Wish on the Moon

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"Wish on the Moon"
Goodyear Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 13
Directed by Delbert Mann
Written by Sumner Locke Elliott
Original air dateMarch 29, 1953 (1953-03-29)

Wish on the Moon is a 1953 American television play.

Contents

It was later filmed in 1956 for London Playhouse [1] and in 1959 for United States Steel Hour [2] [3]

Premise

Two young women, Frances Barclay and Olivia Beech, meet on a train on their way to New York where they hope to fulfill their dreams. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. London Playhouse Wish on the Moon at IMDB
  2. Wish on the Moon at IMDB
  3. "Erin Carter and Peggy Ann Garner". Columbia Daily Tribune. 25 July 1959. p. 13.
  4. Wish on the Moon at Paley Centre