Confession (Playhouse 90)

Confession was an American television film broadcast on November 29, 1956, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was the ninth episode of the first season of Playhouse 90.

"Confession"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 9
Directed byAnton M. Leader
Written byDevery Freeman
Cinematography byGert Andersen
Original air dateNovember 29, 1956 (1956-11-29)
Guest appearance(s)

Plot

A reporter, Ben Birch, is assigned to write about the life a recently-deceased civic leader. He ends up uncovering a major public fraud perpetrated by the deceased man and wins the hand of the man's daughter, Amy Mathewson.[1][2]

Cast

The cast of Confession included the following:[3]

Robert Preston hosted the broadcast.

Production

The film was produced by Screen Gems. It was the second film that Screen Gems made for Playhouse 90 (the first being The Country Husband).[4]

Eva Wolas was the producer and Anton M. Leader the director. Devery Freeman wrote the script.[1][4] Gert Andersen was the director of photography and Henry Batista the editor.[3]

The film was broadcast on Thursday, November 29, 1956, from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.[4]

Reception

In The New York Times, Richard F. Shepard wrote that it "displayed activity enough to avoid being characterized as a familiar complete bore. But it surely was familiar."[2]

References
  1. "'Playhouse 90' Features Story of Investigation". Post-Tribune. November 29, 1956. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Richard F. Shepard (November 30, 1956). "TV Review: 'Confession' Is Rehash of Familiar Yarn". The New York Times. p. 35.
  3. ""Playhouse 90", Season 1". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. "O'Keefe, Lockhart On 'Playhouse 90'". The Cochocton Tribune. November 24, 1956. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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