A Quiet Game of Cards explained

Series:	Playhouse 90
Season:	3
Episode:	17
Director:	Alex Segal
Guests:	Barry Sullivan as Sturbridge Franchot Tone as Raymondd Gary Merrill as McBurnie
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"A Quiet Game of Cards" was an American television play broadcast on January 29, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast included Barry Sullivan and Franchot Tone.

Plot

A group of wealthy, bored poker buddies decide to commit murder.^[1]

Cast

The cast included the following:^[2]

• Barry Sullivan as Sturbridge
• Franchot Tone as Raymondd
• Gary Merrill as McBurnie
• E. G. Marshall as Merrill
• William Bendix as Wales
• Irene Hervey as Mrs. McBurnie

Production

The program aired on January 29, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Reginald Rose was the writer and Alex Segal the director.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. News: 'A Quiet Game Of Cards' Simply Not Convincing. Tucson Citizen. William Ewald. January 30, 1959. 26. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Playhouse 90: A Quiet Game of Cards. The Paley Center for Media. October 31, 2020.
3. Web site: Playhouse 90, Season 3. The Classic TV Archive. October 31, 2020.