The Velvet Alley

I watched this episode from the Playhouse 90 series from the 50's. Viewed it on Amazon Prime. I almost stopped watching it because the image was so poor (old kinetoscope version) but it did get better as the show progressed. It was wonderful watching truly great actors in the beginning of their careers. Art Carney was fabulous as a 42 yr old writer who finally breaks into the big-time as a Hollywood scriptwriter. Jack Klugman, Carney's agent was equally great. Leslie Nielsen did a nice job as the alcoholic tv producer. Dylan Cannon must have been a teenager because she looked younger than I've ever seen her. The supporting actors did a magnificent job as well. People who know Rod Serling (the scriptwriter of this show) might be surprised that he was a great writer even before The Twilight Zone series was televised in the early 60's. The transition of Art Carney from unknown writer to one of Hollywood's top scriptwriters was extremely moving. Serling's writing and Carney's acting was why I gave this show 10 stars