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Jay C. Flippen and Coleen Gray from "Before I Die"
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Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 | ||
Directed by | Arthur Hiller | ||
Written by | Berne Giler | ||
Cinematography by | Gert Andersen | ||
Original air date | January 23, 1958 (1958-01-23) | ||
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"Before I Die" was an American television film broadcast on January 23, 1958, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It aired as the 20th episode of the second season.
A surgeon becomes convinced of the innocence of a convicted murderer based on the convict mumbling while under anesthesia. He risks his reputation to save the convict from the electric chair.
The cast included performances by:
Arthur Hiller was the director and William Froug the producer. Berne Giler wrote the script based on a story by William Sackheim and Daniel B. Ullman.[1] Gert Andersen was the director of photography and Richard Brockway the editor. The film was produced by Screen Gems for Playhouse 90.
Films directed by Arthur Hiller
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