| Rank | 15,311 / 28,168 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 0 |
| Genres | Drama |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Total votes | 82 |
| Average votes | 14 |
| Average rating | 7.5 / 10 |
Produced by the ABC as its television network was just getting off the ground, this program was one of the first dramatic series television to attract top-name actors and actresses. Performing plays by such authors as Poe and Thurber, cast members included current well-known performers like Julie Harris and Cloris Leachman, as well as up-and-coming talents like Marlon Brando. The series was renamed "The Play's the Thing" midway through its final season.
Directors: Alex Segal, David Pressman, Fred Carr, Yul Brynner Writers: Alvin Sapinsley, Ben Hecht, Bret Harte, Budd Schulberg, Cornell Woolrich, David Shaw, Doris Frankel, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edgar Allan Poe, Edwin Granberry, Ernest Haycox, Erskine Caldwell, Ferenc Molnár, George Batson, H.G. Wells, Henry Kane, Hermann Sudermann, Howard Rodman, Irwin Shaw, J.B. Priestley, James Thurber, Jean Racine, John Galsworthy, Joseph Hergesheimer, Katharine Brush, Lady Augusta Gregory, Manuel Komroff, Mary Eleanor Freeman, Maxim Gorky, Mel Goldberg, Melville Baker, Oscar Wilde, Rebecca West, Richard Connell, Ring Lardner, Robert Lowry, Stephen Vincent Benet, Susan Glaspell, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Hardy, Wilbur Daniel Steele, William MacLeod Raine, William March, William Saroyan Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating