A Sound of Different Drummers (Playhouse 90)

"A Sound of Different Drummers" was an American television play broadcast live on October 3, 1957, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was the fourth episode of the second season. John Frankenheimer directed, and Sterling Hayden starred.

"A Sound of Different Drummers"
Playhouse 90 episode
Diana Lynn and Sterling Hayden in "A Sound of Different Drummers"
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 4
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
Written byRobert Alan Aurthur
Original air dateOctober 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)
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Plot

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A young security police officer in a future totalitarian state is assigned to suppress illegal intellectual activity, including executing book readers. He catches a librarian hiding a banned book and joins her in reading books.

Cast

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Tony Randall hosted the broadcast.

Production

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Martin Manulis was the producer and John Frankenheimer the director. The teleplay was written by Robert Alan Aurthur.

Reception

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In The New York Times, Jack Gould called it "the boldest and most stimulating" play of the season, an "intellectually compelling narrative", and "a powerful drama protesting the disease of conformity." He also praised the futuristic settings and sensitive direction of John Frankenheimer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jack Gould (October 4, 1957). "TV: A Powerful Drama: 'Playhouse 90' Offers 'Sound of Different Drummers,' Anti-Conformity Protest The Real McCoys". The New York Times. p. 47.