The Troublemakers (Playhouse 90)

"**The Troublemakers**"
"The Troublemakers"
Playhouse 90 episodes
	Barbara Rush and Ben Gazzara in "The Troublemakers"
Episode nos.	Season 2; Episodes 11
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Written by	George Bellak (adaptation)
Original air date	November 21, 1957
Guest appearances
	Ben Gazzara as Stanley Carr; Barbara Rush as Clara Gerrity; Keenan Wynn as Mr. Sprock;

"The Troublemakers" was an American television play broadcast on November 21, 1957, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. John Frankenheimer directed. Ben Gazzara, Barbara Rush, and Keenan Wynn starred.

Plot

A group of university students beat and kill an outspoken journalist for the school newspaper. One of the students struggles with his conscience over his vow to remain silent about the event.

Cast

The following cast received screen credit for their performances.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ben Gazzara as Stanley Carr
Barbara Rush as Clara Gerrity
Keenan Wynn as Mr. Sprock
Mary Astor as Mattie Gerrity
Jackie Coogan as Sgt. Bender
Harry Guardino as Ralph Como
Nick Adams as Sandy Remington
Robert Vaughn as Steve Sprock
Jack Mullaney as Torin Gerrity
Malcolm Atterbury as Otis Gerrity

Production

John Frankenheimer was the director and Martin Manulis the producer. George Bellak wrote the teleplay. It was originally broadcast on November 21, 1957.^[2]^[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.^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
1 2 3 4 "Playhouse 90: The Troublemakers". The Paley Center. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
↑ "Project 20 Gives Record of America". The Salina Journal. November 21, 1957. p. 16. Retrieved January 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Martin, Douglas (October 2, 2007). "Martin Manulis, TV Pioneer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

[CTVA-1] 1 2 3 4 "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[Paley-2] 1 2 3 4 "Playhouse 90: The Troublemakers". The Paley Center. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[sj-3] "Project 20 Gives Record of America". The Salina Journal. November 21, 1957. p. 16. Retrieved January 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Martin, Douglas (October 2, 2007). "Martin Manulis, TV Pioneer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

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