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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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American television anthology series
drama television series
live television series
basedOn literary works
broadcastRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
broadcastTechnology live television production
broadcastType network television
contentType dramatic fiction
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creativeApproach adaptation of existing literary material
original teleplays
criticalReception critically acclaimed
decadeOfBroadcast 1950s
distribution television broadcast
episodeStructure self-contained stories
episodeType standalone teleplays
era Golden Age of Television
format feature-length television drama
genre anthology
drama
hasEpisodeFormat single-play drama
historicalSignificance major example of live anthology drama in U.S. television
influenceOn later television drama anthologies
languageOfWork English
literarySourceType novels
plays
short stories
medium television
network CBS
notableFor adaptations of notable literary works
feature-length episodes
high production values
live dramatic productions
originalChannel CBS
originalLanguage English
pictureFormat black-and-white
productionCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
productionEra 1950s American television
productionFormat live television
productionStyle theatrical-style staging
productionValue high-budget for its time
reputation landmark American television series
prestige anthology drama
runtimePerEpisode 90 minutes
targetAudience general audience
typicalEpisodeLengthCategory feature-length
workType television program

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Subject: Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (6)

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Ralph Nelson directed Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
Jarma Lewis notableWork Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form: The Bad Seed (TV adaptation)
Requiem for a Heavyweight partOfSeries Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form: Playhouse 90
Arthur Penn directedTelevision Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form: Playhouse 90
Franklin J. Schaffner directedTelevision Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form: Playhouse 90
Mildred Natwick notableWork Playhouse 90 (TV series episodes)
this entity surface form: Dangerous Liaisons (1959 television adaptation)