Philco Television Playhouse
Because of the Lockwoods
Season 2, Episode 8 · Aired 1949-10-23
Synopsis
The Lockwoods' are patronising toward their former neighbors, the Hunters who are now living in the poorer district in town. The Hunters are saved from despair from the help of a young junk dealer named Oliver Read, who teaches the Lockwoods' a lesson in humanity. It is a gripping story of a girl's lost inheritance, and of how she regains it after years of poverty.
In the series
This episode is part of Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1955) on NBC.
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