The Dingaling Girl (Playhouse 90) Explained

Series:	Playhouse 90
Season:	3
Episode:	21
Runtime:	1:26:25
Director:	Fielder Cook
Guests:	Diane Varsi at Lurene Dawson Eddie Albert as Leroy Dawson Mort Sahl as Dettering Rohn
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"The Dingaling Girl" was an American television play broadcast on February 26, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast included Diane Varsi, Eddie Albert, and Mort Sahl. Fielder Cook was the director and J.P. Miller the writer.

Plot

A woman is offered a movie contract but prefers to stay at home with her children. Her husband pressures the woman to act and moves the family to Hollywood where she becomes a star.

Cast

The cast included the following:^[1]

• Eddie Albert - Leroy Dawson
• Diane Varsi - Lurene Dawson
• Edward S. Brophy - Gato Barch
• Sam Jaffe -Grandy
• Mort Sahl - Dettering Rohn

Production

The program aired on February 26, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. J.P. Miller was the writer and Fielder Cook the director.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Playhouse 90: The Dingaling Girl. The Paley Center for Media. February 20, 2021.
2. Web site: Playhouse 90, Season 3. The Classic TV Archive. October 31, 2020.