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.
CreatorBarbara Schultz
The Glass Menagerie
Dec 8, 1966
An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.
The Final War of Olly Winter
Jan 29, 1967
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.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Oct 17, 1967
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.
Dear Friends
Dec 6, 1967
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.
My Father and My Mother
Feb 13, 1968
Ned, a New York editor struggling as a husband and parent, looks back and learns about the difficulties his own parents faced in life.
Secrets
May 15, 1968
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.
