| "Sizeman and Son" | |
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| Playhouse 90 episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Vincent J. Donahue |
| Written by | Elick Moll |
| Original air date | October 18, 1956 |
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"Sizeman and Son" was an American television play broadcast on October 18, 1956, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 .
Morris Sizeman is a successful garment manufacturer in New York City. His son, Harold Sizeman, returns from the Korean War with new ideas about human rights, believing that the quest for wealth is the cause of the world's difficulties.
In September 1956, CBS announced that it had signed the noted comedian Eddie Cantor to play the lead in "Seidman & Son". [1] Martin Manulis was the producer with Vincent J. Donahue directing. The teleplay was written by Elick Moll.
In The New York Times, J. P. Shanley called the production "shallow and unsatisfying" and Elick Moll's script "an undistinguished product from the ready-to-wear rack." [2]
In The Pittsburgh Press, Fred Remington rated the program "way above average" and praised Peter Lorre's "wonderfully humorous performances" as an aging worker "who's not having any young whippersnapper telling him he's downtrodden." [3]
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