"A Trip to Paradise" is an American television play broadcast on March 26, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Susan Oliver and Burt Brinckerhoff. Buzz Kulik is the director, and the teleplay is written by Adrian Spies.
| "A Trip to Paradise" | |
|---|---|
| Playhouse 90 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 25 |
| Directed by | Buzz Kulik |
| Written by | Adrian Spies |
| Original air date | March 26, 1959 |
| Guest appearances | |
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Plot
editA troubled teenage boy, Raymond Austin, meets a Ellie, a provocative teenage beauty who introduces him to delinquents and youthful "beatniks".
Cast
editThe cast included the following:[1]<[2]
- Susan Oliver - Ellie
- Burt Brinckerhoff - Raymond Austin
- Martha Scott - Mrs. Austin
- Buddy Ebsen - Froelich
- Martin Balsam - Harkavy
Production
editThe program was presented on March 26, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. The teleplay was written by Adrian Spies.[1][2]
Reviews
editTelevision critic William Ewald of the UPI called it "a neat little package", but "perhaps a little too neat, equipped as it was with pat ending and tidy moral, but it was a pretty rewarding excursion into the world of a teen-ager fumbling his way toward maturity."[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Trip To Paradise On Playhouse 90". The Victoria Advocate. March 22, 1959. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ William Ewald (March 27, 1959). "'Trip to Paradise' A Mirrored Maze". The Daily News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.