"The Troublemakers" was an American television play broadcast on November 21, 1957, as part of the second season 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 ...

''. John Frankenheimer directed. Ben Gazzara,

Barbara Rush Barbara Rush (born January 4, 1927) is an American actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American science-fiction film ''It Came from Outer Space''.Warren 1982, pp. 151–6 ...

, and

Keenan Wynn Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and though he rarely carried the lead role, he had prominent billing in mos ...

starred.

Plot

A group of university students beat and kill an outspoken journalist for the school newspaper. One of the students struggles with his conscience over his vow to remain silent about the event.

Cast

The following performers received screen credit for their performances: * Ben Gazzara - Stanley Carr *

- Clara Gerrity *

- Mr. Sprock * Mary Astor - Mattie Gerrity *

Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic ''The Kid'' (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the ...

- Sgt. Bender * Harry Guardino - Ralph Como * Nick Adams - Sandy Remington * Robert Vaughn - Steve Sprock * Jack Mullaney - Torin Gerrity * Malcolm Atterbury - Otis Gerrity

Production

John Frankenheimer was the director and

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' ...

the producer. George Bellak wrote the teleplay. It was originally broadcast on November 21, 1957. It was part of the second season of ''

'', an anthology television series that was voted "the greatest television series of all time" in a 1970 poll of television editors.

References

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