TV ShowEnded

O. Henry Playhouse

6.5 / 10 · 2 votes
NR
1957
~30 min / ep
1 season
40 episodes
Drama

The O. Henry Playhouse was an early American anthology television series which featured television adaptations of short stories written by 19th-century author O. Henry and primarily set in New York City. The series was both hosted and narrated by Thomas Mitchell, who portrayed the title character, and featured several television and film stars during its run such as DeForest Kelley, Lisa Montell, Otto Kruger, Max Showalter and Ernest Borgnine. The series was syndicated and initially ran from January 23 to May 25, 1957, and its final episode aired on November 19 of that year.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Reformation of Calliope

    23-01-195730 min
  • Ep 2

    2.Man About Town

    30-01-195730 min
  • Ep 3

    3.Sam Plunkett's Promise

    06-02-195730 min
  • Ep 4

    4.Two Renegades

    13-02-195730 min
  • Ep 5

    5.The Marionettes

    20-02-195730 min
  • Ep 6

    6.Fog in Santone

    27-02-195730 min
  • Ep 7

    7.Hearts and Hands

    06-03-195730 min
  • Ep 8

    8.Blackjack Bargainer

    09-03-195730 min

    Yancey Gorey redeems himself from a complex financial situation using a rival between the Gorees and Coltranes.

  • Ep 9

    9.The World and the Door

    13-03-195730 min
  • Ep 10

    10.The Guilty Party

    20-03-195730 min
  • Ep 11

    11.A Ramble in Aphisia

    27-03-195730 min
  • Ep 12

    12.Fourth in Salvador

    30-03-195730 min

    A Fourth of July celebration in tropical Salvador starts a hot revolution and melts a very valuable piece of ice.

  • Ep 13

    13.After Twenty Years

    03-04-195730 min
  • Ep 14

    14.A Trick of Nature

    10-04-195730 min
  • Ep 15

    15.Sisters of the Golden Circle

    17-04-195730 min
  • Ep 16

    16.Hygeia at the Solito

    27-04-195730 min
  • Ep 17

    17.Only the Horse Would Know

    04-05-195730 min
  • Ep 18

    18.The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear

    11-05-195730 min
  • Ep 19

    19.Miller's Millions

    18-05-195730 min
  • Ep 20

    20.Between Rounds

    5.0
    25-05-195730 min

    A man helps locate and rescue the young neighborhood boy he had been entertaining with his (possibly tall) tales.

  • Ep 21

    21.One Dollar's Worth

    TBA30 min
  • Ep 22

    22.The Fool Killer

    15-06-195730 min
  • Ep 23

    23.Vanity And Some Sables

    22-06-195730 min
  • Ep 24

    24.Girl

    29-06-195730 min
  • Ep 25

    25.Christmas By Injunction

    13-07-195730 min
  • Ep 26

    26.Georgia's Ruling

    20-07-195730 min
  • Ep 27

    27.The Roads We Take

    27-07-195730 min
  • Ep 28

    28.The Sphinx Apple

    03-08-195730 min
  • Ep 29

    29.Wit's End

    10-08-195730 min
  • Ep 30

    30.Hypotheses Of Failure

    24-08-195730 min
  • Ep 31

    31.The Hiding Of Black Bill

    31-08-195730 min
  • Ep 32

    32.Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen

    07-09-195730 min
  • Ep 33

    33.A Madison Square Arabian Knight

    14-09-195730 min
  • Ep 34

    34.The Lonely Man

    21-09-195730 min
  • Ep 35

    35.The Buyer From Cactus City

    28-09-195730 min
  • Ep 37

    37.A Service Of Love

    28-09-195730 min
  • Ep 38

    38.The Tale Of The Tainted Tenner

    26-10-195730 min
  • Ep 41

    41.The Murderer

    16-11-195730 min
  • Ep 42

    42.The Emancipation Of Billy

    19-11-195730 min
  • Ep 43

    43.The Lotterman Affair

    12-10-195730 min

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