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CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series was nominated for a number of awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.
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- E1 The Glass MenagerieNext upDec 8, 1966 · 104 min
Synopsis
An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.
Guest stars: Shirley Booth (Amanda Wingfield), Hal Holbrook (Tom Wingfield), Barbara Loden (Laura Wingfield), Pat Hingle (Jim O'Connor)
- E2 The Final War of Olly WinterJan 29, 1967 · 90 min
Synopsis
Olly Winter, an African-American Master Sergeant in the Vietnam War, is walking back to allied-controlled land following a battle with the Viet Cong. Along the way, he meets a Vietnamese girl, an orphaned infant, and a dog.
Guest stars: Ivan Dixon (Olly Winter), Maidie Norman (Mrs. Pierce), Paulene Myers (Olly's Mother), James Hong (Vietnamese Lieutenant), Tina Chen (Vietnamese Girl), Patrick Adiarte (Viet Cong Guerrilla), Kam Tong (Chief Elder), Rupert Crosse (Funeral Director)
- E3 Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightOct 17, 1967 · 74 min
Synopsis
Follows a carpenter who has built his own home, but is now too old and infirm to live on his own, and is sent to live in an old age home against his desires.
Guest stars: Melvyn Douglas (Peter Schermann), Shirley Booth (Heloise Michaud), Warren Stevens (George), Lawrence Dobkin (Dr. Gettlinger), Claudia McNeil (Josepha), Lois Smith (Evelyn), Gene Blakely (Phil), Martine Bartlett (Margaret)
- E4 Dear FriendsDec 6, 1967 · 90 min
Synopsis
After 15 years together, Michael and Lois Graves contemplate divorce. Their friends—three other couples—try to repair their relationship, and ultimately observe the connections that they themselves have.
Guest stars: James Daly (Michael Graves), Hope Lange (Lois Graves), Eli Wallach (Douglas Lambert), Patricia Barry (Sally Lambert), David Wayne (George Spears), Anne Jackson (Vivian Spears), Pernell Roberts (Lenny Marshall), Rosemary Harris (Charlotte Marshall)
- E5 My Father and My MotherFeb 13, 1968 · 90 min
Synopsis
Ned, a New York editor struggling as a husband and parent, looks back and learns about the difficulties his own parents faced in life.
Guest stars: Gene Hackman (Ned), Ralph Bellamy (Ned's Father), Jane Wyatt (Ned's Mother), Inga Swenson (Kate), Bonnie Bedelia (Laura), Diane Quinn (Ellie), Mildred Trares, Michael-James Wixted
- E6 SecretsMay 15, 1968 · 90 min
Synopsis
Following a chance encounter that brings him face to face with his past, conservative businessman Bryan Gray goes in search of Janet Ferguson, an actress with whom he had a relationship many years before. His unwillingness to share private aspects arouses the suspicion of wife Doris, who is determined to know all of his secrets and the motivations behind them.
Guest stars: Arthur Hill (Bryan Gray), Barbara Bel Geddes (Doris Gray), Eileen Heckart (Janet Ferguson), Katharine Bard (Mrs. Farantino), Barbara Hershey (Claire Gray), Ian Wolfe (Mr. Gray), Barry Nelson (Cary Lesco), Edward Platt (Judge)
Cast & crew
Created by Barbara Schultz
