The Long March (Playhouse 90) Explained

Series:	Playhouse 90
Season:	3
Episode:	4
Runtime:	1:28:22
Director:	Delbert Mann
Guests:	Jack Carson as Capt. Al Mannix Sterling Hayden as Col. Rocky Templeton Rod Taylor as Lt. Warren Culver
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"The Long March" was an American television play broadcast on October 16, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot

Lt. Col. Rocky Thompson orders a group of Marines a 36-mile march after a training mission.

Cast

The cast included the following:^[1]

• Jack Carson as Capt. Al Mannix
• Mona Freeman as Betsy Tendler
• Rod Taylor as Lt. Warren Culver
• Sterling Hayden as Lt. Col. Rocky Templeton
• James Congdon as Pvt. Jimmy Hobbs
• Paul Lambert as Major Lawrence
• Harvey Stephens as Col. Price
• Jason Wingreen as Master Sgt. Walter O'Leary
• Fletcher Allen as Pvt. Leadbetter
• Harry Davidson as Capt. Oliphant
• Pauline Meyers as Margaret
• Robert Cass as Headquarters Corporal
• Bob Duggan as Private First Class
• William Benedict as First Private
• Joe Bishop Second Private
• Garry Walberg as Command Post Lieutenant
• Warren Frost as Command Post Sergeant
• Eve McVeagh as Woman in Bar

Edward G. Robinson hosted the broadcast.

Production

The program aired on October 16, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. It was written by Roger O. Hirson, based on William Styron's novel. Fred Coe was the producer and Delbert Mann the director.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

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