Dark December (Playhouse 90)

"**Dark December**"
"Dark December"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 30
Directed by	Franklin Schaffner
Written by	Merle Miller
Produced by	Peter Kortner
Original air date	April 30, 1959
Running time	1:28
Guest appearances
	Barry Sullivan as Capt. Schuyler "Sky" Hobart; Michael Landon as Booth Latham; James Whitmore as Major Abe Kasner; Warren Beatty as Wally;
Episode chronology
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"Dark December" is an American television play broadcast on April 30, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Barry Sullivan, Michael Landon, James Whitmore, and Warren Beatty. Franklin Schaffner was the director and Merle Miller the writer.

Plot[edit]

Set in December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, a military doctor takes over a Franciscan seminary in Bastogne and tries to convert it into a hospital.

Cast[edit]

The cast includes the following:^[1]

Barry Sullivan - Capt. Schuyler "Sky" Hobart
Lili Darvas - Belgian Woman
Richard Beymer - LeRoy Cadman
Michael Landon - Booth Latham
James Whitmore - Major Abe Kasner
Warren Beatty - Wally
Paul Burke - Farley
Sasha Harden - Konrad
Barry Cahill - Hank Gaines
Sam Edwards - The Captain
Ronny Howard - The Boy
Brian Hutton - Soldier
Robert Carson - Soldier
Ray Foster - Soldier
Richard Clair - Soldier
Robert Easton - Soldier
Lew Brown - Soldier
Robert Sorrells - Soldier
Dee Pollock - Soldier
Arlette Clark - Nun
Gerry Gaylor - Nun
Lisa Pons - Nun
Mary Andre - Nun

Production[edit]

The program aired on April 30, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Merle Miller was the writer and Franklin Schaffner the director.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90: Dark December". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

External links[edit]

"Dark December" at IMDb

[Paley-1] "Playhouse 90: Dark December". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[CTVA-2] "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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