The Girl with the Stop Watch is a 1953 episode of the TV series Goodyear Television Playhouse directed by Arthur Penn, produced by Fred Coe and written by Sumner Locke Elliott.[1][2]
| "The Girl with the Stop Watch" | |
|---|---|
| Goodyear Television Playhouse episode | |
| Directed by | Arthur Penn |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | October 25, 1953 |
| Running time | 60 mins |
Premise
editA TV script girl, Evelyn Blanchard, buries herself in her job to avoid the truth about her mother.
Cast
edit- Betty Miller as Evelyn Blanchard
- Philip Abbott as Chester Nicholson
- Louis Wilson as Mrs Blanchard
- Martin Brooks
- Bert Thorn
- Laurie Shelby
Reception
editVariety called it "a mixture between a bore and some rather unpleasant bits of overplayed dramatics."[3]
Another review said "there wasn't much real character development."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Television world". Tulsa World Magazine. 8 November 1953. p. 34.
- ^ "25 October 1953". Ross Reports on Television. 1953.
- ^ "Tele Follow Up Comment". Variety. 28 October 1953. p. 24.
- ^ "TV reviews". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. 27 October 1953. p. 12.