The Day Before Atlanta

27th episode of the 3rd season of Playhouse 90
"The Day Before Atlanta"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 27
Directed byRalph Nelson
Written byJohn Gay
Produced byHerbert Brodkin
Featured musicJerry Goldsmith
Original air dateApril 9, 1959 (1959-04-09)
Running time1:27
Guest appearances
  • Jack Warden as Sgt. Jubal Banks
  • Timmy Everett as Doug Hooker
  • Betty Lou Keim as Carolyn Claybourne
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"The Day Before Atlanta" is an American television play broadcast on April 9, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast is led by Jack Warden. Ralph Nelson is the director and John Gay the writer.

Plot

During the American Civil War, a Union scouting party kills a man and his teenage son as they attempt to defend their plantation. A soldier discovers a young girl hiding inside the mansion.

Cast

The cast includes the following:[1]

  • Jack Warden - Sgt. Jubal Banks
  • Timmy Everett - Doug Hooker
  • Betty Lou Keim - Carolyn Claybourne
  • Clu Gulager - Zach Toombs
  • Dabbs Greer - Clayton Beard
  • Clinton Sundberg - Matthew Claybourne
  • Gavin Gordon ... Cast, Slade Simpson
  • Musa Williams - Esther
  • Joel Fluellen - Jonathan
  • William Schallert - Major Barnes
  • Tom McKee - General McPherson
  • Roy Jenson - the Lieutenant
  • Jayson Wingreen - Ralph Fletcher
  • Nolan Leary - Edwin
  • Donald Harrison - Tom

Production

The program aired on April 9, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. John Gay was the writer and Ralph Nelson the director.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Playhouse 90: The Day Before Atlanta". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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