American Playhouse

Season 4 (7 Episodes)

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Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 1 Testament

Aired: Nov 25, 1984

Episode 2 A Matter of Principle

2. A Matter of Principle

Aired: Dec 2, 1984

Flag Purdy, a "man of many principles" must learn the hard lesson of compromi...

Episode 3 Solomon Northup's Odyssey

3. Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Aired: Dec 9, 1984

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19t...

Episode 4 Tomorrow

Aired: Dec 16, 1984

Episode 5 Go Tell It on the Mountain

5. Go Tell It on the Mountain

Aired: Jan 13, 1985

Working as a day laborer to make ends meet, an angry black preacher (Paul Win...

Episode 6 Noon Wine

Aired: Jan 20, 1985

On a hot day in Texas in the the 1890s, a stranger shows up at the small dair...

Episode 7 The Joy That Kills

7. The Joy That Kills

Aired: Jan 27, 1985

The Joy that Kills is a 1984 television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's shor...

American Playhouse Season 4 Videos

Info about American Playhouse

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance