For I Have Loved Strangers (Playhouse 90)

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"For I Have Loved Strangers"

Playhouse 90 episode

Episode no.

Season 2
Episode 15

Directed by

Franklin Schaffner

Written by

Elick Moll (adaptation), Don Murray and Fred Clasel (story)

Original air date

December 19, 1957

Guest appearances

Don Murray as Bob Munson
Hope Lange as Raiya
Robert Flemyng as Dr. Farlo

Episode chronology

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"For I Have Loved Strangers" was an American television play broadcast on December 19, 1957, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Elick Moll wrote the teleplay based on a story by Don Murray and Fred Clasel. Franklin Schaffner directed, Martin Manulis was the producer, and Hedda Hopper hosted. Don Murray and Hope Lange starred.^[1]^[2] The story was based on Murray's personal experience working with European refugees. Both Murray and Lange donated their salaries from the production to the Homeless European Land Program (HELP) founded by Murray.^[3]

Plot

An American is hired to work for a displaced persons camp in Italy. He falls in love with a Czechoslovakian refugee, but he is confronted with obstacles when he decide to marry and bring his bride back to the United States.

Cast

The following performers received screen credit for their performances:

Don Murray as Bob Munson
Hope Lange as Raiya
Robert Flemyng as Dr. Farlo
Vladimir Sokoloff as Bartok
Werner Klemperer as Boris

References

^ "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^ "Bad Review "For I have loved strangers". Orlando Evening Star. 20 December 1957. p. 25.
^ "TV Stars Aid Refugees". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 19, 1957. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.

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