Playhouse 90 The Day Before Atlanta (Season 3, Episode 27)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Playhouse 90

The Day Before Atlanta (Season 3, Episode 27)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

During the American Civil War, a Union scouting party kills a man and his teenage son as they attempt to defend their plantation. A soldier discovers a young girl hiding inside the mansion.

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Updated Apr 9, 1959

Release date

Apr 9, 1959 (United States)

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Won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 36 nominations

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Bail Actor Actor See fewer	The Stunt Man (1980)
Suzi Carnell Carrie Carrie See fewer	Studs Lonigan (1960)
Gary Crutcher Confederate Soldier Confederate Soldier See fewer	Superchick (1973)
Timmy Everett Doug Doug See fewer	The Music Man (1962)
Joel Fluellen Jonathan Jonathan See fewer	Porgy and Bess (1959)
Gavin Gordon Slade Slade See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dabbs Greer Clayton Beard Clayton Beard See fewer	The Green Mile (1999)
Clu Gulager Zach Zach See fewer	The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Roy Jenson Lieutenant Lieutenant See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Betty Lou Keim Girl Girl See fewer	Yancy Derringer (1958)
Nolan Leary Edwin Edwin See fewer	Strangler of the Swamp (1945)
Tom McKee General McPherson General McPherson See fewer	The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
William Schallert Major Barnes Major Barnes See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Clinton Sundberg Matt Matt See fewer	The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Jack Warden Sgt. Jubal Sgt. Jubal See fewer	And Justice for All (1979)
Musa Williams Esther Esther See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Jason Wingreen Ralph Fletcher Ralph Fletcher See fewer	Archie Bunker's Place (1979)