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Playhouse 90: Season 1, Episode 2

TV Episode - 90 min - Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Ratings: 9.0/10 from 85 users
Reviews: 6 user | 8 critic

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Richard Joy, Jack Palance and Keenan Wynn

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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Richard Joy	...	Himself - Announcer (as Dick Joy)
	Jack Palance	...	Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
	Keenan Wynn	...	Maish Rennick
	Kim Hunter	...	Grace Carney
	Ed Wynn	...	Army
	Max Baer	...	Mike
	Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom	...	Steve
	Edgar Stehli	...	Doctor
	Stanley Adams	...	Pirelli
	Harry Landers	...	Fox
	Charles Herbert	...	Jeffrey
	Ned Glass	...	Bartender
	Frank Richards	...	Fighter in Bar
	Lyn Osborn	...	Photographer
	Joe Abdullah	...	Fight Announcer

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Boxer | Boxing | Anthology | Husband Wife Relationship | Family Relationships | See more »

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Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | War | Western

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Country:

USA

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Release Date:

11 October 1956 (USA) See more »

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

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Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Playhouse 90 See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

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Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

Original air date 11 October 1956. The first original 90-minute drama ever shown live on TV. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Pioneers of Television: Science Fiction (#2.1)" (2011) See more »

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