The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 5 Episode 16 The Trip to Bountiful
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. ...
Year: 1956
Genre: Drama
Country:
Studio: NBC
Director:
Cast: Bert Lytell
Crew: Robert Alan Aurthur (Producer), Robert Alan Aurthur (Writer)
First Air Date: Oct 03, 1948
Last Air date: Feb 12, 1956
Season: 8 Season
Episode: 267 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 5.60/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 72.354
Language: English
Episode
The Thin Air
The Black Sheep
Uncertain Heritage
The Winter of the Dog
Parole Chief
The Gift
Tempest of Tick Creek
Magic Morning
Double Jeopardy
Pride's Way
Two for One
Elegy
The Reluctant Citizen
Mr. Pettengill Here
Wings on My Feet
The Trip to Bountiful
The Gesture
The Velvet Mitten
A Young Lady of Property
The Recluse
Printer's Measure
A Little Something in Reserve
Marty
The Way of an Eagle
Baby and Me
Expectant Relations
The House in Athens
The Big Deal
The Cipher
Ernie Barger is 50
The Rainmaker
Othello
Holiday Song