Schlitz Playhouse The Careless Cadet (Season 5, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Schlitz Playhouse

The Careless Cadet (Season 5, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Sgt. Ben Destry receives an appointment to West Point as a reward for valor in the Korean War. But he scoffs at the Academy's traditions and finds the orders of his juniors hard to take.

Director

William Self

Writers

William Chamberlain (story) | Douglas Morrow (teleplay)

Producer

William Self

Cinematographer

George T. Clemens

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 25, 1955

Release date

Nov 25, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Brown Captain Barney O'Keefe Captain Barney O'Keefe See fewer	Merrily We Live (1938)
John Bryant Pete Pete See fewer	The Bat (1959)
Isobel Elsom Mrs. Kennedy Mrs. Kennedy See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Jack Haddock Doctor Doctor See fewer	The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Adam Kennedy Charlie King Charlie King See fewer	Raise the Titanic (1980)
Renny McEvoy Actor Actor See fewer	Red Snow (1952)
Heidi Mullenger Dorothy Dorothy See fewer	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Don Taylor Sergeant Ben Destry Sergeant Ben Destry See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Regis Toomey Colonel Hawks Colonel Hawks See fewer	The Big Sleep (1946)
Arthur Walsh Actor Actor See fewer	They Were Expendable (1945)