Not the Glory (Playhouse 90)

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"Not the Glory"
Playhouse 90 episodes
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Newspaper ad for "Not the Glory"
Episode nos.Season 2
Episodes 33 [1]
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Written byDavid Shaw (adaptation), Pierre Boulle (novel)
Original air dateMay 8, 1958 (1958-05-08) [1]
Guest appearances
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"Not the Glory" was an American television play broadcast on May 8, 1958, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90 . David Shaw wrote the teleplay based on Pierre Boulle's first novel, William Conrad (1950). Robert Mulligan directed, and James Mason, Ann Todd, and Dennis King starred. [1] [2]

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Plot

A Nazi spy, Wilhelm Konreid, travels to London in 1939, posing as a Polish patriot. He "ingratiates himself into high British government circles" and is offered a job with the BBC. Sir Wallace Goodfellow is a British government official "whose intellect and cunning are pitted against" Konreid. [3]

Cast

The following performers received screen credit for their performances: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. "Mason, Todd To Star In Playhouse 90 Drama". The Victoria Advocate. May 4, 1958. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Quotations taken from the newspaper advertisement (pictured above) for the original broadcast.