The Best of Broadway The Man Who Came to Dinner (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

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The Best of Broadway

The Man Who Came to Dinner (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

When acerbic critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front steps of a provincial Ohio businessman's home and breaks his hip, he and his entourage take over the house indefinitely.

Director

David Alexander

Writers

Ronald Alexander (adaptation) | Moss Hart (play) | George S. Kaufman (play)

Producer

Martin Manulis

Composer

David Broekman

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 1954

Release date

Oct 13, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Joan Bennett Lorraine Sheldon Lorraine Sheldon See fewer	Suspiria (1977)
Catherine Doucet Harriet Stanley Harriet Stanley See fewer	Little Man, What Now? (1934)
Sylvia Field Mrs. Stanley Mrs. Stanley See fewer	The Best of Broadway (1954)
Reginald Gardiner Beverly Carlton Beverly Carlton See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Margaret Hamilton Sarah Sarah See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Buster Keaton Dr. Bradley Dr. Bradley See fewer	The General (1926)
Bert Lahr Banjo Banjo See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Merle Oberon Maggie Cutler Maggie Cutler See fewer	Wuthering Heights (1939)
Zasu Pitts Miss Preen Miss Preen See fewer	Greed (1924)
William Prince Bert Jefferson Bert Jefferson See fewer	Spies Like Us (1985)
Howard St. John Mr. Stanley Mr. Stanley See fewer	Born Yesterday (1950)
Frank Tweddell John John See fewer	Claudia (1943)
Monty Woolley Sheridan Whiteside Sheridan Whiteside See fewer	The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)