As of July 2026, The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2 aired in 1949 with 45 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2

1949 45 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 8 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Bert Lytell's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2 earns its spot. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2 earns every emotional beat it goes for. Season 2 of The Philco Television Playhouse includes 45 episodes. It aired from September 1949 to July 1950. This season stars Bert Lytell. Bert Lytell leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1949. What elevates The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Bert Lytell anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

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🎬 The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2 — Episode Guide

E1
What Every Woman Knows
1949-09-04
A Victorian Scotswoman of far-reaching ambition. Using her supposedly frail feminine wiles, she maneuvers her fatuous husband into a successful political career. He rises to a parliamentary seat, never quite realizing that he hasn't done it alone.
E2
Pride's Castle
1949-09-11
Pride Dawson was one of those "Robber Barons", who started out his life in rags and turned his life to riches and women. His contempt for human decency or moral restraint left him ruthless and corrupt. He falls for Sharon O'Neill who is a woman filled with so much goodness in her soul, as much as he...
E3
The Little Sister
1949-09-18
A woman from Kansas comes to Marlowe to help find her missing brother.
E4
The Lonely
1949-09-25
An engaged Air Force lieutenant goes on a ten-day furlough to Scotland with a female friend. Their understanding is that the trip will be purely platonic; instead, they fall madly in love. At his first opportunity, the lieutenant flies back to America to break the news to his fiancé and family.
E5
The Queen Bee
1949-10-02
A conniving and devious Southern socialite who manipulates the lives of those around her with tragic results.
E6
Something's Got to Give
1949-10-09
A couple of New England housewives disrupt their marriages by becoming an early morning radio team.
E7
The Last Tycoon
1949-10-16
A 1930's brilliant and efficient movie mogul and the story behind the Hollywood Dream Factory.
E8
Because of the Lockwoods
1949-10-23
The Lockwoods are patronising toward their former neighbours, the Hunters, who are now living in the poorer district in town. The Hunters are saved from despair from the help of a young junk dealer named Oliver Read, who teaches the Lockwoods a lesson in humanity.
E9
Damion's Daughter
1949-10-30
A theater owner's daughter discovers his father's true nature and is shaken by the discovery. She moments jealousy backstage to expose him.
E10
The House of Seven Gables
1949-11-06
With the ownership of Seven Gables, the opulent family estate, at stake, a man frames his brother for murder.
E11
The Promise
1949-11-13
A husband and wife are drifting apart due to different goals in their individual careers.
E12
Medical Meeting
1949-11-20
E13
The Wonderful Mrs. Ingram
1949-11-27
A female psychiatrist visits the home of a famous woman novelist and discovers unhappiness aplenty. She learns the novelist's ambitions and vanity are causes of the trouble.
E14
Mist on the Waters
1949-12-04
Blackmail terrorizes a couple because of an accident which was a terrible tragedy.
E15
The Beautiful Bequest
1949-12-11
The story of a spoiled and jilted young novelist of intellectual pretensions, who is freshened up and made marketable and happy again by design of his sporting publisher.
E16
The Strange Christmas Dinner
1949-12-18
A modern day Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to close his store on Christmas Day.
E17
In Beauty Like the Night
1949-12-25
A British pilot who lost his sight during the Second World War deals with the problems caused by the injury.
E18
Little Boy Lost
1950-01-01
An English poet searches for his son whom he has never seen. The child disappeared shortly after his mother was killed by the Gestapo.
E19
Bethel Merriday
1950-01-08
A small-town girl named Bethel Merriday is determined to become an actress.
E20
Murder at the Stork Club
1950-01-15
A wealthy matron is murdered at the Stork Club and the suspect list is growing.

🎭 Cast of The Philco Television Playhouse Season 2

Bert Lytell
Bert Lytell
Self - Host

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