Alas, Babylon (Playhouse 90)
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Episode no.Season 4
Episode 14
Episode 14
Directed byRobert Stevens
Written byDavid Shaw
Original air dateApril 3, 1960
| "Alas, Babylon" | |
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| Playhouse 90 episode | |
Don Murray and Barbara Rush in CBS publicity still for "Alas, Babylon" | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Robert Stevens |
| Written by | David Shaw |
| Original air date | April 3, 1960 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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"Alas, Babylon" was an American television play broadcast on April 3, 1960, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of Playhouse 90.
A nuclear war is triggered when a young Navy pilot accidentally blows up a port in a foreign country during a time of heightened tensions, and the Soviet Union fires its missiles. The missiles destroy the American Midwest and most of the eastern United States.
The story follows residents of a small Florida town and how they react after learning of a massive nuclear attack that has killed 92% of the world's population.