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The 20th Century-Fox Hour

The Great American Hoax (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

John Hodges doesn't want to retire and devises a cunning scheme to avoid having to do so.

Director

Writers

Paddy Chayefsky (story) | Devery Freeman (adaptation)

Producer

Cinematographer

Editor

Otto Meyer (as Otto W. Meyer)

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Edit Released

Updated May 15, 1957

Release date

May 15, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 nomination

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14 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Walter Abel McKinley McKinley See fewer	Members only	Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Larry J. Blake Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Kathleen Crowley Alice Alice See fewer	Members only	The Rebel Set (1959)
Richard Deacon Paul Erickson Paul Erickson See fewer	Members only	The Birds (1963)
Peg La Centra Della Della See fewer	Members only	Emergency Hospital (1956)
Jack Mulhall Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	The Three Musketeers (1933)
Conrad Nagel William T. Stinson William T. Stinson See fewer	Members only	The Ship from Shanghai (1930)
Jerry Paris Joe Elliot Joe Elliot See fewer	Members only	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Jack Rice Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Feather Your Nest (1944)
Benny Rubin Second Chess Player Second Chess Player See fewer	Members only	I Love Lucy (1951)
Harry Ruby First Chess Player First Chess Player See fewer	Members only	Duck Soup (1933)
Ray Walker Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	The Fighting Coward (1935)
Jesse White George George See fewer	Members only	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Ed Wynn John Hodges John Hodges See fewer	Top 5000	Alice in Wonderland (1951)

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