A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (2 Oct. 1955)
"The Philco Television Playhouse" A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (original title)

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writer:

Robert Alan Aurthur

Stars:

Florence Anglin, Martin Balsam, Joe Comadore

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Florence Anglin
Martin Balsam	...	Charlie Malick
Joe Comadore
Joanna Douglas
Betty McDonald
Don Murray	...	Alex Nordman
Kathleen Murray	...	Katherine
Sidney Poitier	...	Tommy Tyler
Hilda Simms	...	Lucy Tyler
Michael Strong	...	Lloyd Mills
Edward Walsh
Meg Wyllie

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1955 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showcase Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Edge of the City (1957)

User Reviews

The Golden Days of Television

This was my first glimpse of Sidney Poitier, the fall of 1955, gathered around our tiny seven inch screen in the upstairs guest room. (Mother would not allow TV in the living room - afraid it would disrupt family conversation.)

It was also my first time seeing man's mental and physical cruelty to other men. For decades the memory stayed with me. But I couldn't figure out where I had seen this waterfront drama since we rarely went to the movies. But thanks to IMDb and TCM I finally found several of the same cast members listed in both "A Man is Ten Feet Tall" and "Edge of the City."

We were so fortunate to be able to see so much fine drama in those days. There seemed a dearth of it during the 70s and 80s - thank goodness for the casting directors of the many "Law & Order" titles, "The Closer" and several new series on TNT and USA. So those of us who can't travel to NYC and LA get a chance to be exposed to today's talent.

Personally I still think the Philco Playhouse version superior - but that is from a 56 year old memory!