Galvanized Yankee (Playhouse 90)

"**Galvanized Yankee**"
"Galvanized Yankee"
Playhouse 90 episode
	Martha Vickers and Lloyd Nolan in "Galvanized Yankee"
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 13
Directed by	Paul Wendkos
Written by	Russell S. Hughes (adaptation), Gordon D. Sirreff (novel)
Original air date	December 5, 1957
Guest appearances
	Lloyd Nolan as Capt. Kuyper; James Whitmore as Capt. Miles Shay; Victor Jory as Capt. Hume;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Panic Button"	Next →; "The Thundering Wave"

"Galvanized Yankee" was an American television movie broadcast on December 9, 1957, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Russell S. Hughes wrote the teleplay as an adaptation of Gordon D. Shireff's novel Massacre Creek. Paul Wendkos directed, Winston O'Keefe was the producer, and George Diskant was the director of photography. Lloyd Nolan, James Whitmore, and Victor Jory starred.^[1]

Plot[edit]

During the American Civil War, the commander of a Northern prisoner of war camp orders the execution of a Confederate soldier. The brother of executed soldier then seeks revenge on the commander.

Cast[edit]

The following performers received screen credit for their performances:

Lloyd Nolan - Capt. Kuyper
James Whitmore - Capt. Miles Shay
Victor Jory - Capt. Hume
Neville Brand - Sgt. Duggan
Chuck Courtney - Bob Shay
Martha Vickers
William Boyette

References[edit]

^ "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[CTVA-1] "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

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