O. Henry Playhouse
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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Cast
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 minYancey 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 minA 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
5.025-05-195730 minA man helps locate and rescue the young neighborhood boy he had been entertaining with his (possibly tall) tales.
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