Clash by Night (Playhouse 90)

"**Clash by Night**"
"Clash by Night"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 37
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Written by	F.W. Durkee
Based on	play Clash by Night by Clifford Odets
Original air date	June 13, 1957

"Clash by Night" was an American television play broadcast as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 directed by John Frankenheimer. It was based on the play of the stage play of the same name by Clifford Odets. According to Frankenheimer, the original adaptation did not work and Clifford Odets did an uncredited rewrite of the whole script.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Kim Stanley as Mae D'Amato
Lloyd Bridges as Earl Pfeiffer
E.G. Marshall as Jerry D'Amato
Edgar Stehli as Vincent Kress
John Bleifer as Mr. Wilenski
Peggy Maurer as Peggy

Reception

Variety wrote producer Martin Manulis' "attempt to reaffirm Odets and disprove the critics was a waste, because his best efforts, those of director John Frankenheimer, stars Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, E. ,G. Marshall and a fine supporting cast couldn’t save this tale of love over the kitchen table from being tedious... The first 65 minutes of the tv program were unrelieved dullness. "^[3]

References

^ "Playhouse 90: Clash by Night". Television academy foundation.
^ Frankheimer, John (1995). John Frankenheimer : a conversation with Charles Champlin. Riverwood Press. p. 35.
^ "Playhouse 90". Variety. June 19, 1957. p. 39.

External links

Clash by Night at IMDb

[1] "Playhouse 90: Clash by Night". Television academy foundation.

[2] Frankheimer, John (1995). John Frankenheimer : a conversation with Charles Champlin. Riverwood Press. p. 35.

[3] "Playhouse 90". Variety. June 19, 1957. p. 39.

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