The Elgin Hour (1954)
TV
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The Elgin Hour (1954)
Plot.
A drama series that ran every other week, attracted top notch actors and actresses, and was broadcast from New York City.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
John Cassavetes
Frankie Dane / Private Tommy Fitch
William Redfield
Hopper / Lyman Poole
Polly Bergen
Betty West / Dawn Desmond
E.G. Marshall
Brady Weeks / Saul Hirsch
Gertrude Berg
Bessie / Hannah Hirsch
Charles Dingle
Green Castle / Miles Virdin
Joe Mantell
Bellboy / Muggsy
Daniel Petrie
Director
Details.
This TV Show Is About.
Scripted
Wiki.
The Elgin Hour (also known as The Elgin TV Hour) is a 60-minute live American anthology drama that aired from October 5, 1954 to June 14, 1955, on ABC, alternating with The U.S. Steel Hour. A total of 19 episodes featured actors John Cassavetes, Boris Karloff, Roddy McDowall, Kim Stanley, Teresa Wright, Joanne Woodward, and Robert Preston, among dozens of others. Its directors included the later notable feature directors, Daniel Petrie and Sidney Lumet. One of its writers was Reginald Rose, famous for writing the film 12 Angry Men. It was produced by Herbert Brodkin, a pioneering producer of early drama series that touched on social issues.
The program was sponsored by Elgin National Watch Company.