Play of the Week Night of the Auk (Season 1, Episode 30)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Play of the Week

Night of the Auk (Season 1, Episode 30)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A play in blank verse by Arch Oboler. It is a science fiction drama about space travelers returning to Earth after the first Moon landing. Based on the 1945 radio play "Rocket from Manhattan."

Director

Nikos Psacharopoulos

Writer

Arch Oboler (play)

Producer

Lewis Freedman (producer)

Cinematographer

Mel London (director of photography)

Casting Director

Marc Merson

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Edit Released

Updated May 2, 1960

Release date

May 2, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Warner Anderson Col. Tom Russell Col. Tom Russell See fewer	The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Raymond Edward Johnson Narrator Narrator See fewer	Mr. Bell (1947)
William Kerwin John Custer John Custer See fewer	Blood Feast (1963)
James MacArthur Lt. Max Hartman Lt. Max Hartman See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
Alan Mixon Lt. Jan Kephart Lt. Jan Kephart See fewer	The Equalizer (1985)
William Shatner Lewis Rohnen Lewis Rohnen See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Shepperd Strudwick Dr. Bruner Dr. Bruner See fewer	A Place in the Sun (1951)
Luis Van Rooten The President The President See fewer	Cinderella (1950)