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Yellow Jack

Summary
1956 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Yellow Jack by Sidney Howard and Paul de Kruif.
Theatre play
Yellow Jack by Sidney Howard (1891-1939) and Paul de Kruif (1890-1971) [more information]
Date of transmission
Wednesday 24 October 1956
Time
8.00-9.30pm
Series
Play of the Week
Channel
ITV
Production company
Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director
Cyril Coke
Playwright
Paul de Kruif (1890-1971)
Playwright
Sidney Howard (1891-1939)
Adapted for Television by
Ken Hoare
Sets / Settings
Timothy O’Brien
Cast
Philip BondPte McClelland
Phil BrownMajor Walter Reed
Alfred BurkeDr James Carroll
Murray KashPte Busch
Diana KingNurse Blake
Vivian MatalonPte William H. Dean
Hugh McDermottDr Jesse Lazear
Ronan O’CaseyPte O’Hara
Robert PercevalColonel Tory
Gordon SterneDr Aristides Agramonte
Jerry StovinPte Brinkerhof
Russell WatersDr Carlos J. Finlay
Ronald WilsonSick Soldier

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
19th-century setting; America, as theme or setting; medical drama; military / army / navy / air-force

Print sources

Title
TV Times, 19 October 1956 (Magazine)
Linking notes
article, p. 4; listing, p. 19

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