Rendezvous in Black (Playhouse 90)

"**Rendezvous in Black**"
"Rendezvous in Black"
Playhouse 90 episode
	Laraine Day, Boris Karloff and Franchot Tone in "Rendezvous in Black"
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 4
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Written by	James P. Cavanagh (teleplay), Cornell Woolrich (novel)
Original air date	October 25, 1956
Guest appearances
	Franchot Tone as Johnny Marr; Laraine Day as Florence Strickland; Boris Karloff as Ward Allen;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Sizeman and Son"	Next →; "The Country Husband"

"Rendezvous in Black" was an American television play broadcast live on October 18, 1956, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot[edit]

Johnny Marr's fiancee is killed by a whisky bottle thrown from an airplane. Marr seeks revenge by killing the loved ones of the passengers on the flight.

Cast[edit]

Franchot Tone as Johnny Marr
Laraine Day as Florence Strickland
Boris Karloff as Ward Allen
Tom Drake as Johnny Mark
Viveca Lindfors as Johnny Mark
Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Middleton

Frank Lovejoy hosted the program.

Production[edit]

Martin Manulis was the producer and John Frankenheimer the director.^[1] It was Frankenheimer's second directing credit on Playhouse 90 following Forbidden Area.

James P. Cavanagh wrote the teleplay based on the novel, Rendezvous in Black (1948), by Cornell Woolrich.^[2]

Reception[edit]

In The New York Times, Jack Gould wrote that Playhouse 90 had reverted to "grade B movie material."^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Playhouse 90: Episode 004 (1956)". All Movie. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ Isaac Anderson (March 28, 1948). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times. p. 85.
^ Jack Gould (October 26, 1956). "TV Review: Suspense Play Given on 'Playhouse 90'". The New York Times. p. 43.

[1] "Playhouse 90: Episode 004 (1956)". All Movie. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[2] Isaac Anderson (March 28, 1948). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times. p. 85.

[3] Jack Gould (October 26, 1956). "TV Review: Suspense Play Given on 'Playhouse 90'". The New York Times. p. 43.

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People	John Frankenheimer Martin Manulis Franklin J. Schaffner Rod Serling
Season 1	"Forbidden Area" "Requiem for a Heavyweight" "Sizeman and Son" "Rendezvous in Black" "The Country Husband" "The Big Slide" "Heritage of Anger" "Eloise" "Confession" "Made in Heaven" "Sincerely, Willis Wade" "The Family Nobody Wanted" "Massacre at Sand Creek" "Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses" "The Ninth Day" "So Soon To Die" "The Star Wagon" "So Soon To Die" "The Greer Case" "The Miracle Worker" "The Comedian" "The Coat of White" "The Blackwell Story" "Invitation to a Gunfighter" "The Last Tycoon" "The Hostess with the Mostes'" "Charley's Aunt" "Clipper Ship" "If You Know Elizabeth" "Three Men on a Horse" "Four Women in Black" "Child of Trouble" "Homeward Borne" "Helen Morgan" "Winter Dreams" "Circle of the Day" "Without Incident" "Clash by Night" "Ain't No Time for Glory" "The Fabulous Irishman"
Season 2	"The Death of Manolete" "The Dark Side of the Earth" "Topaze" "A Sound of Different Drummers" "The Playroom" "Around the World in 90 Minutes" "The Mystery of Thirteen" "The Edge of Innocence" "The Clouded Image" "The Jet Propelled Couch" "The Troublemakers" "Panic Button" "Galvanized Yankee" "The Thundering Wave" "For I Have Loved Strangers" "The Lone Woman" "Reunion" "The Last Man" "The 80 Yard Run" "Before I Die" "The Gentleman From Seventh Avenue" "The Violent Heart" "No Time at All" "Point of No Return" "Portrait of a Murderer" "The Last Clear Chance" "The Male Animal" "The Right Hand Man" "Turn Left at Mount Everest" "The Dungeon" "Verdict of Three" "Rumors of Evening" "Not the Glory" "Nightmare at Ground Zero" "Bomber's Moon" "Natchez" "The Innocent Sleep" "A Town Has Turned to Dust" "The Great Gatsby" "A Bitter Heritage"
Season 3	"The Plot to Kill Stalin" "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Time of Your Life" "The Long March" "Shadows Tremble" "Word From a Sealed-Off Box" "Heart of Darkness" "Old Man" "The Return of Ansel Gibbs" "Free Weekend" "Seven Against the Wall" "The Nutcracker" "Face of a Hero" "The Wings of the Dove" "The Blue Men" "The Velvet Alley" "A Quiet Game of Cards" "Child of Our Time" "The Second Man" "The Raider" "The Dingaling Girl" "Made in Japan" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "A Trip to Paradise" "In Lonely Expectation" "The Day Before Atlanta" "Judgment at Nuremberg" "A Corner of the Garden" "Dark December" "Diary of a Nurse" "A Marriage of Strangers" "Out of Dust" "The Rank and File" "The Killers of Mussolini" "Project Immortality" "Dark as the Night" "The Second Happiest Day"
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