The Philco Television Playhouse Portrait in Smoke (Season 3, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Drama

The Philco Television Playhouse

Portrait in Smoke (Season 3, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Drama

A debt collector searches for the woman who saved him from an armed holdup; he wants her to have a $1000 reward. As he talks with those who knew her, he learns that she was a siren with a couple of murders to her credit.

Writers

Bill S. Ballinger (story) | Reginald Denham (adaptation) | Mary Orr (adaptation)

See all filmmakers & crew

Edit Released

Updated Oct 22, 1950

Release date

Oct 22, 1950 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Portrait in Smoke.

Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Shepperd Strudwick Actor Actor See fewer	A Place in the Sun (1951)
Olive Deering Kathy Kathy See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
James Daly Actor Actor See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1968)
Lawrence Fletcher Actor Actor See fewer	The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)
Herbert Rudley Actor Actor See fewer	The Court Jester (1955)
Douglas Rutherford Actor Actor See fewer	Jacktown (1962)
Virginia Smith Actress Actress See fewer	Kraft Theatre (1947)
Oliver Thorndike Actor Actor See fewer	The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)