CBS Playhouse Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (Season 1, Episode 2)
Unrated
TV Episode | 74 min | Drama

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CBS Playhouse

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (Season 1, Episode 2)

Unrated

TV Episode | 74 min | Drama

Peter Schermann is angry at the world after his children move him into a nursing home. Still physically and mentally strong, he searches for a meaning to his life in a new and uncompromising world.

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Updated Oct 17, 1967

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Oct 17, 1967 (United States)

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Won 10 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 23 nominations

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Melvyn Douglas Peter Schermann Peter Schermann See fewer	Being There (1979)
Shirley Booth Heloise Michaud Heloise Michaud See fewer	Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
Warren Stevens George George See fewer	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Lawrence Dobkin Dr. Gettlinger Dr. Gettlinger See fewer	Patton (1970)
Claudia McNeil Josepha Josepha See fewer	A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Lois Smith Evelyn Evelyn See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Gene Blakely Phil Phil See fewer	Used Cars (1980)
Martine Bartlett Margaret Margaret See fewer	Sybil (1976)
Mildred Trares Young Rose Young Rose See fewer	Berkeley Square (1959)
Art Smith Arthur Selig Arthur Selig See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
Amanda Randolph Marian Marian See fewer	The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
Karl Swenson Dr. Keller Dr. Keller See fewer	The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Mary Jackson Mrs. Stone Mrs. Stone See fewer	The Exorcist III (1990)
Val Avery McDermott McDermott See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Jacques Aubuchon Slocum Slocum See fewer	The Silver Chalice (1954)
Don Beddoe Ragle Ragle See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Madge Kennedy Mrs. Flagler Mrs. Flagler See fewer	Marathon Man (1976)
Almira Sessions Mary Mary See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sara Taft Laura Laura See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Burt Mustin Cullum (uncredited) Cullum (uncredited) See fewer	The Lusty Men (1952)