American Playhouse Strange Interlude: Part 1 (Season 7, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 253 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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American Playhouse

Strange Interlude: Part 1 (Season 7, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 253 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In this experimental play, first produced in 1928, Eugene O'Neill bares the inner souls of his characters by having them speak their thoughts as well as their dialog. Nins Leeds, the daughter of an Ivy League professor, is devastated by ...See moreIn this experimental play, first produced in 1928, Eugene O'Neill bares the inner souls of his characters by having them speak their thoughts as well as their dialog. Nins Leeds, the daughter of an Ivy League professor, is devastated by the loss of her fiance in World War I. Ignoring the unconditional love of the novelist Charlie Marsden, she rebounds by marrying an amiable fool, Sam Evans, in the hope that a child will give meaning to the marriage. Nina is thus devastated when she learns a secret know only to Sam's mother- insanity runs in the family and could be inherited by any child of Sam's. At the mother's behest, Nina decides on a "scientific" solution; she will conceive a child with the physician Ned Darrell and let Sam believe he is the father. The plan backfires when the intimacy between Nina and Darrell results in their falling passionately in love. Twenty years later, only Nina and Darrell know the true parentage of young Gordon Evans, just reaching manhood. Written by Anonymous See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Kenneth Branagh Gordon Evans Gordon Evans See fewer	Henry V (1989)
David Dukes Dr. Ned Darrell Dr. Ned Darrell See fewer	Gods and Monsters (1998)
Julie Eccles Madeline Arnold Madeline Arnold See fewer	Village of the Damned (1995)
José Ferrer Professor Leeds Professor Leeds See fewer	The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Rosemary Harris Mrs. Amos Evans Mrs. Amos Evans See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Ken Howard Sam Evans Sam Evans See fewer	Rambo (2008)
Glenda Jackson Nina Leeds Nina Leeds See fewer	Women in Love (1969)
Elizabeth Kelly Mary Mary See fewer	24 Hour Party People (2002)
Edward Petherbridge Charles Marsden Charles Marsden See fewer	The Guardians (1971)
Jadrien Steele Gordon Aged 11 Gordon Aged 11 See fewer	The Mosquito Coast (1986)