Playwrights '56

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1. E1 The AnswerNext upOct 4, 1955 · 60 min
   Guest stars

   Guest stars: Paul Douglas, Russell Hicks, Walter Abel, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker, Conrad Nagel (Mr. President), Steve McQueen, Harry Dean Stanton

2. E2 The BattlerOct 18, 1955 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Frederick O'Neal, Phyllis Kirk, Dewey Martin, Paul Newman (Ad Francis), Irving Mitchell

3. E3 The Heart's a Forgotten HotelOct 25, 1955 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Sylvia Sidney, Arleen Whelan, Paul Hartman, Edmond O'Brien

4. E4 Snow JobNov 8, 1955 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Joan Blondell, Gene Saks, James Gregory, Meg Mundy

5. E5 Daisy! Daisy!Nov 22, 1955 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Tom Ewell, Lou Vernon

6. E6 The Sound and the FuryDec 5, 1955 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Janice Rule, Steven Hill, Ethel Waters, Lillian Gish

7. E7 The Waiting PlaceDec 20, 1955 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Jack Mullaney, Kim Stanley, Louis Jean Heydt

8. E8 The Day the Trains Stopped RunningJan 3, 1956 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Frank Overton, Elizabeth Patterson, Karl Swenson, Dan Frazer

9. E9 LostJan 17, 1956 · 60 min
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   Guest stars: Steven Hill, Sada Thompson, Frank Campanella

10. E10 This Business of MurderJan 31, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Thomas Gomez, Warren Stevens, Henry Jones, James Whitmore, David White, E.G. Marshall

11. E11 Return to CassinoFeb 14, 1956 · 60 min
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    Guest stars: Kurt Kasznar, Dina Merrill, John Forsythe

12. E12 FlightFeb 28, 1956 · 60 min
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    Guest stars: Kim Stanley, Ruth Hussey, Barbara Barrie, Alice Ghostley, Albert Dekker

13. E13 Adam and EveningMar 13, 1956 · 60 min
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    Guest stars: Estelle Winwood, Nehemiah Persoff, Rudy Bond, John C. Becher

14. E14 The Undiscovered CountryMar 27, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Frederick O'Neal, Cyril Ritchard, J. Pat O'Malley, Nina Foch, George Chandler, Arthur Malet

15. E15 You and Me and the GatepostApr 10, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Patricia Smith, Mary Astor, George Grizzard

16. E16 The Center of the MazeApr 24, 1956 · 60 min
    Synopsis

    A wealthy liberal is forced to confront the discrepancies between her political and domestic life when her daughter decides to marry the gardener and live on a farm.

    Guest stars: Gene Saks, Peter Mark Richman (Jim), Ann Harding (Augusta), Russell Hicks (Mr. More), John McGiver, Dina Merrill (Sarah), J. Pat O'Malley (MacLeod)

17. E17 You Sometimes Get RichMay 8, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Bert Remsen, Larry Blyden, Gene Saks, Tom Poston, Joe Silver

18. E18 KeyholeMay 22, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Lee Grant, Geoffrey Toone, Patrick Macnee, Meg Mundy, E.G. Marshall

19. E19 Nick and LettyJun 5, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Robert Culp, Norman Fell, Jack Weston, Nancy Walker

20. E20 HonorJun 19, 1956 · 60 min
    Guest stars

    Guest stars: Michael Strong, Ralph Bellamy, Paul McGrath, Dick York