Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

1. You Can't Take It with You

A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natu...

2. The Canton Story

The editor of the Canton (Ohio) Daily News wages war on organized crime. He c...

3. Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing i...

4. The Late Christopher Bean

The Haggett family hosted the tubercular Mr. Bean for fifteen years. They now...

5. The Magnificent Ambersons

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his wid...

6. The Raven

7. Knickerbocker Holiday

It's 1650 in New Amsterdam, and Brom Broeck, a young outspoken newspaper publ...

8. The End Game

A rigid colonel wants his two sons to go to West Point. One son is just like ...

9. Our Town

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. ...

10. The Ponzi Story

11. Bethel Merriday

12. The Pharmacist's Mate

While on patrol in enemy waters, a pharmacist's mate with no surgical trainin...

13. Mrs. January and Mr. Ex

In this romantic comedy, the titular Mrs. January, while fabulously wealthy, ...

14. Portrait of a President

Focus is on Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign and his stand against the ...

15. Ned McCobb's Daughter

16. Light Up the Sky

17. The Silver Cord

A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new b...

18. Alison's House

The house of Alison Stanhope, the country's foremost poet who's been dead for...

19. Broken Dishes

20. Mary of Scotland

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne bu...

21. Valley Forge

22. The Wisdom Tooth

A clerk fantasizes himself as a young freckled faced vital boy unlike his pre...

23. The Haunted House

Four heirs to a family fortune are summoned to appear at the family estate fo...

24. The Royal Family

An eminent, slightly eccentric theatrical clan is as flamboyant offstage as t...

25. Blockade

26. The Just and the Unjust

27. Night Over Taos

28. Icebound

A hired girl becomes the salvation of the black sheep in a family when she is...

29. Rebellion in Jackson County

30. Second Threshold

31. The Happy Journey

32. The Thousand Yard Look

33. The Queen's Husband

A king outwits his domineering wife while dealing with a son who wants the th...

34. The Stolen City

35. Detour

Helen Hardy has toiled for twenty years by her husband's side on their farm. ...

36. Hostage

37. The Buccaneer

38. (a) The Pen, (b) You're Not the Type, (c) The Weak Spot

39. The Big Break