O. Henry Playhouse

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•1957

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Episodes

1. The Reformation of Calliope

2. Man About Town

3. Sam Plunkett's Promise

4. Two Renegades

5. The Marionettes

6. Fog in Santone

7. Hearts and Hands

8. Blackjack Bargainer

Yancey Gorey redeems himself from a complex financial situation using a rival between the Gorees and Coltranes.

9. The World and the Door

10. The Guilty Party

11. A Ramble in Aphisia

12. Fourth in Salvador

A Fourth of July celebration in tropical Salvador starts a hot revolution and melts a very valuable piece of ice.

13. After Twenty Years

14. A Trick of Nature

15. Sisters of the Golden Circle

16. Hygeia at the Solito

17. Only the Horse Would Know

18. The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear

19. Miller's Millions

20. Between Rounds

A man helps locate and rescue the young neighborhood boy he had been entertaining with his (possibly tall) tales.

Overview

The O. Henry Playhouse was an early American anthology television series which featured television adaptations of short stories written by 19th-century author O. Henry and primarily set in New York City. The series was both hosted and narrated by Thomas Mitchell, who portrayed the title character, and featured several television and film stars during its run such as DeForest Kelley, Lisa Montell, Otto Kruger, Max Showalter and Ernest Borgnine. The series was syndicated and initially ran from January 23 to May 25, 1957, and its final episode aired on November 19 of that year.