The Carroll Formula (18 Jul. 1956)

A college professor accidentally comes across a formula that can reduce the size of anything.

Director:

Tay Garnett

Writers:

John L. Greene (story), John L. Greene (teleplay)

Stars:

Michael Wilding, Havis Davenport, Dayton Lummis

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Michael Wilding	...	David Scott
Havis Davenport	...	Sylvia Richardson
Dayton Lummis	...	Dr. Oscar W. Hoffman
Steven Geray	...	Dr. Lehndorff
Howard McNear	...	Dr. Curtis
Peter Whitney	...	Attendant
Donald MacBride	...	Col. Hobson (as Donald McBride)
Roy Roberts	...	Gen. Lafferty
Don 'Red' Barry	...	Soldier (as Donald Barry)
Tay Garnett	...	Himself

Storyline

A college professor accidentally comes across a formula that can reduce the size of anything.

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Plot Keywords:

shrinking | professor | formula

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 1956 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Drink Me

Tay Garnett directs an engaging episode of the Roach Studio's SCREEN DIRECTOR'S PLAYHOUSE anthology series about a very English professor of English who comes across a way of miniaturizing anything: cars, artillery pieces, ready to be restored to full size later. Michael Wilding as the professor plays it relatively straight, surrounded by a company of increasingly daffy military and lunatic asylum types. Donald MacBride loses his temper engagingly, as he had been doing for decades and the stuffy bureaucracies of modern society -- as of the 1950s, anyway -- are pleasantly satirized. It's not a belly-laughing sort of comedy, but well worth your time.