"Natchez" is an American television play broadcast live on May 29, 1958, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Martin M. Goldsmith wrote the teleplay based on a story by E.A. Ellington. David Lowell Rich directed. Cliff Robertson, Macdonald Carey, and Thomas Mitchell starred.
| "Natchez" | |
|---|---|
| Playhouse 90 episodes | |
 Cliff Robertson and Felicia Farr in Natchez | |
| Episode nos. | Season 2 Episodes 36[1] |
| Directed by | David Lowell Rich[1] |
| Written by | Martin M. Goldsmith (teleplay), E.A. Ellington (story) |
| Cinematography by | Gert Andersen |
| Original air date | May 29, 1958[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
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Plot
editA Confederate prisoner of war returns to Mississippi after the end of the American Civil War. His father is viewed as a traitor because he did not participate in scorched-earth practices. The former POW falls in love with the wife of a man who operates a Mississippi River gambling boat.
Cast
editThe following performers received screen credit for their performances:
- Cliff Robertson - Danny Carson
- Macdonald Carey - Alexander Lamar
- Thomas Mitchell - Mr. Carson
- Felicia Farr - Valerie Lamar
- Ted de Corsia - Jenkins
- Dan Blocker
- Chubby Johnson
- Keith Vincent
Production
editWilliam Froug was the producer, and David Lowell Rich directed. Martin M. Goldsmith wrote the teleplay based on a story by E.A. Ellington. The production was broadcast on May 29, 1958.[1] It was part of the second season of Playhouse 90, an anthology television series that was voted "the greatest television series of all time" in a 1970 poll of television editors.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (October 2, 2007). "Martin Manulis, TV Pioneer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.