The Philco Television Playhouse · SEASON 5
The Trip to Bountiful
Episode 16 · 1953-03-01
- Drama
Episode overview
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. ...
60 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. The Thin Air1952-09-21
2. The Black Sheep1952-10-05
3. Uncertain Heritage1952-10-19
4. The Winter of the Dog1952-11-02
5. Parole Chief1952-11-16
6. The Gift1952-11-30
7. Tempest of Tick Creek1952-12-14
8. Magic Morning1952-12-28
9. Double Jeopardy1953-01-04
10. Pride's Way1953-01-11
11. Two for One1953-01-18
12. Elegy1953-01-25
13. The Reluctant Citizen1953-02-08
14. Mr. Pettengill Here1953-02-15
15. Wings on My Feet1953-02-22
16. The Trip to Bountiful1953-03-01
17. The Gesture1953-03-15
18. The Velvet Mitten1953-03-22
19. A Young Lady of Property1953-04-05
20. The Recluse1953-04-19
21. Printer's Measure1953-04-26
22. A Little Something in Reserve1953-05-10
23. Marty1953-05-24
24. The Way of an Eagle1953-06-07
25. Baby and Me1953-06-14
26. Expectant Relations1953-06-21
27. The House in Athens1953-07-05
28. The Big Deal1953-07-19
29. The Cipher1953-08-02
30. Ernie Barger is 501953-08-09
31. The Rainmaker1953-08-16
32. Othello1953-09-06
33. Holiday Song1953-09-20
