The Long March (Playhouse 90)

"The Long March"
Playhouse 90 episode
Jack Carson in "The Long March"
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 4
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Written by	Roger O. Hirson (adaptation), William Styron (novel)
Produced by	Fred Coe
Original air date	October 16, 1958 (1958-10-16)
Running time	1:28:22
Guest appearances
Jack Carson as Capt. Al Mannix Sterling Hayden as Col. Rocky Templeton Rod Taylor as Lt. Warren Culver

"The Long March" was an American television play broadcast on October 16, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot

Lt. Col. Rocky Thompson orders a group of Marines a 36-mile march after a training mission.

Cast

The cast included the following:^[1]^[2]

Jack Carson as Capt. Al Mannix
Mona Freeman as Betsy Tendler
Rod Taylor as Lt. Warren Culver
Sterling Hayden as Lt. Col. Rocky Templeton
James Congdon as Pvt. Jimmy Hobbs
Paul Lambert as Major Lawrence
Harvey Stephens as Col. Price
Jason Wingreen as Master Sgt. Walter O'Leary
Fletcher Allen as Pvt. Leadbetter
Harry Davidson as Capt. Oliphant
Pauline Meyers as Margaret
Robert Cass as Headquarters Corporal
Bob Duggan as Private First Class
William Benedict as First Private
Joe Bishop Second Private
Garry Walberg as Command Post Lieutenant
Warren Frost as Command Post Sergeant
Eve McVeagh as Woman in Bar

Edward G. Robinson hosted the broadcast.

Production

The program aired on October 16, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. It was written by Roger O. Hirson, based on William Styron's novel. Fred Coe was the producer and Delbert Mann the director.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 "Playhouse 90: The Long March". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
1 2 "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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Season 1	"Forbidden Area" "Requiem for a Heavyweight" "Sizeman and Son" "Rendezvous in Black" "The Country Husband" "The Big Slide" "Heritage of Anger" "Eloise" "Confession" "Made in Heaven" "Sincerely, Willis Wade" "The Family Nobody Wanted" "Massacre at Sand Creek" "Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses" "The Ninth Day" "So Soon To Die" "The Star Wagon" "So Soon To Die" "The Greer Case" "The Miracle Worker" "The Comedian" "The Coat of White" "The Blackwell Story" "Invitation to a Gunfighter" "The Last Tycoon" "The Hostess with the Mostes'" "Charley's Aunt" "Clipper Ship" "If You Know Elizabeth" "Three Men on a Horse" "Four Women in Black" "Child of Trouble" "Homeward Borne" "Helen Morgan" "Winter Dreams" "Circle of the Day" "Without Incident" "Clash by Night" "Ain't No Time for Glory" "The Fabulous Irishman"
Season 2	"The Death of Manolete" "The Dark Side of the Earth" "Topaze" "A Sound of Different Drummers" "The Playroom" "Around the World in 90 Minutes" "The Mystery of Thirteen" "The Edge of Innocence" "The Clouded Image" "The Jet Propelled Couch" "The Troublemakers" "Panic Button" "Galvanized Yankee" "The Thundering Wave" "For I Have Loved Strangers" "The Lone Woman" "Reunion" "The Last Man" "The 80 Yard Run" "Before I Die" "The Gentleman From Seventh Avenue" "The Violent Heart" "No Time at All" "Point of No Return" "Portrait of a Murderer" "The Last Clear Chance" "The Male Animal" "The Right Hand Man" "Turn Left at Mount Everest" "The Dungeon" "Verdict of Three" "Rumors of Evening" "Not the Glory" "Nightmare at Ground Zero" "Bomber's Moon" "Natchez" "The Innocent Sleep" "A Town Has Turned to Dust" "The Great Gatsby" "A Bitter Heritage"
Season 3	"The Plot To Kill Stalin" "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Time of Your Life" "The Long March" "Shadows Tremble" "Word From a Sealed-Off Box" "Heart of Darkness" "Old Man" "The Return of Ansel Gibbs" "Free Weekend" "Seven Against the Wall" "The Nutcracker" "Face of a Hero" "The Wings of the Dove" "The Blue Men" "The Velvet Alley" "A Quiet Game of Cards" "Child of Our Time" "The Second Man" "The Raider" "The Dingaling Girl" "Made in Japan" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "A Trip To Paradise" "In Lonely Expectation" "The Day Before Atlanta" "Judgment at Nuremberg" "A Corner of the Garden" "Dark December" "Diary of a Nurse" "A Marriage of Strangers" "Out of Dust" "The Rank and File" "The Killers of Mussolini" "Project Immortality" "Dark as the Night" "The Second Happiest Day"
Season 4	"Target for Three" "The Sounds of Eden" "Misalliance" "The Hidden Image" "The Grey Nurse Said Nothing" "The Tunnel" "The Silver Whistle" "A Dream of Treason" "To the Sound of Trumpets" "The Cruel Day" "Tomorrow" "The Hiding Place" "Alas, Babylon" "Journey to the Day" "The Shape of the River" "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
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