American Playhouse Season 1, Episode 15: Weekend

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

John Cheever's comedy of a supposedly kidnapped 5-year-old boy. At first the police aren't interested until a ransom note is discovered. Then the town goes into action to support the finding of Toby.

60 min

King of America

60 min

Seguin

60 min

Who Am I This Time?

From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on screen. Susan Sarandon is new in town, a lonely itenerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Walken's Stanley when the theater group does A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the problem, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.

60 min

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

60 min

Come Along With Me

Mabel Lederer is a recently widowed woman who sells all her belongings and leaves her home to start a new life. Mabel believes she has powers to see into the future and to conduct seances. She changes her name to 'Angela Motorman' and moves into a boarding house where she interacts with the strange residents.

60 min

For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

60 min

Echoes and Silences

60 min

Fifth of July

60 min

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters is a 1982 comedy drama TV movie written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Richard Bartlett.

60 min

Pilgrim Farewell

60 min

Northern Lights

60 min

Medal of Honor Rag

60 min

Working

60 min

Private Contentment

60 min

My Palikari

60 min

Oppenheimer (1)

60 min

Oppenheimer (2)

60 min

Oppenheimer (3)

60 min

Oppenheimer (4)

60 min

Oppenheimer (5)

60 min

Oppenheimer (6)

60 min

Oppenheimer (7)

60 min

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

60 min