| "Before I Wake" | |
|---|---|
| Philco Television Playhouse episode | |
| Directed by | Gordon Duff |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | May 31, 1953 (1953-05-31) |
| Running time | 60 mins |
"Before I Wake" is a 1953 American television play written by Sumner Locke Elliott. It was an episode of Philco Television Playhouse.
Producer Fred Coe said it was about the need of an individual to be loved.
Variety wrote "if Before I Wake was meant for what it looked - just a good tearjerke - then Duff and Elliott did a good job. If, however, their aspirations were higher, and the show was primarily to convey the pain of a woman who thinks herself deceived by a dead man, the quality needed just wasn't there."
Premise
Maggie Bullen is crushed by the death of her lover.
Cast
- Betty Field as Maggie Bullen
- Vicky Cummings
- Muriel Williams
- Peg Hillias
- Ward Costello
- Cynthia Latham
- Marian Seldes
- Gerald O'Loughlin
- Jack Klugman
References
- "Betty Field stars in TV playhouse". The Plain Dealer. 31 May 1953. p. 38D.
- "31 May 1953". Ross Reports on Television. 1953.
- ^ "Tele Follow Up Comment". Variety. 3 June 1958. p. 38.
- "Playwrights into TV". Variety. 10 June 1953. p. 59.