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A relative latecomer to the group of live anthology dramas, Playhouse 90 was broadcast on CBS between the fall of 1956 and 1961. Its status as a "live" drama was short lived in any case, since the difficulties in mounting a ninety-minute production on a weekly basis required the adoption of the recently developed videotape technology, which was used to pre-record entire shows from 1957 onward.
Playhouse 90 (1956-60) Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger Brenda White (assistant to Director Arthur Hiller ...
The Time of Your Life. William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and each other's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art ...
Alas, Babylon: Directed by Robert Stevens. With Dana Andrews, Robert Crawford Jr., Judith Evelyn, Gina Gillespie. Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
The most ambitious and acclaimed of all the anthology series', Playhouse 90 was in a league of its own. "Requiem of a Heavyweight," written by Rod Serling, garnered numerous Emmys and remains one of the best live dramas. Each week the series aired a complete 90 minute live drama. The list of talents is amazing: John Frankenheimer, Arthur Hiller, John Brahm, Arthur Penn were a few of the ...
PLAYHOUSE 90: THE GREAT GATSBY (TV) Summary. One in this dramatic anthology series. This production, an adaptation of the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, begins in 1917 on Long Island, New York, where rich and socially prominent Daisy Fay briefly meets and falls in love with Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic army captain.
Release. January 29, 1967. ( 1967-01-29) –. February 10, 1970. ( 1970-02-10) CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama television series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series won ten Primetime Emmy Awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.
