General Electric Theater The Chess Game (Season 5, Episode 13)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

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General Electric Theater

The Chess Game (Season 5, Episode 13)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

A cynical intellectual shelters a 15-year-old boy who is wanted for murder.

Director

Herschel Daugherty

Writers

Robert Howard Lindsay (as Robert Howard) | Edmund Rice (story) | Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Producer

Cinematographer

Herbert Kirkpatrick

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 16, 1956

Release date

Dec 16, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Reagan Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Ronald Colman Graham Graham See fewer	A Double Life (1947)
Clifford Tatum Jr. Johnny (as Clifford Tatum) Johnny (as Clifford Tatum) See fewer	Room for One More (1952)
Adam Williams Glen Glen See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Maxine Cooper Helen Helen See fewer	Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Sarah Selby Actress Actress See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Russ Conway Inspector Dougal Inspector Dougal See fewer	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

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