Galvanized Yankee (Playhouse 90)
"Galvanized Yankee" | |
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Playhouse 90 episode | |
![]() Martha Vickers and Lloyd Nolan in "Galvanized Yankee" | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 13 |
Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
Written by | Russell S. Hughes (adaptation), Gordon D. Sirreff (novel) |
Original air date | December 5, 1957 |
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"Galvanized Yankee" was an American television movie broadcast on December 9, 1957, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Russell S. Hughes wrote the teleplay as an adaptation of Gordon D. Shireff's novel Massacre Creek. Paul Wendkos directed, Winston O'Keefe was the producer, and George Diskant was the director of photography. Lloyd Nolan, James Whitmore, and Victor Jory starred.[1]
Plot
[edit]During the American Civil War, the commander of a Northern prisoner of war camp orders the execution of a Confederate soldier. The brother of executed soldier then seeks revenge on the commander.
Cast
[edit]The following performers received screen credit for their performances:
- Lloyd Nolan - Capt. Kuyper
- James Whitmore - Capt. Miles Shay
- Victor Jory - Capt. Hume
- Neville Brand - Sgt. Duggan
- Chuck Courtney - Bob Shay
- Martha Vickers
- William Boyette
References
[edit]- ^ "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 25, 2021.