Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

2 Seasons 1958 - 1960 NR 1h 00m 8

An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Song of Bernadette

1. Song of Bernadette

Aired: Oct 6, 1958

A young peasant girl living in an impoverished French village claims to have ...

Episode 2 The Case for Dr. Mudd

2. The Case for Dr. Mudd

Aired: Oct 13, 1958

The true story of Dr. Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth's injury and was la...

Episode 3 Debut

3. Debut

Aired: Oct 20, 1958

A young Russian dancer, living in Paris with her crippled mother, is attracte...

Episode 4 My Father, the Fool

4. My Father, the Fool

Aired: Oct 27, 1958

A New York lawyer, ashamed of his Puerto Rican heritage, cuts himself off fro...

Episode 5 K.O. Kitty

5. K.O. Kitty

Aired: Nov 3, 1958

Dance teacher Kitty Williams is delighted when she learns that she has inheri...

Episode 6 The Time Element

6. The Time Element

Aired: Nov 10, 1958

A man is sent back in time to December 6, 1941 and tries to warn people about...

Episode 7 Silent Thunder

7. Silent Thunder

Aired: Nov 17, 1958

A very capable and "horse smart" Apache Indian is hired by a rancher, but the...

Episode 9 The Crazy Hunter

9. The Crazy Hunter

Aired: Dec 1, 1958

A young girl sets out to prove that a blind horse can be trained.

Episode 11 Happy Hill

11. Happy Hill

Aired: Dec 15, 1958

A woman living in swamp country is torn between love for her fugitive husband...

Episode 12 Ballad for a Bad Man

12. Ballad for a Bad Man

Aired: Dec 22, 1958

A bounty hunter on the trail of an outlaw befriends a traveling entertainer, ...

Episode 13 Symbol of Authority

13. Symbol of Authority

Aired: Dec 22, 1958

A shy, inarticulate proofreader finds illusory escape from his humdrum world ...

Episode 14 Chez Rouge

14. Chez Rouge

Aired: Feb 4, 1959

The cynical proprietress of a Panama nightclub is torn between a canal pilot ...

Episode 15 Martin's Folly

15. Martin's Folly

Aired: Nov 18, 1958

Martin is a middle class husband living with his wife and son in suburbia. Th...

Episode 16 The Comeback

16. The Comeback

Aired: Dec 9, 1958

A down-and-out ex-baseball star regains his self-respect by coaching a childr...

Episode 18 Chain of Command

18. Chain of Command

Aired: Jan 19, 1959

An Army lieutenant commanding a basic-training unit clashes with an arrogant ...

Episode 22 Man in Orbit

22. Man in Orbit

Aired: Feb 9, 1959

All the drama and preparation involving the first men in space with Captain D...

Episode 23 Perilous

23. Perilous

Aired: Feb 16, 1959

In Berlin in 1937, an English librarian and spy (Joan Fontaine) falls in love...

Episode 25 Two Counts of Murder

25. Two Counts of Murder

Aired: Apr 20, 1959

When his grandson is arrested for murder, a ruthless political boss tries to ...

Episode 28 Lucy Wants A Career

28. Lucy Wants A Career

Aired: Apr 13, 1959

Lucy is exasperated. Once again tired of her daily routine, she wants to giv...


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Info about Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Drama