Out of Dust

"**Out of Dust**"
"Out of Dust"
Playhouse 90 episode
	Dick York and Gloria Talbott in "Out of Dust"
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 33
Written by	John Gay (adaptation); Lynn Riggs (stage play);
Original air date	May 21, 1959
Guest appearances
	Charles Bickford as Old Man Grant; Gloria Talbott as Rose;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "A Marriage of Strangers"	Next →; "The Rank and File"

Last updated September 24, 2025

"Out of Dust" is an American television play broadcast on May 21, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 . The cast includes Charles Bickford and Gloria Talbott. The teleplay was written by John Gay based on a stage play written by Lynn Riggs.

Plot

A story of murder on the cattle trail in the old West. Three sons, a daughter-in-law and a hired man all hate the dictatorial Old Man Grant and conspire against him. It was taped outdoors in the Conejo Valley near Los Angeles.

Cast

The cast included the following:

Production

The program aired on May 21, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90.^[1]

References

↑ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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Out of Dust

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