William Thunhurst Jr.

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation as a corrupt cop.

American lawyer Clarence Darrow evolves from a corporate attorney to a champion of the underdog, defending labor leaders like Eugene V. Debs and later taking on high-profile cases like the Leopold & Loeb trial.

An old warehouse worker dreams of saving enough money to return to his native Ireland, but it would seem unlikely. A young man who also works there is in a bad fix, he too has little money but his baby is sick and needs medicine he can't afford. He gambles with the dock workers and loses what little he had. Meanwhile, the old man discovers he has a valuable dollar with the winning serial number in a newspaper contest.

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.