"Dark as the Night" is an American television film broadcast on June 18, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Laraine Day and Michael Wilding.
| "Dark as the Night" | |
|---|---|
| Playhouse 90 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 37 |
| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Written by | Marc Brandell (adaptation), James Hadley Chase (story) |
| Original air date | June 18, 1959 |
Plot
editAn English lawyer runs for Parliament and his American wife decides to leave him at the height of the campaign. A London gossip columnist blackmails the lawyer after discovering an attractive jewel thief in the lawyer's house. The drama climaxes after the woman disappears.
Cast
editThe cast included the following:
- Laraine Day - Lauren Hughes
- Michael Wilding - Chris Hughes
- Dennis Price - Percy
- Sheila Allen - Iris
- Michael Hordern - Griffith
- Bill Owen - Peters
- Hermione Baddeley - Rose
- Sydney Tafler - Club Manager
- Marianne Stone - Ellen
- Ronald Allen - Tommy
Production
editThe program was filmed in London, the first episode of Playhouse 90 produced outside the United States. It aired on June 18, 1959, on the CBS television network. Terence Young was the director and Nicole Milinair the producer. Marc Brandell wrote the teleplay as an adaptation of the story by James Hadley Chase.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ ""Playhouse 90" Drama Filmed In London Stars Laraine Day In Dark As The Night". The Bedford Daily-Times. June 13, 1959 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.