Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
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Playhouse 90 was a landmark American television anthology drama series of the 1950s known for its high-quality, feature-length live productions and adaptations of notable literary works.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American television anthology series
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drama television series → live television series → |
| basedOn |
literary works
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| broadcastRegion |
United States
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| broadcastTechnology |
live television production
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| broadcastType |
network television
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| contentType |
dramatic fiction
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creativeApproach |
adaptation of existing literary material
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original teleplays → |
| criticalReception |
critically acclaimed
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| decadeOfBroadcast |
1950s
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| distribution |
television broadcast
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| episodeStructure |
self-contained stories
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| episodeType |
standalone teleplays
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| era |
Golden Age of Television
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| format |
feature-length television drama
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| genre |
anthology
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drama → |
| hasEpisodeFormat |
single-play drama
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| historicalSignificance |
major example of live anthology drama in U.S. television
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| influenceOn |
later television drama anthologies
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| literarySourceType |
novels
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plays → short stories → |
| medium |
television
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| network |
CBS
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| notableFor |
adaptations of notable literary works
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feature-length episodes → high production values → live dramatic productions → |
| originalChannel |
CBS
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| pictureFormat |
black-and-white
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| productionCountry |
United States
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| productionEra |
1950s American television
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| productionFormat |
live television
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| productionStyle |
theatrical-style staging
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| productionValue |
high-budget for its time
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| reputation |
landmark American television series
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prestige anthology drama → |
| runtimePerEpisode |
90 minutes
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| targetAudience |
general audience
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| typicalEpisodeLengthCategory |
feature-length
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| workType |
television program
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Arthur Penn
("Playhouse 90")
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Franklin J. Schaffner ("Playhouse 90") → |
directedTelevision |
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Ralph Nelson
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directed |
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Jarma Lewis
("The Bad Seed (TV adaptation)")
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notableWork |
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
("Playhouse 90")
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partOfSeries |