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#10503: PLAYHOUSE '90: HELEN MORGAN STORY, THE
1957-05-16, CBS, 30 min.
- Polly Bergen ,
- Helen Morgan ,
- Hogey Carmichael ,
- Slyvia Sidney ,
- Robert Lowery ,
- Reginald Denny ,
- Ronnie Burns ,
- Lili Gentle ,
- Benay Venuta ,
- James Westerfield ,
- Williard Sage ,
- Paul Lambert ,
- Glenn Turnbull ,
- Dan Frazer ,
- Benny Carter ,
- Robin Morse ,
- Al Hopson ,
- Jimmy Cross ,
- Sidney Clute ,
- James Nolan ,
- Larry Kerr ,
- Nicky Blair ,
- Mavis Neal Palmer ,
- Burt Nelson ,
- Don Anderson ,
- William Forest ,
- Lewis Charles ,
- Eve McVeagh ,
- Dana Wynter ,
- Brandon. Beach ,
- Paul Bradley ,
- Morgan Brown ,
- Donald Chaffin ,
- Sam Finn ,
- Kennegh Gibson ,
- Joe Gilbert ,
- Richard Joy ,
- Eddie Kane ,
- Max Mannes ,
- William Meader ,
- Hans Moebus ,
- Cosmo Sardo ,
- Bernard Sell ,
- Al Silvani
October 4th, 1956- May 18th, 1960 (CBS) CBS anthology series considered to be the most ambitious of all the early day TV anthology series with top talent performing. During it's first three seasons, Playhouse '90 presented ninety-minute dramas. It was broadcast as a series of specials during the 1959-60 season. Reruns were aired in 1961. More than 100 plays were presented, many of them live, featuring top ranked directors and excellent scripts. This episode features "The Helen Morgan Story." Helen Morgan is a Broadway legend. Her story told by her mother from her early start in speakeasies to star of top-rated shows and owning her own club. Her fatal descent into alcoholism is also covered. Polly Bergen stars as Helen Morgan.