General Electric Theater The Town with a Past (Season 5, Episode 21)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

General Electric Theater

The Town with a Past (Season 5, Episode 21)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Wandering cowboy Britt Ponset finds himself caught in the middle of a dispute between mine owner "Silver Annie" Huxley, the leaders of Virtue City, and the railroad, which wants to builds tracks across her property.

Director

James Neilson

Writers

Oscar Brodney | Frank Burt

Producer

William Frye

Cinematographer

William A. Sickner

Editor

Daniel A. Nathan (as Daniel Nathan)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 10, 1957

Release date

Feb 10, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Reagan Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Gregg Barton Townsman Bring in Ponset Townsman Bring in Ponset See fewer	Tripoli (1950)
Beulah Bondi Annie Annie See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edgar Buchanan Doctor Doctor See fewer	Shane (1953)
Ted Mapes Joe Joe See fewer	Under Arizona Skies (1946)
Pat O'Malley Townsman With Newspaper Townsman With Newspaper See fewer	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Regis Parton Townsman (as Reggie Parton) Townsman (as Reggie Parton) See fewer	The Monster Squad (1987)
Chuck Roberson Townsman Townsman See fewer	Shock Corridor (1963)
Walter Sande Sheriff Sheriff See fewer	To Have and Have Not (1944)
James Stewart Britt Ponset Britt Ponset See fewer	Vertigo (1958)
Fredd Wayne Clyde Huxley Clyde Huxley See fewer	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (1969)
Dean Williams Townsman Townsman See fewer	Mackenzie's Raiders (1958)
Henry Wills Townsman Townsman See fewer	The Beastmaster (1982)
Howard Wright Bailiff Bailiff See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Will Wright Judge Judge See fewer	The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Fred Aldrich Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Don Ames Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Shampoo (1975)
Neil Collins Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Dragnet (1951)
Russell Custer Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Adventures of Superman (1952)
Joe Garcio Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Black Coin (1936)
Jim Reeves Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer