"The Raider" was an American

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broadcast on February 19, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, ''

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''. The cast included

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, Donald Crisp, and

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. Franklin Schaffner was the director and Loring Mandel the writer.

Plot

The Harman Corp. is the subject of a takeover attempt by a corporate raider.

Cast

The cast included the following: *

- Arthur Hennicut * Donald Crisp - Samuel Harman *

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- James Mayberry *

- Robert Castillo * Leon Ames - Leland Wolff * Louis Jean Heydt - Marvin Tannis * Carl Benton Reid - Mr. Church * Paul Douglas - David Ringler * George Mitchell - Corey Palmer * Jennifer Howard - Rona Ringler * Raymond Bailey - Mr. Stern * Douglas Evans - Mr. Lassiter * John Conwell - Mr. Leech * Jean Inness - Mrs. Hurst * Louise Vincent - Receptionist * Ella Ethridge - Mrs. Harman * James McCallon - Mr. Juster * Helen Kleeb - Mrs. Juster

Production

The program aired on February 19, 1959, on the CBS television series ''Playhouse 90''. Loring Mandel was the writer and Franklin Schaffner the director.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raider, The 1959 American television episodes Playhouse 90 (season 3) episodes 1959 television plays