Not the Glory (Playhouse 90)
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{{Infobox television episode
| image = Not the Glory advertisement.jpg
| caption = Newspaper ad for "Not the Glory"
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| series = Playhouse 90
| season = 2
| production =
| airdate = {{Start date|1958|5|8}}
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| writer = David Shaw (adaptation), Pierre Boulle (novel)
| director = Robert Mulligan
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| guests =
- James Mason as Wilhelm Konreid
- Ann Todd as Lady Diane Goodfellow
- Dennis King as Sir Wallace Goodfellow
| prev = Rumors of Evening
| next = Nightmare at Ground Zero
| episode_list =
}}
"Not the Glory" was an American television play broadcast on May 8, 1958, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. David Shaw wrote the teleplay based on Pierre Boulle's first novel, William Conrad (1950). Robert Mulligan directed, and James Mason, Ann Todd, and Dennis King starred.{{cite news|title=Mason, Todd To Star In Playhouse 90 Drama|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate|date=May 4, 1958|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72013964/not-the-glory/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Plot
A Nazi spy, Wilhelm Konreid, travels to London in 1939, posing as a Polish patriot. He "ingratiates himself into high British government circles" and is offered a job with the BBC. Sir Wallace Goodfellow is a British government official "whose intellect and cunning are pitted against" Konreid.Quotations taken from the newspaper advertisement (pictured above) for the original broadcast.
Cast
The following performers received screen credit for their performances:
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- James Mason - Wilhelm Konreid
- Ann Todd - Lady Diane Goodfellow
- Dennis King - Sir Wallace Goodfellow
- Walter Fitzgerald - Major Wickham
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References
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Category:1958 television plays
Category:1958 American television episodes