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Status
Released
Release
1953
Runtime
51m
From the anthology series Studio One. On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper critics.
27 Cast Members
Art Carney
The Author
Jerome Kilty
The Bartender
Barbara Nichols
First Pretty Girl
Bramwell Fletcher
The Producer
Fredd Wayne
The Agent
Jacqueline Susann
The Interviewer
Addison Richards
The Lawyer
Anne Francine
The Actress
Pat Finch
Third Pretty Girl
Robert Middleton
The Manager
Carol McCrory
Fourth Pretty Girl
David Sheiner
The Hillbilly Comedian
June Dayton
The Author's Wife
Walt Witcover
Mr. Atkinson
A.C. Pocock
Mr. Kerr
Peter Ostroff
Mr. Chapman
Rita Grapel
English Actress
Chet Stratton
English Actor
Lucille Chavin
French Actress
Andre Charisse
French Actor