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Buick-Electra Playhouseis a 90-minute dramatic anthology series produced by and aired on CBS from 1959–1960. It was sponsored by Buick Motors. There were a total of four episodes, all based on Ernest Hemingway's works, The Killers, The Fifth Column, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio.
Original Release
11/19/1959
US Release
11/19/1959
Cast
Name | Character |
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Diane Baker | Holly |
Dean Stockwell | Nick Adams |
Ray Walston | George |
Robert Middleton | Al |
Dane Clark | Max |
Glenda Farrell | Landlady |
Frank McHugh | Herman |
Louis Jean Heydt | Holly's Father |
Frederick O'Neal | Sam |
Ingemar Johansson | Ole Anderson |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Killers | Thursday, 19 November 1959 |
2 | The Fifth Column | Friday, 29 January 1960 |
3 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Friday, 25 March 1960 |
4 | The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio | Thursday, 19 May 1960 |
Directors
John Frankenheimer, Albert Marre, Tom Donovan, James B. Clark
Writers
A.E. Hotchner, Ernest Hemingway
Cast
Name | Character |
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Diane Baker | Holly |
Dean Stockwell | Nick Adams |
Ray Walston | George |
Robert Middleton | Al |
Dane Clark | Max |
Glenda Farrell | Landlady |
Frank McHugh | Herman |
Louis Jean Heydt | Holly's Father |
Frederick O'Neal | Sam |
Ingemar Johansson | Ole Anderson |
Martin Rudy | Cop |
Eleanor Parker | Sister Cecilia |
Richard Burton | Philip Rawlings |
William Schallert | Dr. Milling |
Sydney Pollack | Colonel |
Maximilian Schell | Max |
Mary Wickes | Nurse |
Norma Crane | Rhoda |
L.Q. Jones | Rodeo Rider |
Mary Astor | Mrs. Lester |
Producers
Name | Role |
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A.E. Hotchner | Executive Producer |
Gordon Duff | Producer |
Joe Scully | Producer |