PLAYHOUSE 90: THE DAY BEFORE ATLANTA (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic anthology series. Melvyn Douglas introduces this program, set during the Civil War shortly before the Union army captures Atlanta in 1864. The Union scouting party, headed by Sergeant Jubal Banks, discovers a plantation that is guarded by a man and his teenage son. Both are killed as they attempt to defend themselves, leading to dissension within the ranks. Doug Hooker, a young recruit, finds a woman from the neighborhood, Carolyn Claybourne, hiding upstairs. They develop a friendship and bemoan the cruelty of war. Doug promises to help her escape from the house before his unit sets fire to it, but the soldiers discover Carolyn before he can do so. And upon seeing Sgt. Jubal threaten her, Doug shoots and kills him. Fearing a court martial for killing their commander, the soldiers flee and then walk right into a Confederate ambush headed by Carolyn's father. While they are held captive, Carolyn pleads with her father for their release, leading to disastrous results. Includes commercials. Commercials include James Daly and Whitey Ford for Camel cigarettes and Julia Mead for the American Gas Association.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: April 9, 1959 Thursday 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:27:15
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T85:0393
- GENRE: Drama, historical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; U S - History - Civil War
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1956-1961
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Allstate insurance company
- TV - Commercials - American Gas Association
- TV - Commercials - Ansco cameras
- TV - Commercials - Camel cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Kimberly Clark Corporation
CREDITS
- Herbert Brodkin … Producer
- Herbert Hirschman … Associate Producer
- Anthony Barr … Associate Producer
- Ralph Nelson … Director
- George Turpin … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- John Gay … Writer
- Jerry Goldsmith … Composer, Conductor
- Melvyn Douglas … Host
- Jack Warden … Cast, Sgt. Jubal Banks
- Timmy Everett … Cast, Doug Hooker
- Betty Lou Keim … Cast, Carolyn Claybourne
- Clu Gulager … Cast, Zach Toombs
- Dabbs Greer … Cast, Clayton Beard
- Clinton Sundberg … Cast, Matthew Claybourne
- Gavin Gordon … Cast, Slade Simpson
- Musa Williams … Cast, Esther
- Joel Fluellen … Cast, Jonathan
- William Schallert … Cast, Major Barnes
- Tom McKee … Cast, General McPherson
- Roy Jenson … Cast, the Lieutenant
- Jayson Wingreen … Cast, Ralph Fletcher
- Nolan Leary … Cast, Edwin
- Donald Harrison … Cast, Tom