Playhouse 90: The Velvet Alley (January 22, 1959, CBS)
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2021
- I wish I had a better copy of this.
A freelance writer in New York sells a script to a major television drama show and moves to Los Angeles. He becomes a success financially but neglects his wife and ends up being divorced and losing the respect of his father.
Art Carney as Ernie Pandish
Leslie Nielsen as Eddie Kirkley
Katharine Bard as Pat Pandish
Jack Klugman as Max Salter
Bonita Granville as Mrs. Kirkley
George Voskovec as Steve Pandish
Alexander Scourby as Harvey Diedrich
David White as Freddie Henderson
Micky Braddock, aka Micky Dolenz, as Melvin
Eddie Ryder as Julius
Martha Wentworth as Mrs. Cowznoski
John Conwell as Kirkley's associate
Dianne Cannon as Gloria
Burt Reynolds as the Actor
Written by Rod Serling
I had an uncle that used to refer to this and other Rod Serling television plays as " This is what TV can be .... not the mindless drivel that we now put on."
He was in the industry.
And always said that TV whored out it's potential in the name of the almighty dollar.
Serling was a wonderful writer, and a true visionary. Even now......we're living the Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street". As far as this particular show, though, I always thought that Jack Klugman, although a marvelous actor, was too much of a scene-stealer and upstager and who really bothers me in many things.
But wasn't "Playhouse 90" a very popular series?
your uncle was right.
I love how Micky bursts in like a whirlwind and has to be hauled out. LOL It shows that he had spunk even then. So eager to show what he can do.
Forgetting and tossing aside people who helped u rise to the top. It sickens me how one can achieve greatness thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of another, only to watch as they fall down the mountain they carried u on their backs, so u could see the top
Fresh off of playing the goofy Ed Norton on The Honeymooners, here Art Carney displays his versatility as an acting talent in a dramatic role. And adding to the viewing pleasure is a script written by Rod Serling in his pre-Twilight Zone days. That $10,000 per script Carney's character is offered is the equivalent of over $93,000 in 21st century money. That $60,000 house, today worth over half a million. A different world it was 62 years ago.
WOW - what a performance by Art Carney! ♥♥♥♥ ROD SERLING sure knew how to write them! ♥♥♥♥
Think a part of this tv play was the story of his life, up to then.
he was a decorated combat vet like rod
Several future legends (and a couple of people who were already major stars) were in this play.
The woman in the first commercial hocking Kleenex Paper Towels is Kasey Rogers who would go on to play the second Louise Tate on Bewitched!!
And David White (Larry Tate) is in the cast!
Better than the other YT version which is so abridged the Alexander Scourby character doesn't even appear.
Thank you so much for uploading this! I've been trying to find/watch all the playhouse 90's written by Rod Sterling- they're amazing! Many thanks for the upload!!!
This is one of the best plays they ever did.
Micky's character was named Melvin Cowznofski, a name frequently used by Mad magazine in its early years for various characters, including the one who became known as Alfred E. Neuman. Micky's acting style didn't change over the years.
Some might complain about the quality of this video, but believe me, in the days of watching television using an antenna, there were times when this would have been considered pretty good.
I believe that is Molly Dodd playing (uncredited) Jack Klugman’s secretary
Thanks for the upload!!
Exceptional
Who else is here from the rod serling interview?
Mickey Braddock is the little boy….. Mickey Dolenz!!!!!
I thought so!
Mickey starred in his own show, Circus Boy, as Corky.
One of his co-stars, as Joey the Clown, was Noah Beery.
Later audiences would come to love him as Rocky, Jim Rockford's dad, on The Rockford Files.
Great seeing Micky Dolenz pre-Monkees!
At 58:08 Dyan Cannon and Burt Reynolds at the party .
Truly great.
Art Carney's work here is comparable to Lee J. Cobb in "Death of a Salesman".
That’s little Micky Dolenz coming in at 3:16.
OMG! I didn't notice that. He was a pretty good child actor.
Dianne Cannon, who would change her name to Dyan Cannon.
A big house bigger than a typical New York apt building, swimming pool, 50 suits, 20 pair of shoes, orange trees close enough to ya winda to pick fruit off from inside your kitchen...all this in exchange of tear gushing misery Ernie from the lost of those that have been closest to you? Your wife, best friend, father....Earnie?
All these things you got now, your previous poverty could never afford you, now you got them, but now you're the saddest man in the world. Ya sold out big time Earnie. Yes you did!!!
I kept looking for Dianne Cannon and Burt Reynolds but I'm not sure if I saw either. At one point, early in a party scene, Leslie Nielsen introduces an attractive blonde to others at the party, and it sounds like he says Gloria, but I can't be sure.
As for Burt Reynolds, I'm not sure at all where he is.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Dianne Cannon introduce Reynolds to Hollywood? or was that Dianne Carroll or Dinah Shore?