Rod Serling Archives
Playhouse 90 Television Scripts
Between 1956 and 1960, Rod Serling wrote ten screenplays for the Playhouse 90 drama series.
| Script number | Episode title | Air date | Draft date | Notes | Leaves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Forbidden area. | 10-4-1956 | n.d. | Adapted from a novel by Pat Frank. | 125 l. |
| 02 | Requiem for a heavyweight. | 10-11-1956 | n.d. | "Playhouse 90 version." Page 1 is missing. | 153 l. |
| 03 | The comedian. | 2-14-1957 | n.d. | 106 l. | |
| 03 | The comedian. | 2-14-1957 | n.d. | 61 l. | |
| 03 | The comedian. | 2-14-1957 | 2-7-1957 | Dated 1-23-1957 with revisions dated 1-28, 1-30,1-31, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6 and 2-7-1957. | 101 l. |
| 04 | The dark side of the earth. | 9-19-1957 | 8-15-1957 | Second draft. | 110 l. |
| 04 | The dark side of the earth. | 9-19-1957 | 9-9-1957 | Second draft. Dated 8-15-1957 with revisions dated 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-8, and 9-9-1957. | 111 l. |
| 04 | The dark side of the earth. | 9-19-1957 | 9-10-1957 | Third draft. | 110 l. |
| 05 | Panic button. | 11-28-1957 | 11-4-1957 | Second draft. Dated 11-2-1957 with revisions dated 11-4-1957. | 146 l. |
| 06 | Bomber's moon. | 5-22-1958 | 5-1-1958 | 123 l. | |
| 07 | A town has turned to dust. | 6-19-1958 | n.d. | Revised draft. | 103 l. |
| 07 | A town has turned to dust. | 6-19-1958 | 6-19-1957 | "Untitled original screenplay" (later title "A Town Has Turned to Dust.") | 117 l. |
| 08 | The velvet alley. | 1-22-1959 | 1-7-1959 | Dated 12-11-1958 with revisions dated 1-5 and 1-7-1959. | 134 l. |
| 08 | The velvet alley. | 1-22-1959 | 1-16-1959 | Final revision. Dated 1-15-1959 with revisions dated 1-16-1959. | 105 l. |
| 08 | The velvet alley. | 1-22-1959 | 1-16-1959 | Final revision. Mss. director's notes. Dated 1-15-1959 with revisions dated 1-16-1959. | 105 l. |
| 09 | The rank and file. | 5-28-1959 | 3-20-1959 | 138 l. | |
| 10 | In the presence of mine enemies. | 5-18-1960 | 3-19-1960 | Revised draft. | 120 l. |
| 10 | In the presence of mine enemies. | 5-18-1960 | 4-15-1960 | Revised draft. Dated 3-19-1960 with revisions dated 4-15-1960. Mss. notes. | 122 l. |
| 10 | In the presence of mine enemies. | 5-18-1960 | 4-26-1960 | Mss. notes. | 121 l. |
| 10 | In the presence of mine enemies. | 5-18-1960 | 5-7-1960 | Final revision. | 110 l. |
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