The Philco Television Playhouse: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Thin Air
Sep 21, 1952
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.
The Black Sheep
Oct 5, 1952
A reformed playboy has quite a time explaining his escapades to the mother of the girl he decides to marry.
Uncertain Heritage
Oct 19, 1952
The story of a young man struggling against his father's domination after his father has been dead for several years.
The Winter of the Dog
Nov 2, 1952
This plot revolves around American troops stationed in China after WWII.
Parole Chief
Nov 16, 1952
The case histories of several parolees and events that shaped the career of the parole director is told.
The Gift
Nov 30, 1952
A child has been given an exceptional gift by her fairy godmother, the gift of finding lost articles
Tempest of Tick Creek
Dec 14, 1952
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
Magic Morning
Dec 28, 1952
A woman seeks success in her marriage as she had gained in her career.
Double Jeopardy
Jan 4, 1953
A jury finds a woman not guilty of the murder of her husband, but some still believe her to be guilty of the crime.
Pride's Way
Jan 11, 1953
The story from incidents in the life of Benedict Arnold and how Arnold's family suffers by his traitorous acts against his country.
Elegy
Jan 25, 1953
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 wi
The Reluctant Citizen
Feb 8, 1953
A 67-year-old refugee deals with his fears and conflicted feelings as he's about to become an American citizen.
Mr. Pettengill Here
Feb 15, 1953
A dancer becomes so eager for success that her ambition nearly ruins her career.
Wings on My Feet
Feb 22, 1953
DANCE- DANCE- DANCE- The struggle is real for this young dancer.
The Trip to Bountiful
Mar 1, 1953
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 o
The Velvet Mitten
Mar 22, 1953
A man becomes entangled with a flighty woman during a convention.
A Young Lady of Property
Apr 5, 1953
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
The Recluse
Apr 19, 1953
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.
Printer's Measure
Apr 26, 1953
An old typesetter in a printing works fears the new machinery which will make him redundant - and perhaps render his whole working life pointless.
Marty
May 24, 1953
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 alway
Baby and Me
Jun 14, 1953
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 h
Expectant Relations
Jun 21, 1953
The struggle of a middle-aged woman who tries to win an inheritance from a rich uncle.
Ernie Barger is 50
Aug 9, 1953
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.
The Rainmaker
Aug 16, 1953
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 to
Othello
Sep 6, 1953
Othello, the Moor of Venice, is manipulated into believing his loving wife an adulteress.