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American Playhouse

Season 12 · 6 episodes · Jan 10, 1994

  1. Episode 1

    Tales of the City

    Jan 10, 1994

    Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.

  2. Episode 2

    Simple Men

    Apr 4, 1994

    Diametrically opposite brothers Bill and Dennis McCabe set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.

  3. Episode 3

    Brother's Keeper

    May 2, 1994

    A look at the life of Delbert Ward, a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until his brother William's death.

  4. Episode 4

    Long Shadows

    Aug 26, 1994

    Explores the life of Haru Matsukata Reischauer, the Japanese-born author who married U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Edwin O. Reischauer.

  5. Episode 5

    Ethan Frome

    Nov 16, 1994

    Married couple Ethan and Zeena Frome are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who joins them is beautiful and spirited but she and Ethan fall in love, much to the dismay of Zeena.

  6. Episode 6

    Golden Gate

    Nov 30, 1994

    Brash young FBI agent Kevin David Walker trumps up charges of Communist-spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he seeks to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.