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  • Kraft Suspense Theatre A Cruel and Unusual Night (Season 1, Episode 28)
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    TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Kraft Suspense Theatre

A Cruel and Unusual Night (Season 1, Episode 28)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A stern Lucas County, California "letter of the law" judge is kidnapped and "sentenced" to death by a man he once sentenced to death. The one-time Death Row prisoner recalls the agonies he went through as he awaited death by gas chamber. ...See moreA stern Lucas County, California "letter of the law" judge is kidnapped and "sentenced" to death by a man he once sentenced to death. The one-time Death Row prisoner recalls the agonies he went through as he awaited death by gas chamber. As his story is detailed tension builds and two questions remain to be answered-(1) "Will the judge crack?" and (2) "Will the execution be carried out?" Written by dubchi See less
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Director
Leslie H. Martinson (as Leslie Martinson)
Writer
David Moessinger (written by)
Producer
Roy Huggins (as Thomas Fitzroy)
Cinematographer
Editors
Nick Archer (as Nicholas Archer) | Robert Watts
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 4, 1964

Release date
Jun 4, 1964 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Ronald Reagan
Judge Howard R. Stimming Judge Howard R. Stimming   See fewer
Scott Marlowe
Sherman 'Sherm' Tyler Sherman 'Sherm' Tyler   See fewer
Anne Helm
Avis Tyler Avis Tyler   See fewer
Wright King
Chaplain Chaplain   See fewer
Clancy Cooper
Sgt. Kelly Sgt. Kelly   See fewer
Rusty Lane
Warden Warden   See fewer
Bill Walker
Trustee Trustee   See fewer
Robert Whitesel
Carl Hixon (as Robert Whitsell) Carl Hixon (as Robert Whitsell)   See fewer
Dick Cherney
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Execution Witness (uncredited) Execution Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Emily LaRue
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Sydney Mason
Jury Foreman (uncredited) Jury Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Rush
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Execution Witness (uncredited) Execution Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Scully
Execution Witness (uncredited) Execution Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Olan Soule
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
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