The Philco Television Playhouse Season 5 Episode 16 The Trip to Bountiful 1952
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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. ...
- Released: 1953-03-01
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Bert Lytell
- Director: Robert Alan Aurthur, Robert Alan Aurthur
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1. The Thin Air 1952-09-21
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2. The Black Sheep 1952-10-05
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3. Uncertain Heritage 1952-10-19
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4. The Winter of the Dog 1952-11-02
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5. Parole Chief 1952-11-16
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6. The Gift 1952-11-30
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7. Tempest of Tick Creek 1952-12-14
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8. Magic Morning 1952-12-28
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9. Double Jeopardy 1953-01-04
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10. Pride's Way 1953-01-11
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11. Two for One 1953-01-18
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13. The Reluctant Citizen 1953-02-08
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14. Mr. Pettengill Here 1953-02-15
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15. Wings on My Feet 1953-02-22
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16. The Trip to Bountiful 1953-03-01
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17. The Gesture 1953-03-15
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18. The Velvet Mitten 1953-03-22
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19. A Young Lady of Property 1953-04-05
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20. The Recluse 1953-04-19
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21. Printer's Measure 1953-04-26
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22. A Little Something in Reserve 1953-05-10
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24. The Way of an Eagle 1953-06-07
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25. Baby and Me 1953-06-14
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26. Expectant Relations 1953-06-21
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27. The House in Athens 1953-07-05
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28. The Big Deal 1953-07-19
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29. The Cipher 1953-08-02
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30. Ernie Barger is 50 1953-08-09
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31. The Rainmaker 1953-08-16
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32. Othello 1953-09-06
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33. Holiday Song 1953-09-20
