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Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1956)

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February 19, 1956
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Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1956)

Name: Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-02-19

Running Time

February 19, 1956
Release Date

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Plot.

Fifteen-year-old girl Dotty Fisher is assaulted at a construction camp. In the wake of this incident, the construction workers form a vigilante group led by the hot-headed Frank Doran in order to find the person responsible for the attack. After the group erroneously assume that innocent Puerto Rican Raphael Infante is guilty of the crime, only one lone man named Alec Beggs dares to stand up to the angry mob

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Cast & Crew.

Lloyd Bridges

Alec Beggs

Jack Warden

Frank Doran

Rafael Campos

Raphael Infante

Robert Emhardt

Matt Fisher

Vivian Nathan

Grace Beggs

Betty Lou Keim

Dotty Fisher

Clifford Tatum Jr.

Buddy Beggs

Will Kuluva

Julio Infante

Edward Binns

Anderson

Robert Dryden

Sankey

Peter Gumeny

Reynolds

Donald Harron

Mickey Doran

Milton Selzer

Pike

Jane White

Dolores Infante

Herbert Brodkin

Producer

Sidney Lumet

Director

Reginald Rose

Writer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 19, 1956

Status
Released

Running Time
1h

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-22

Wiki.

"Tragedy in a Temporary Town" is a dramatic teleplay written by Reginald Rose. It was originally produced for The Alcoa Hour in the US directed by Sidney Lumet and sparked media attention for its portrayal of race and for Lloyd Bridges' ad-libbed profanity during its live broadcast. Bridges was nominated for the 1957 Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor, but did not win.

In 1959, the same script was produced as the third episode of the Australian anthology drama show Shell Presents starring Michael Pate.