"The Family Nobody Wanted" was an American
television play broadcast on December 20, 1956, as part of the
CBS television series, ''
Playhouse 90
''Playhouse 90'' was an American television anthology series, anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology dr ...
''. It was the 12th episode of the first season of ''Playhouse 90''.
Plot
The teleplay is based on a true story about a divinity student, Carl Doss, and his wife, Helen Doss, of
Redlands, California
Redlands ( ) is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 73,168, up from 68,747 at the 2010 census. The city is located approximately west of Palm Springs and east of Lo ...
, who adopt 12 children of various ancestries.
Cast
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Nanette Fabray as Helen Doss
*
Lew Ayres as Carl Doss
*
Tim Hovey
Tim Hovey (June 19, 1945 – September 9, 1989) was a former American child actor during the 1950s. He later became a musician, road manager and an audio engineer for rock bands.
Acting career
Born in Los Angeles, California, Hovey was di ...
as Donny
*
Cherylene Lee
Cherylene Alice Lee (June 13, 1953 – March 18, 2016) was an American actress and writer.
Life
Lee was born and raised in Los Angeles, and was a fourth-generation Chinese-American. She had two sisters, Priscilla "Puggy" and Virginia. She beg ...
as Asian Child
*
Dick Kay Hong
Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to:
Media
* ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia
* Dicks (band), a musical group
* ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film
* "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat
Names
...
as Timmy, Adopted Kid
Dale Evans hosted the broadcast.
Production
Martin Manulis
Martin Ellyot Manulis (May 30, 1915 – September 28, 2007) was an American television, film, and theatre producer. Manulis was best known for his work in the 1950s producing the CBS Television programs ''Suspense'', '' Studio One Summer Theatre' ...
was the producer and
John Frankenheimer the director. George Bruce wrote the teleplay based on the memoir, ''
The Family Nobody Wanted'', by Helen Doss.
Reception
J. P. Shanley of ''The New York Times'' credited the "excellent performances" of Fabray and Ayres and called it "charming entertainment."
References
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1956 American television episodes
Playhouse 90 (season 1) episodes
1956 television plays