From the anthology series Studio One. On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper critics.
Paul Nickell
Director
George Axelrod
Writer

Art Carney
The Author
Jerome Kilty
The Bartender

Barbara Nichols
First Pretty Girl

Bramwell Fletcher
The Producer

Fredd Wayne
The Agent
Jacqueline Susann
The Interviewer

Addison Richards
The Lawyer

Anne Francine
The Actress
Pat Finch
Third Pretty Girl
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tick, tick... BOOM!75%
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