Can't thank you enough for posting this! Just found it by chance. Playhouse 90 was a great medium. I saw this as a kid on our first TV when it was broadcast. As good as the movie is (Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleeson, Mickey Rooney), this version's emotional and interpersonal intensity and the close-ups make it more impacting. The Wynns together had its own additions to the presentation. A powerful simile for many things, especially the adjustments to retirement, " ... whadda I do ... no, no, no, I mean a guys gotta DO somethin'."

Ed and Keenan Wynn. Father and Son.

Bob Cummings seemed to be having difficulty remembering his lines.

nice to see a couple actors in the film that were in this tv show as well

33:22 Max Baer doing some background acting. What an imposing man!

How do I watch the version with Sean Connery? Does anyone know?

I like that in the movie the old man does not use glasses, saying he has a good vision 20/20, yet in this version he uses glasses. I love the movie and this live performance was good too

I've only seen the movie version of this, with Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, and Julie Harris. Very sad, but one of my fav movies.

2:12, Norman Fell, the original foreman of the jury in this film. Three years later, his rival Jack Klugman was in the film as the juror that grew up in the slums. I couldn't imagine Fell taking on the foreman role in the 1957 film and working with Klugman.

Jack Palance nails the part of an aging fighter whose heartsick from realizing his boxing days are finished. Fighting is all he has known- ALL he wants to know. Mountain’s anguish and his almost childlike kindness is such stark contrast to Jack Wilson or the gladiator from Barabbas. The thought of becoming a drunkard talking about past glories in ‘The Graveyard’ terrifies him. Yet his many years and pride as a boxer makes it so difficult for him to let go and find another trade. The world was becoming a more 'civilized' place where it's hard for an old warrior soul to fit in. But at the end, he realizes he can pass on his knowledge- his skills- to the younger generation, and that excitement on his face warms the heart. His manager, Maish, loved him, but loved himself more. There's also the fact that kindness can be mistook for weakness. Sometimes, it's healthy to put yourself before others once in a while, and Mountain finally drew the line at wrestling. Wish there were more guys like Mountain and more girls like that employment worker. It was nice touch how all the men in the bar were horrified, embarrassed, or even hostile at the sight of a woman in ‘The Graveyard’. Nowadays, a gal can walk into a regular bar near naked and nobody bats an eye. I’ve grown up in the age of smartphones, video games, sucky pop music, etc, but I really appreciate old flicks like this.

Juror #11 (portrayed by George Voskovec) is my favorite juror in this 1954 teleplay version of 12 Angry Men since I admire his politeness and intelligence and he’s a true American patriot even as a European immigrant. Good for him chastising that jerk Juror #7 who is rude, careless, and full of cluelessness.

All the electricity and adrenalin of performing on live TV have been restored!

An audio tape of the Sean Connery remake was found a couple years back but so far no copy of it has surfaced, they probably don't have the copyright to re-release it.

Ed Wynn at his best.

Patterns is the zenith of classic live television drama. All the performances are outstanding. Rod Serling at the top of his game. A true masterpiece that, despite the changes of technology, is as true in 2024 as it was in 1955.

I love the 1957 film, but this live tv version is awesome! I so wish network tv would rediscover its roots and try this again. That’s of course without the unnecessary vulgar language and content present in today’s shows. I felt like I used a time traveling tv because the commercials were left in this program! I loved those commercials as much as the show itself. Thanks very much for this wonderful video, that I just happened to find.

When you wake up this morning…To Philadelphia brand cream cheese

Great vintage find. Thanks for posting

Thanks for posting this, Jack Palance, Kim Hunter, Keenan Wynn and Ed Gwynn Brilliant!

Do I recognize Benjamin Braddock's landlord?

I preferred the version with Rod Serling in

Is this the same version as the one on the Studio One Anthology dvd set ?

In the USA & UK the Thought Police are entrenched , our histories are being re-written to accommodate the pathetic BLM movement. Throw in the invading alien religious hordes and prepare for the worst if you are white heterosexual and not a Muslim.

Disgusting 👎 where is ANTHONY QUINN in the film ? that’s JACK PALANCE, instead.

After watching this, look for The Man In the Funny Suit, based on the real drama behind the production of this teleplay due to the adjustments Ed Wynn had to do for his transition from the comedy star he had been to the dramatic actor you saw here. Ed, Keenan, Rod Serling and director Ralph Nelson play themselves, with Nelson directing both productions. Ed Wynn was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Emmys for both performances.

Better quality then what many saw during the live broadcast , and much better then the west coast version .

Great show! Criminals were so well dressed back then.

Until next time, thank you and good night.

Yikes. That frame rate conversion from 24 to 60 produced a lot of digital artifacts from the optical flow process. I find it rather distracting. But, this is still easier to watch than the 240P version on KZfaq.

Fabulous restoration!

When I was a kid I thought that with every crime committed where a life was taken they would all be brainstorming trying to solve it. All of the shows show the truth. But the most shocking part of the show is when James turned down a cigarette. I almost feinted.must have been the method. Great print and it’s wonderful to see James and that lead actress.

"1984" was just 40 rears too early.

The intro is too long.

For me one of the greatest moments in live TV history comes at around 54:30 of this beautiful restoration--when Ramsey, instead of accepting the tongue-lashing from his angry young employee, unexpectedly marches into that huge close-up and fires straight back at him, doubling down on everything he's said and then some. Shocking, brilliantly written and performed. The whole show is a masterpiece.

American Ukrainian Jack Palance was a professional boxer turned professional in 1938 in the Heavyweight division until 1942 he gave up boxing and enlisted as a trainee pilot and after a emergency bail out he broke his leg and pelvis and was discharged in 1944 . In 1945 returned to university studies on a GI ticket .

Sorry for this comment on contemporary events, but at about 18 mins the scene looks like what is going on today in the US with a certain political movement.

19:42 yeah I’ll bet they have something with Cheese Whiz

Stunning restoration. Congratulations for such a great work.

Was the end of it changed to a happy ending to please the tv audiences of the 1950s? The movie version of "Heavyweight" is Serling's original ending, the way he wrote and the movie makes more sense to me, when the ex-boxer becomes a wrestler to pay off that debt ...

Soon after 44:00, the boxer says the word "cripple" - I lived throughout the 1960s, never heard the words disabled or disability, never hearing impaired either - in the 1960s when you're crippled you are CRIPPLED , you are deaf and DEAF, no matter what - those words in later years are becoming outdated, nobody's using them anymore. 😮

I thought I had seen everything on this channel? It really doesn't matter if I have or not these are that good, I am at the library I'm not sure why the video was on my phone? But I can't wait to get home to look at these again, Thank you so much for these wonderful classics.

I never saw so many backward people in my life . I like how everybody keeps trying to insult that blonde woman but she keeps killing them with kindness and humor . Smart lady . 😊

6:30 Robert Culp (I Spy) voice of the broadcaster.

Thanks for uploading this video. I love Sal Mineo. He was a great loss.

Mom

This is the film of sterling’s script that you should see. The theatrical film falls flat. It only broke even at the box office. This film again proves early tv was its best era.

Rod Serling was one hell of a writer. Even his pre Twilight Zone stuff was top notch.

Rod Serling was a genius!

WOW - I have new respect for Jack Palance! He was so good in this!

I am OBSESSED with the music in the first BAR scene with Jack Palance and Kim Hunter. Is it the old standard "AVALON"? It is so darn beautiful! I can't get it out of my head! ♥