Word From a Sealed-Off Box (Playhouse 90)

"**Word From a Sealed-Off Box**"
"Word From a Sealed-Off Box"
Playhouse 90 episode
	Maria Schell and Jean-Pierre Aumont in "Word From a Sealed-Off Box"
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 6
Directed by	Franklin Schaffner
Written by	Mayo Smith (adaptation), Henriette Roosenburg (book)
Original air date	October 30, 1958
Guest appearances
	Maria Schell as Gret; Jean-Pierre Aumont as Harry;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Shadows Tremble"	Next →; "Heart of Darkness"

"Word From a Sealed-Off Box" was an American television play that was broadcast on October 30, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot[]

A courier for the Dutch underground is captured during World War I.

Cast[]

The cast included the following:^[1]

Maria Schell as Gret
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Harry
Vivian Nathan as Frieda
Betsy Von Furstenberg as Lisa
Theodore Bikel as Rapp

Production[]

The program aired on October 30, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Mayo Smith wrote the teleplay based on the book, "The Walls Came Tumbling Down" by Henriette Roosenburg. Fred Coe was the producer and Franklin Schaffner the director.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[CTVA-1] "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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