [RF]
######### Philco Television
Playhouse ########
################### the end ##################
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NBC Sundays 9:00-10:00pm Eastern - Goodyear TV Playhouse alternated with The Alcoa Hour
during the remainder of the the 1955-56 season after Philco Television Playhouse had ended
Episode titles listed below for Reference Purposes.
Goodyear TV Playhouse: The Expendable House
09Oct55
1.01 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE BLACK WINGS (first episode) (takes over from "Philco Television Playhouse")
16-Oct-1955 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: A Business Proposition
23Oct55
1.02 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE SMALL SERVANT
30-Oct-1955 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: The Mechanical Heart
06Nov55
1.03 [--] The Alcoa Hour: A GIRL CAN TELL
13-Nov-1955 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: One Mummy Too Many
20Nov55
1.04 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THUNDER IN WASHINGTON
27-Nov-1955 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: The Trees
04Dec55
1.05 [--] The Alcoa Hour: UNDERTOW
11-Dec-1955 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: Christmas 'til Closing
18Dec55
1.06 [--] The Alcoa Hour: AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
25-Dec-1955
Goodyear TV Playhouse: Rise Up and Walk
01Jan56
1.07 [--] The Alcoa Hour: MAN ON A TIGER
08-Jan-1956 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: This Land Is Mine
15Jan56
1.08 [--] The Alcoa Hour: A PATCH OF FAITH
22-Jan-1956 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: The Starlet
29Jan56
1.09 [--] The Alcoa Hour: LONG AFTER SUMMER
05-Feb-1956 NBC Sun
Goodyear TV Playhouse: Kyria Katina
12Feb56
1.10 [--] The Alcoa Hour: TRAGEDY IN A TEMPORARY TOWN
19-Feb-1956 NBC Sun
1.11 [--] The Alcoa Hour: MAN ON FIRE
04-Mar-1956 NBC Sun
1.12 [--] The Alcoa Hour: DOLL FACE
18-Mar-1956 NBC Sun
1.13 [--] The Alcoa Hour: FINKLE'S COMET
01-Apr-1956 NBC Sun
1.14 [--] The Alcoa Hour: EVEN THE WEARIEST RIVER
15-Apr-1956 NBC Sun
1.15 [--] The Alcoa Hour: PARIS AND MRS. PERLMAN
29-Apr-1956 NBC Sun
1.16 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE PRESIDENT
13-May-1956 NBC Sun
1.17 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE CONFIDENCE MAN
27-May-1956 NBC Sun
1.18 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE MAGIC HORN
10-Jun-1956 NBC Sun
1.19 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE ARCHANGEL HARRIGAN
24-Jun-1956 NBC Sun
1.20 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE PIPER OF ST. JAMES
08-Jul-1956 NBC Sun
1.21 [--] The Alcoa Hour: SISTER
22-Jul-1956 NBC Sun
1.22 [--] The Alcoa Hour: KISS AND TELL
05-Aug-1956 NBC Sun
1.23 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE BIG VOTE
19-Aug-1956 NBC Sun
1.24 [--] The Alcoa Hour: THE GIRL IN CHAPTER ONE
02-Sep-1956 NBC Sun
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