The Rank and File (Playhouse 90)

"**The Rank and File**"
"The Rank and File"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 34
Directed by	Franklin Schaffner
Written by	Rod Serling
Produced by	Herbert Brodkin
Original air date	May 28, 1959
Guest appearances
	Van Heflin as Bill Kilcoyne; Charles Bronson as Andy Kovaric;
Episode chronology
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"The Rank and File" is an American television play broadcast on May 28, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Van Heflin and Charles Bronson. The teleplay was written by Rod Serling

Plot[]

An alcoholic factory worker, Bill Kilcoyne, becomes the president of the local union, rises to national prominence, and becomes involved in corruption and racketeering. He is called to testify before the U.S. Senate where he tells his story.

Cast[]

The cast includes the following:^[1]

Van Heflin - Bill Kilcoyne
Luther Adler - Irving Werner
Harry Townes - Gabe Brewster
Charles Bronson - Andy Kovaric
Cameron Prudhomme -Joseph Farrell
Carl Benton Reid - Senator Henders
Bruce Gordon - Tony Russo
Whitney Blake - Martha Brewster
Addison Richards - Harker
Wright King - Riley
Tom Palmer - Eaton
Danny Richards - Charlie Hacker
Joe Sullivan - Union Man
Clegg Hoyt - Guard
Bruce Hall - Dickson
Henry Barnard - The Secretary
Alfred Hopson - Striker
Jay Overholts - Striker
Robert Cass - Striker

Production[]

The program aired on May 28, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Rod Serling was the writer and Franklin Schaffner the director.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90: The Rank and File". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

[Paley-1] "Playhouse 90: The Rank and File". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[CTVA-2] "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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v t Playhouse 90
People	John Frankenheimer Martin Manulis Franklin J. Schaffner Rod Serling
Season 1	"Forbidden Area" "Requiem for a Heavyweight" "Sizeman and Son" "Rendevous in Black" "The Country Husband" "The Big Slide" "Heritage of Anger" "Eloise" "Confession" "Made in Heaven" "Sincerely, Willis Wade" "The Family Nobody Wanted" "Massacre at Sand Creek" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "The Comedian" "" "The Blackwell Story" "" "" "The Hostess with the Mostes'" "" "" "" "" "" "" "Homeward Borne" "Helen Morgan" "" "" "" "" "" "The Fabulous Irishman"
Season 2	"The Death of Manolete" "The Dark Side of the Earth" "Topaze" "A Sound of Different Drummers" "The Playroom" "Around the World in 90 Minutes" "The Mystery of Thirteen" "The Edge of Innocence" "The Clouded Image" "The Jet Propelled Couch" "The Troublemakers" "Panic Button" "Galvanized Yankee" "The Thundering Wave" "For I Have Loved Strangers" "The Lone Woman" "Reunion" "The Last Man" "The 80 Yard Run" "Before I Die" "The Gentleman From Seventh Avenue" "The Violent Heart" "No Time at All" "Point of No Return" "Portrait of a Murderer" "The Last Clear Chance" "The Male Animal" "The Right Hand Man" "Turn Left at Mount Everest" "The Dungeon" "Verdict of Three" "Rumors of Evening" "Not the Glory" "Nightmare at Ground Zero" "Bomber's Moon" "Natchez" "The Innocent Sleep" "A Town Has Turned to Dust" "The Great Gatsby" "A Bitter Heritage"
Season 3	"The Plot To Kill Stalin" "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Time of Your Life" "The Long March" "Shadows Tremble" "Word From a Sealed-Off Box" "Heart of Darkness" "Old Man" "The Return of Ansel Gibbs" "Free Weekend" "Seven Against the Wall" "The Nutcracker" "Face of a Hero" "The Wings of the Dove" "The Blue Men" "The Velvet Alley" "A Quiet Game of Cards" "Child of Our Time" "The Second Man" "The Raider" "The Dingaling Girl" "Made in Japan" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "A Trip To Paradise" "In Lonely Expectation" "The Day Before Atlanta" "Judgment at Nuremberg" "A Corner of the Garden" "Dark December" "Diary of a Nurse" "A Marriage of Strangers" "Out of Dust" "The Rank and File" "The Killers of Mussolini" "Project Immortality" "Dark as the Night" "The Second Happiest Day"
Season 4	"Target for Three" "The Sounds of Eden" "Misalliance" "The Hidden Image" "The Grey Nurse Said Nothing" "The Tunnel" "The Silver Whistle" "A Dream of Treason" "To the Sound of Trumpets" "The Cruel Day" "Tomorrow" "The Hiding Place" "Alas, Babylon" "Journey to the Day" "The Shape of the River" "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
Revivals	CBS Playhouse