"Four Star Playhouse"
The Witness (1953)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Merwin Gerard (writer)
Seeleg Lester (writer)

Serie TV:

"Four Star Playhouse" (1952)

Original Air Date:

22 ottobre 1953 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genere:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Number In Title

Recensioni degli utenti:

Okay, if enjoy these old TV shows as I do

Cast

Dick Powell	...	Mike Donegan
Charles Bronson	...	Frank Dana (as Charles Buchinsky)
Marian Carr	...	Alice Blair
James Millican	...	District Attorney
Strother Martin	...	Tom Blair (as Strather Martin)
Robert Sherman	...	Philip Baedeker III
Walter Sande	...	Pete Peterson
Charles Evans	...	Judge
Nick Dennis	...	Nick (waiter)

Series Cast

These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode?

Ida Lupino

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Various Characters

Okay, if enjoy these old TV shows as I do

Amusing nostalgia and interesting talent, but not much else is going on here. I enjoyed seeing a young Charles Bronson, but Dick Powell was not up to his usual performance. He was much better in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). He probably was just going through the motions on this one. After all, this was just television, but Powell was pretty big in TV. I still remember the Dick Powell Show. As an Aldrich TV directorial effort, there were some interesting shots, but I would really like to see some of his China Smith work. I wonder if it is available anywhere? Of course, the appearance of Strother Martin was a pleasant surprise. You can see a Film Noir influence in the some of the cinematography, but not the story. Overall worth a watch, but the plot is weaker than your average Perry Mason.