The Day Before Atlanta (Playhouse 90)

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"The Day Before Atlanta"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 27
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Written by John Gay
Produced by Herbert Brodkin
Featured musicJerry Goldsmith
Original air dateApril 9, 1959 (1959-04-09)
Running time1:27
Guest appearances
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"The Day Before Atlanta" was an American television play broadcast on April 9, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 . The cast was led by Jack Warden. Ralph Nelson was the director and John Gay the writer.

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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 included the following: [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.