"The Experiment" is the third
television play
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episode of the second season of the American television series ''
CBS Playhouse
''CBS Playhouse'' is an American anthology drama television series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series won ten Primetime Emmy Awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.
...
''. Broadcast in February 1969 and it starred
Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AF ...
(credited as "M. K. Douglas") as a young scientist who puts aside his
liberal
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principles to work for a cutting-edge chemical company.
"The Experiment" was Michael Douglas's first television role is the only ''CBS Playhouse'' installment written by a woman,
Ellen M. Violett, which earned her an
Emmy award
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nomination.
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''CBS Playhouse'': ''The Experiment''
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References
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1969 American television episodes
1969 plays
CBS Playhouse episodes
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