The Hidden Image

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"The Hidden Image"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 4
Written by David Karp
Original air dateNovember 12, 1959 (1959-11-12)
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"The Hidden Image" was an American television play broadcast live on November 12, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 . It was the fourth episode of the fourth season of Playhouse 90 and the 121st episode overall.

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Plot

The plot concerns the pressures of modern politics as shown through a corruption investigation into a politician of the highest integrity.

Production

John Houseman was the producer. David Karp wrote the teleplay'.

The cast consisted of Franchot Tone as Avery Yarbrough, Martin Gabel as George Barrow, Nancy Marchand as Mrs. Yarbrough, George Grizzard as Leo Portnoy, and Frank Maxwell as Tommy Atwell. [1] [2]

Reception

Fred Danzig of the UPI called it a play of "uncanny timeliness", though he concluded that the writer had "cluttered his story with too many gimmicks, inconsistencies and contrived situations." [3]

In The New York Times , John P. Shanley found it "bland and only intermittently interesting." [4]

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References

  1. "'The Hidden Image' Set On 'Playhouse 90' Thursday; Tone, Gabel Co-Star In Play". The Daily Herald. November 23, 1959 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Jack Anderson (November 13, 1959). "'Hidden Image' Plays Good Game of Politics". The Miami Herald. p. 2D via Newspapers.com.
  3. Fred Danzig (November 13, 1959). "'Hidden Image' Fails To Score Moral Victory". Daily Republican-Register via Newspapers.com.
  4. John P. Shanley (November 13, 1959). "TV: Politics and Ethics; Karp's 'The Hidden Image' Presents Story of Austere Public Servant". The New York Times. p. 59.