The Ford Television Theatre Front Page Father (Season 5, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

The Ford Television Theatre

Front Page Father (Season 5, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

A newspaperman prints unfounded criticism of the juvenile crime unit and particularly of its chief officer until the gang beating of his son causes him to realize the struggles of the officer and awakens him to his own shortcomings.

Director

John Meredyth Lucas

Writers

George Bruce (teleplay) | William F. Leicester (teleplay)

Producer

Irving Starr

Cinematographer

Irving Lippman

Editor

Richard K. Brockway

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Updated Dec 5, 1956

Release date

Dec 5, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Bickford Stanley Hunter Stanley Hunter See fewer	Brute Force (1947)
Horace McMahon Lieutenant John Harmon (as Horace MacMahon) Lieutenant John Harmon (as Horace MacMahon) See fewer	Detective Story (1951)
Mae Clarke Aunt Ellie Aunt Ellie See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)
Ray Stricklyn Buck Spinney Buck Spinney See fewer	Young Jesse James (1960)
Lawrence Dobkin Lew Teller Lew Teller See fewer	Patton (1970)
Gloria Winters Peggy Peggy See fewer	Sky King (1951)
Robert Crosson Gil Hunter Gil Hunter See fewer	Cavalcade of America (1952)
Michael Fox Malcolm Slade Malcolm Slade See fewer	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)