Fiesta at Midnight (19 May 1958)

Newly arrived in New York, a young Puerto Rican man is arrested for robbery and assault. He claims to have been with two women at the time of the theft, but one won't identify him and the other can't be found.

Director:

Michael Gordon

Writer:

Jerome Coopersmith (screenplay)

Stars:

Beverly Garland, Gloria Marlowe, Tomas Milian

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Beverly Garland	...	Casey Jones
Gloria Marlowe	...	Anita Fernandez
Tomas Milian	...	Juan Ortega
Dario Barrie	...	Raoul (as Dario Barri)
Miriam Colon	...	Maria Tristeza
Mary Michael	...	Mrs. O'Connell
Martin Andrews	...	Lt. Harry Bell
Nita De Soto	...	Landlady

Storyline

Newly arrived in New York, a young Puerto Rican man is arrested for robbery and assault. He claims to have been with two women at the time of the theft, but one won't identify him and the other can't be found.

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Plot Keywords:

puerto rican | catholic priest | church bell | armed robbery | nun | 

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1958 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pyramid Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Casey Jones: Did you know that Juan was in trouble, Sister? It's been in all the papers.
Maria Treztesa: I have not read any papers this week. I have been in seclusion since my marriage to God.

User Reviews

A solid if not exceptional episode

A young Puerto Rican on his first night in the city meets a woman at a dance hall and asks her to dance; she refuses because she is already married but suggests he asks her cousin who is waiting downstairs. He asks this second woman but she says she can't because she's getting married in the morning. The young man is soon thereafter arrested for assault and robbery and is identified by the woman victim who subsequently dies. He insists that he was with the second young woman at the time the crime was committed and knows this because the church bells sounded at midnight. The first woman denies there ever was a second woman. The story has an interesting twist at the end if not entirely unexpected. There were a couple of other interesting bits in this episode - one Garland tries to convince the first young woman that a wife beater will not change his ways, all to no avail of course, and secondly the brief glimpse we get about Puerto Rican immigrants.