Playhouse 90 The Ninth Day (Season 1, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Playhouse 90

The Ninth Day (Season 1, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After World War III a small group of people live in the desert. A young man tries to run away, hoping to find other communities of survivors, but is told by the elders that he must stay and marry the group's only young woman.

Director

John Frankenheimer

Writers

Dorothy Baker | Howard Baker

Producer

Martin Manulis

Composer

Russell Garcia

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 10, 1957

Release date

Jan 10, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 36 nominations

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Joy Self - Announcer (as Dick Joy) Self - Announcer (as Dick Joy) See fewer	You Are There (1953)
John Kerr David McAdam David McAdam See fewer	Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Piper Laurie Ruth McAdam Ruth McAdam See fewer	The Hustler (1961)
Victor Jory Reverend Mr. Powell Reverend Mr. Powell See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mary Astor Virginia Jackson Virginia Jackson See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Elizabeth Patterson Aunt Ida Aunt Ida See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
James Dunn Jackson Jackson See fewer	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Richard Basehart Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Moby Dick (1956)
Audra Lindley Actress Actress See fewer	Three's Company (1976)
Nehemiah Persoff Actor Actor See fewer	An American Tail (1986)
Felipe Turich Actor Actor See fewer	Fuzz (1972)