Free Weekend (Playhouse 90)

"**Free Weekend**"
"Free Weekend"
Playhouse 90 episode
	Nina Foch and Charles Bickford in "Free Weekend"
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 10
Directed by	Fielder Cook
Written by	Steven Gethers
Produced by	John Houseman
Original air date	December 4, 1958
Running time	1:19:15
Guest appearances
	Charles Bickford as Marvin; Jim Backus as Jerry; Buddy Ebsen as Phil; James Whitmore as Guy Cato;
Episode chronology
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"Free Weekend" was an American television play broadcast on December 4, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot[edit]

During "parents' weekend" at Camp Mojave, parents maneuver to aid their children in winning the camp's awards.

Cast[edit]

The cast included the following:^[1]^[2]

Charles Bickford as Marvin
Jim Backus as Jerry
Buddy Ebsen as Phil
Ned Glass as Lester Green
Henny Backus as Mrs. Green
James Whitmore as Guy Cato
Kim Hunter as Shirley Cato
Nina Foch as Wanda Newton
Jack Albertson as Herbert Sands
Nancy Marchand as Sylvia Sands
Paul Langton as Paul Newton
Lee Kinsolving as Richard Cato
June Dayton as Dorothy Gordon
Michael Landon as Victor Gordon
Dee Pollock as Larry Newton
Peter Votrian as Neil Sands

Production[edit]

The program aired on December 4, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. It was written by Steven Gethers. John Houseman was the producer and Fielder Cook the director.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90: Free Weekend". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[Paley-1] "Playhouse 90: Free Weekend". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[CTVA-2] "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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