"The Power" is an episode of the
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
television anthology series ''
Studio One'' consisting of an hour-long adaptation of
Frank M. Robinson
Frank Malcolm Robinson (August 9, 1926 – June 30, 2014) was an American science fiction and techno-thriller writer. He was a speechwriter for gay politician Harvey Milk and Milk's designated successor in the event of his death but decline ...
's 1956 science fiction
novel of the same name. The episode was first broadcast June 4, 1956. Directed by
William H. Brown Jr., it starred
James Daly as Bill Tanner,
Shepperd Strudwick
Shepperd Strudwick (September 22, 1907 – January 15, 1983) was an American actor of film, television, and stage. He was also billed as John Shepperd for some of his films and for his acting on stage in New York.
Early years
Strudwick was ...
as Navy liaison Commander Nordlund, and
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Meir Bikel ( ; May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist, and political activist. He appeared in films, including '' The African Queen'' (1951), ''Moulin Rouge'' (1952), ' ...
as physicist Karl Grossman.
See also
* ''
The Power''
External links
*
1956 American television episodes
1956 television plays
Studio One (American TV series)
Television episodes based on works
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