A Quiet Game of Cards

"A Quiet Game of Cards"

Playhouse 90 episode

Gary Merrill and Barry Sullivan in A Quiet Game of Cards

Episode no.

Season 3
Episode 17

Directed by

Alex Segal

Written by

Reginald Rose

Original air date

January 29, 1959

Guest appearances

Barry Sullivan as Sturbridge
Franchot Tone as Raymondd
Gary Merrill as McBurnie

Episode chronology

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"A Quiet Game of Cards" was an American television play broadcast on January 29, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast included Barry Sullivan and Franchot Tone.

Plot

A group of wealthy, bored poker buddies decide to commit murder.^[1]

Cast

The cast included the following:^[2]^[3]

Barry Sullivan as Sturbridge
Franchot Tone as Raymondd
Gary Merrill as McBurnie
E. G. Marshall as Merrill
William Bendix as Wales
Irene Hervey as Mrs. McBurnie

Production

The program aired on January 29, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Reginald Rose was the writer and Alex Segal the director.^[2]^[3]

References

^ William Ewald (January 30, 1959). "'A Quiet Game Of Cards' Simply Not Convincing". Tucson Citizen. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90: A Quiet Game of Cards". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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