Rendezvous in Black (Playhouse 90)

Rendezvous in Black was an American television play broadcast live on October 18, 1956, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

"Rendezvous in Black"
Playhouse 90 episode
Laraine Day, Boris Karloff and Franchot Tone in Rendezvous in Black
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 4
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Written by	James P. Cavanagh (teleplay), Cornell Woolrich (novel)
Original air date	October 25, 1956
Guest appearance(s)
Franchot Tone as Johnny Marr Laraine Day as Florence Strickland Boris Karloff as Ward Allen

Plot

Johnny Marr's fiancee is killed by a whisky bottle thrown from an airplane. Marr seeks revenge by killing the loved ones of the passengers on the flight.

Cast

• Franchot Tone as Johnny Marr
• Laraine Day as Florence Strickland
• Boris Karloff as Ward Allen
• Tom Drake as Johnny Mark
• Viveca Lindfors as Johnny Mark
• Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Middleton

Frank Lovejoy hosted the program.

Production

Martin Manulis was the producer and John Frankenheimer the director.[1] It was Frankenheimer's second directing credit on Playhouse 90 following Forbidden Area.

James P. Cavanagh wrote the teleplay based on the novel, Rendezvous in Black (1948), by Cornell Woolrich.[2]

Reception

In The New York Times, Jack Gould wrote that Playhouse 90 had reverted to "grade B movie material."[3]

References

1. "Playhouse 90: Episode 004 (1956)". All Movie. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
2. Isaac Anderson (March 28, 1948). "Criminals at Large". The New York Times. p. 85.
3. Jack Gould (October 26, 1956). "TV Review: Suspense Play Given on 'Playhouse 90'". The New York Times. p. 43.