Shadows Tremble (Playhouse 90)

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"Shadows Tremble"
Playhouse 90 episode
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Frank Conroy and Edward G. Robinson in Shadows Tremble
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 5
Directed by Herbert Hirschman
Written by Ernest Kinoy
Produced by Herbert Brodkin
Featured music Wilbur Hatch
Original air dateOctober 23, 1958 (1958-10-23)
Running time1:29:21
Guest appearances
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"Shadows Tremble" was an American television movie that was broadcast on October 23, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 .

Contents

Plot

Toymaker Oscar Bromek, an immigrant, retires to a small town in Vermont where he struggles to fit in.

Cast

The cast included the following: [1] [2]

Production

The program aired on October 23, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. It was written by Ernest Kinoy. Herbert Brodkin was the producer and Herbert Hirschman the director. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Playhouse 90: Shadows Tremble". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 18, 2020.