A Marriage of Strangers

32nd episode of the 3rd season of Playhouse 90
"A Marriage of Strangers"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 32
Directed byAlex Segal
Written byReginald Rose
Produced byHerbert Brodkin
Original air dateMay 14, 1959 (1959-05-14)
Running time1:27
Guest appearances
  • Red Buttons as Jerry Shoemaker
  • Diana Lynn as Louis Shoemkaer
  • Joan Blondell as Mrs. Francis Patrick
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"A Marriage of Strangers" is an American television play broadcast on May 14, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Red Buttons, Diana Lynn, and Joan Blondell. Alex Segal was the director and Reginald Rose the writer. Original music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Plot

Jerry and Louise Shoemaker are newlyweds who met at a lonely hearts club and rush into marriage.

Cast

The cast includes the following:[1]

  • Red Buttons - Jerome "Jerry" Shoemaker
  • Diana Lynn - Louise Shoemaker, nee Benedict
  • Joan Blondell - Mrs. Francis Patrick
  • Malcolm Atterbury - Mr. Emhardt
  • Betty Walker - Bertha
  • Barbara Turner - Selma
  • Richard Collier - Mr. Fox
  • Jack Rice - Mr. Neegan
  • Larrian Gillespie - Sharon Patrick
  • Gina Gillespie - Kathy Patrick
  • Joyce Jameson - Elsie
  • Milton Frome - Collins
  • Michael Fox - Teacher
  • Pattee Chapman - Millie
  • Nancy Kulp - Leona
  • Sara Berner - Receptionist
  • James Burke - Mr. Sweeney, the Janitor
  • Harry Jackson - Telephone Man
  • Maxine Semon - Mother
  • Burt Mustin - Old Man
  • Lennie Bremen - Flower Salesman

Production

The program aired on May 14, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Reginald Rose was the writer and Alex Segal the director.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Playhouse 90: A Marriage of Strangers". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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