A Tale of Two Cities (1953)
A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
Director: Dick Darley
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Wendell Corey as Sydney Carton |
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Wanda Hendrix as Lucie Manette |
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Murray Matheson as Dr. Alexander Manette |
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Carleton Young as Charles Darnay |
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Esther Dale as Pross |
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Paul Cavanagh as Mr. Stryver |
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Norman Budd as Jerry Cruncher |
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Ted Stanhope as The Judge |
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Colin Kenny as The Baliff |
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Whit Bissell as Host |
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Judith Evelyn as Therese Defarge |
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Robert Foulk as Ernest Defarge |
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Ivan Triesault as The President |
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Lucille Pierlot as The Seamstress |
| Writing | Jack Vlahos | Writer |
| Directing | Dick Darley | Director |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Music |