The Philco Television Playhouse Season 3 Episode 7
Portrait in Smoke
Aired Sunday 9:00 PM Oct 22, 1950 on NBC
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Rising out of the shabbiness of the Lower East Side, Kathy ruthlessly climbs the social and financial ladder by using and then abandoning a series of gullible older men.
Who was the Episode MVP ?
 Olive Deering |
Kathy |
Guest Star |
 Shepperd Strudwick |
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Guest Star |
 James Daly |
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Guest Star |
Season 3 Episodes
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By-Line for Murder
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The Spur
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The Wayward Season
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Women of Intrigue
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This Time, Next Year
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Night at the Vulcan
Ep 49
Come Alive
Ep 48
Ephraim Tutt's Clean Hands
Ep 47
The Return
Ep 46
Television Story
Ep 45
Pretend I Am A Stranger
Ep 44
I Want to March
Ep 43
Case History
Ep 42
The Plot
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The Fast Dollar
Ep 38
The Adventures of Hiram...
Ep 37
Rescue
Ep 36
Justice and Mr. Pleznik
Ep 35
The Visitors
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A Secret Island
Ep 33
Mr. Arcularis
Ep 32
The Birth of the Movies
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