The Philco Television Playhouse · SEASON 3
The Gambler
Episode 8 · 1950-10-29
- Drama
Episode overview
A scathing denunciation of gambling and feudal aristocrats of the 19th Century, this story relates how Philip, a young medical student, bargains away his career for the unsure success of high gambling stakes. His caution turns to uncontrollable greed when he learns that money can buy women and quick fame. His destiny is bound to Theresa's, a beautiful young woman who has been mortgaged in marriage for her stepfather's debt, and to her wealthy grandmother's, who chooses to gamble away her fortune so there will be no inheritors.
60 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. High Tor1950-09-10
2. The Long Run1950-09-17
3. Dear Guest and Ghost1950-09-24
4. The Touch of a Stranger1950-10-01
5. The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street1950-10-08
6. A Husband for Mama1950-10-15
7. Portrait in Smoke1950-10-22
8. The Gambler1950-10-29
9. The Power Devil1950-11-05
10. The Man Who Got Away With It1950-11-12
11. I'm Still Alive1950-11-19
12. Torch for a Dark Journey1950-11-26
13. Wacky, the Small Boy1950-12-03
14. Bonanza1950-12-10
15. Decoy1950-12-17
16. The Pupil1950-12-24
17. Leaf out of a Book1950-12-31
18. The Symbol: Jefferson Davis1951-01-07
19. The Lost Diplomat1951-01-14
20. Confession1951-01-21
21. The Great Escape1951-01-28
22. A Matter of Life and Death1951-02-04
23. Kitty Doone1951-02-11
24. Let Them Be Sea Captains1951-02-18
25. The Man Who Bought a Town1951-02-25
26. No Medals on Pop1951-03-11
27. The Dark Corridor1951-03-18
28. Bulletin 1201951-03-25
29. Parnassus on Wheels1951-04-01
30. Routine Assignment1951-04-08
31. Hour of Destiny1951-04-15
32. The Birth of the Movies1951-04-22
33. Mr. Arcularis1951-04-29
34. A Secret Island1951-05-06
35. The Visitors1951-05-13
36. Justice and Mr. Pleznik1951-05-20
37. Rescue1951-05-27
38. The Adventures of Hiram Holliday1951-06-03
39. The Fast Dollar1951-06-10
40. Operation: Airlift1951-06-17
41. Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal1951-06-24
42. The Plot1951-07-01
43. Case History1951-07-08
44. I Want to March1951-07-15
45. Pretend I Am A Stranger1951-07-22
46. Television Story1951-07-29
47. The Return1951-08-05
48. Ephraim Tutt's Clean Hands1951-08-12
49. Come Alive1951-08-19
50. Night at the Vulcan1951-08-26
51. This Time Next Year1951-09-02
52. Women of Intrigue1951-09-09
53. The Wayward Season1951-09-16
54. The Spur1951-09-23
55. By-Line for Murder1951-09-30
56. Requiem for a Model A1951-10-07
