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S2 E16 · Murder is a Private Affair

About Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is a drama TV series that premiered on CBS on October 6, 1958. It has 2 seasons and 47 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 16 "Murder is a Private Affair", aired on June 10, 1960.

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.

  • Drama

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Episodes

47 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1958 · 31 episodes · Last episode: 67 years ago

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  1. E31

    31. Murder in Gratitude

    Finale

    After the reception for Gerald Lester's wedding, his brother Derek and a few close associates board a train with the newlyweds. During the trip Gerald suddenly becomes ill and dies - and Derek is convinced his brother was poisoned.

  2. E30

    30. The Killer Instinct

  3. E29

    29. Two Counts of Murder

  4. E28

    28. Lucy Wants A Career

    Lucy is exasperated. Once again tired of her daily routine, she wants to give show business another try. Ricky agrees, and Lucy auditions as a ""Girl Friday"" for a morning news show anchored by Paul Davis. At the audition, Lucy suddenly realizes her age, and does a little fancy maneuvering for notice. All but giving up hope, she is startled to get the job. Her first appearance is a disaster, but the viewers find it very humorous, and Lucy ends up with a long-term contract. Ultimately, Lucy misses Little Ricky and being a homemaker, and decides, after all these years, that show business really isn't for her after all. Lucy decides to quit, and goes home for some rest. With her sleeping schedule off kilter, Lucy downs a couple of sleeping tablets. A groggy Lucy is awoken by Ricky. They'll be sued if she doesn't honor her contract, and a heavily medicated Lucy is rushed to the studio.

  5. E27

    27. Lucy's Summer Vacation

  6. E26

    26. The Untouchables [2]

  7. E25

    25. The Untouchables [1]

  8. E24

    24. The Hard Road

  9. E23

    23. The Innocent Assassin

    Eileen Gorman and Jamsie Corcoran are in love, but they live in 1921 Dublin, Ireland, and their romance is blighted by civil strife. Their fathers are partisans of the Irish Republican Army, fighting the British. Their IRA group decides that a traitor must be killed, and Jamsie is assigned to assassinate him.

  10. E22

    22. Lucy Goes to Alaska

    Alaska is celebrating statehood! Red Skelton invites Ricky Ricardo to appear on his television show that is being filmed in the new state. The entire gang comes along and take a look at a recent Alaskan land investment by Ricky & Fred. Unfortunately, accomadations are scarce and the foursome must share a room, with Lucy spending the night on a troublesome hammock. The following morning, Lucy lucks out and lands an appearance on the TV show with Red in a Freddy the Freeloader sketch. Clever Lucy begins to believe she can pawn off the bad land investment on Red, and the two head out to take a look. Ultimately stranded, the two redheads trade land for airfare, but on the way back, Lucy and Red end up having to pilot the plane to safety.

  11. E21

    21. A Diamond For Carla

  12. E20

    20. Chain of Command

    An Army lieutenant commanding a basic-training unit clashes with an arrogant Private.

  13. E19

    19. Perilous

  14. E18

    18. Martin's Folly

    Martin is a middle class husband living with his wife and son in suburbia. The family is forced to live austerely while Martin spends every extra dollar building a boat in his garage. Martin's dream is that when he has completed the boat his family will be happy at last. Unfortunately a fire destroys the boat shortly before it is finished.

  15. E17

    17. Symbol of Authority

    A shy, inarticulate proofreader finds illusory escape from his humdrum world by masquerading as a doctor in a big-city hospital.

  16. E16

    16. Trial At Devil's Canyon

  17. E15

    15. Happy Hill

  18. E14

    14. The Comeback

    A has-been ballplayer revives a Little League team.

  19. E13

    13. Chez Rouge

  20. E12

    12. Ballad For A Bad Man

    Chris Hody, a professional bounty hunter, goes after young Danny Cash, who is wanted for robbery and murder. The girl Cash loves is a member of a troupe of entertainers. Hody joins the troupe as a guide, hoping that Cash will turn up with the stolen money.

  21. E11

    11. The Crazy Hunter

    A girl trains a blind horse.

  22. E10

    10. K. O. Kitty

    Dance teacher Kitty Williams, who loves dogs, is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her late Uncle Charlie. But the ""boxer"" turns out to be Harold Tibbetts, a muscle-bound country boy.

  23. E9

    9. Lucy Makes Room for Danny

    Lucy & Ricky are off to sunny California for his latest motion picture, and rent their home to Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) and family. When Ricky's picture deal falls through, suddenly the Ricardo's are without a place to live. The Mertz' offer their home, and the two couples are now housemates. Unfortunately, Lucy becomes up in arms regarding the way the Williams are using their home, and soon makes a pest of herself. Culminating in a snow fight, the matter is finally settled in court.

