Free Weekend (Playhouse 90) Explained

Series:	Playhouse 90
Season:	3
Episode:	10
Runtime:	1:19:15
Director:	Fielder Cook
Producer:	John Houseman
Guests:	Charles Bickford as Marvin Jim Backus as Jerry Buddy Ebsen as Phil James Whitmore as Guy Cato
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"Free Weekend" was an American television play broadcast on December 4, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot

During "parents' weekend" at Camp Mojave, parents maneuver to aid their children in winning the camp's awards.

Cast

The cast included the following:^[1]

• Charles Bickford as Marvin
• Jim Backus as Jerry
• Buddy Ebsen as Phil
• Ned Glass as Lester Green
• Henny Backus as Mrs. Green
• James Whitmore as Guy Cato
• Kim Hunter as Shirley Cato
• Nina Foch as Wanda Newton
• Jack Albertson as Herbert Sands
• Nancy Marchand as Sylvia Sands
• Paul Langton as Paul Newton
• Lee Kinsolving as Richard Cato
• June Dayton as Dorothy Gordon
• Michael Landon as Victor Gordon
• Dee Pollock as Larry Newton
• Peter Votrian as Neil Sands

Production

The program aired on December 4, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. It was written by Steven Gethers. John Houseman was the producer and Fielder Cook the director.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Playhouse 90: Free Weekend. The Paley Center for Media. October 18, 2020.
2. Web site: Playhouse 90, Season 3. The Classic TV Archive. October 18, 2020.