The Thundering Wave (Playhouse 90) Explained

Series:	Playhouse 90
Season:	2
Episode:	14^[1]
Director:	John Frankenheimer
Guests:	James Mason as Sidney Lowe Franchot Tone as Allen Grant Joan Bennett as Vickie Maxwell
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"The Thundering Wave" was an American television play broadcast on December 12, 1957, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. John Frankenheimer directed. James Mason, Franchot Tone, and Joan Bennett starred.

Plot

A separated couple are asked to perform together in a play. They disagree as to whether their daughter should be married.

Cast

The following performers received screen credit for their performances:^{[1] [2]}

• James Mason - Sidney Lowe
• Franchot Tone - Allen Grant
• Joan Bennett - Vickie Maxwell
• Pamela Mason - Marcia Lowe
• Susan Oliver - Louise Grant
• Jack Klugman - Lew Downs

Production

John Frankenheimer was the director and Robert Alan Aurthur the writer. It was originally broadcast on December 12, 1957.^{[2] [1]} It was part of the second season of Playhouse 90, an anthology television series that was voted "the greatest television series of all time" in a 1970 poll of television editors.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Playhouse 90, Season 2. Classic TV Archive. February 24, 2021.
2. Web site: Playhouse 90: The Thundering Wave. The Paley Center. February 24, 2021.
3. News: Martin Manulis, TV Pioneer, Dies at 92 . Martin. Douglas. October 2, 2007. The New York Times. March 13, 2009.