  24. E8

    8. Silent Thunder

    An American Indian seeks dignity in a white community.

  25. E7

    7. The Night The Phone Rang

    What more terrifying predicament could an innocent man be faced with than to become involved with a gang of highly organized criminals—a murder syndicate which selects not only its victim but his executioner?

  26. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse S1 E6 still E6

    6. The Time Element

    A patient visiting a psychiatrist complains of recurrent dreams in which he imagines he is living in Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. A series of flashbacks shows him living with his knowledge of what has happened in the seventeen years since, betting on sure winners in sports events, but also seeking to warn a newly-married couple, newspaper editors, and anyone else who will listen that they will be attacked by the Japanese. Everyone is either too interested in a good time or too determinedly patriotic to give heed; the man only gets punched on the jaw. In the end the psychiatrist is left looking at a blank couch, and to steady his own nerves he goes to a bar to get a drink. There he learns his patient was killed at Pearl Harbor.

  27. E5

    5. Debut

  28. E4

    4. My Father The Fool

  29. E3

    3. The Case For Dr. Mudd

  30. E2

    2. Song of Bernadette

    Based on Mary Gray Blanton's biography The Miracle of Bernadette, this is the story of Bernadette Soubirous, a french peasant girl who discovered healing waters after seeing a vision of Mary, Mother of Jesus. The experience changed her life, and she eventually became a nun, and later named a Saint by the Catholic church.

  31. E1

    1. Lucy Goes to Mexico

    Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel are visiting San Diego. While Ricky rehearses a show with Maurice Chevalier, Lucy and Ethel cross the Mexican border to do a little shopping. Returning to the US, a stowaway boy is found in the Ricardo's car trunk by US Customes. With Lucy and Ethel in jail, Ricky, Fred, and Maurice come to the rescue. Unfortunately, now Chevalier is being held because he is not authorized to leave the US into Mexico. This sends Lucy off to a bullfight to find the American consul, only Lucy disguises herself as a matador, and ends up facing a raging bull.

Season 2

1959 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 66 years ago

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  1. E16

    16. Murder is a Private Affair

    Finale
  2. E15

    15. City in Bondage

  3. E14

    14. The Man in the Funny Suit

    In 1956, viewers saw Ed Wynn give a moving performance in ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"" on the Playhouse 90 series. This program shows the tense drama which unfolded behind the scenes, when Ed's son and co-star Keenan Wynn feared that ""The Perfect Fool"" would be far from perfect in his first straight dramatic role.

  4. E13

    13. Meeting at Appalachin

  5. E12

    12. Thunder in the Night

  6. E11

    11. Meeting at Apalachin

  7. E10

    10. The Desilu Revue

    Lucille Ball plays herself as the vice-president of Desilu Productions, who is busy readying her workshop of young performers for their musical revue. The performers in this program were actual members of Lucy's Workshop at Desilu Studios, and included film historian Robert Osborne, Carole Cook and Dick Kallman, who later starred in the series ""Hank"".

  8. E9

    9. Murder in Gratitude

    A doctor kills the man who murdered his brother, but he kills the wrong man.

  9. E8

    8. The Hanging Judge

  10. E7

    7. Lepke

  11. E6

    6. Border Justice

  12. E5

    5. Come Back to Sorrento

  13. E4

    4. So Tender, So Profane

  14. E3

    3. Six Guns for Donegan

  15. E2

    2. The Day the Town Stood Up

    An itinerant philosopher challenges a psychopathic young outlaw who rules the population of a small Western town.

  16. E1

    1. A Diamond for Carla

Cast & crew

Created by Desi Arnaz

  • Harry Dean Stanton

    Harry Dean Stanton

  • Margo

    Margo

  • James Westerfield

    James Westerfield

  • Susan Strasberg

    Susan Strasberg

  • Abraham Sofaer

    Abraham Sofaer

  • John Drew Barrymore

    John Drew Barrymore

  • J. Carrol Naish

    J. Carrol Naish

  • Ed Wynn

    Ed Wynn

    Self

  • William Bendix

    William Bendix

  • Herbert Berghof

    Herbert Berghof

  • Marisa Pavan

    Marisa Pavan

  • Edward Platt

    Edward Platt

  • Jay C. Flippen

    Jay C. Flippen

  • Ernie Kovacs

    Ernie Kovacs

  • Steve Forrest

    Steve Forrest

  • Aldo Ray

    Aldo Ray

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse?

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 10, 1960.

When did the latest episode of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse come out?

The most recent episode of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Season 2 Episode 16 "Murder is a Private Affair", aired on June 10, 1960.

How many seasons of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse are there?

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse has 2 seasons with 47 episodes in total.

When did Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse first air?

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse first aired on CBS on October 6, 1958.

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