About this season
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.
Episodes (16)
1. A Diamond for Carla
Aired 14 September 1959 • 60 min
2. The Day the Town Stood Up
Aired 2 October 1959 • 60 min
An itinerant philosopher challenges a psychopathic young outlaw who rules the population of a small Western town.
3. Six Guns for Donegan
Aired 16 October 1959 • 60 min
4. So Tender, So Profane
Aired 30 October 1959 • 60 min
5. Come Back to Sorrento
Aired 6 November 1959 • 60 min
6. Border Justice
Aired 13 November 1959 • 60 min
7. Lepke
Aired 20 November 1959 • 60 min
8. The Hanging Judge
Aired 4 December 1959 • 60 min
9. Murder in Gratitude
Aired 11 December 1959 • 60 min
A doctor kills the man who murdered his brother, but he kills the wrong man.
10. The Desilu Revue
Aired 25 December 1959 • 60 min
Lucille Ball plays herself as the vice-president of Desilu Productions, who is busy readying her workshop of young performers for their musical revue. The performers in this program were actual members of Lucy's Workshop at Desilu Studios, and included film historian Robert Osborne, Carole Cook and Dick Kallman, who later starred in the series ""Hank"".
11. Meeting at Apalachin
Aired 23 January 1960 • 60 min
12. Thunder in the Night
Aired 19 February 1960 • 60 min
13. Meeting at Appalachin
Aired 22 January 1960 • 60 min
14. The Man in the Funny Suit
Aired 15 April 1960 • 60 min
In 1956, viewers saw Ed Wynn give a moving performance in ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"" on the Playhouse 90 series. This program shows the tense drama which unfolded behind the scenes, when Ed's son and co-star Keenan Wynn feared that ""The Perfect Fool"" would be far from perfect in his first straight dramatic role.
15. City in Bondage
Aired 13 May 1960 • 60 min
16. Murder is a Private Affair
Aired 10 June 1960 • 60 min