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The Skin of Our Teeth (Season 4, Episode 29)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play about mankind's triumph over chaos, which wildly altered dramatic conventions in freely shifting between modern-day New Jersey and the ice age - the Antrobus family pets being dinosaurs...See moreProduction of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play about mankind's triumph over chaos, which wildly altered dramatic conventions in freely shifting between modern-day New Jersey and the ice age - the Antrobus family pets being dinosaurs; and having characters speaking directly to the audience and criticizing the way their own dialogue was written. Written by scgary66 See less
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Director
Writers
Ellen M. Violett (adaptation) | Thornton Wilder (original play)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 17, 1959

Release date
Mar 17, 1959 (United Kingdom)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Geoffrey Bellman
Producer Producer   See fewer
Fraser Boa
Second Convener Second Convener   See fewer
Carl Conway
First Convener First Convener   See fewer
Susan Crawford
Actress Actress   See fewer
Gladys Dawson
Actress Actress   See fewer
George Devine
Mr. Antrobus Mr. Antrobus   See fewer
William Dexter
Doctor / Fred Bailey / Master of Ceremonies (as William Peacock) Doctor / Fred Bailey / Master of Ceremonies (as William Peacock)   See fewer
Violet Dix
Actress Actress   See fewer
Shirley Dixon
Actress Actress   See fewer
Marta Downs
Miss E. Muse Miss E. Muse   See fewer
Fiona Duncan
Mammoth / Ivy Mammoth / Ivy   See fewer
Ruth Dunning
Mrs. Antrobus Mrs. Antrobus   See fewer
Philip Gilbert
Newscaster Newscaster   See fewer
Jerry Greben
Dinosaur / Technician Dinosaur / Technician   See fewer
Julia Hand
Actress Actress   See fewer
Vivien Leigh
Sabina Sabina   See fewer
Mercia Mansfield
Actress Actress   See fewer
David McCallum
Henry Antrobus Henry Antrobus   See fewer
Perlita Neilson
Gladys Antrobus Gladys Antrobus   See fewer
Daphne Newton
Miss T. Muse / Hester Miss T. Muse / Hester   See fewer
Henry Oscar
Homer / Mr. Tremayne Homer / Mr. Tremayne   See fewer
Margaret Rawlings
Fortune Teller Fortune Teller   See fewer
Bernard Rebel
Judge Moses Judge Moses   See fewer
Sonia Stevens
Actress Actress   See fewer
Jimmy Thompson
Floor Manager Floor Manager   See fewer
Ian Whittaker
Telegraph Boy Telegraph Boy   See fewer
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