Schlitz Playhouse Two-Bit Gangster (Season 5, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Schlitz Playhouse

Two-Bit Gangster (Season 5, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A newsman travels to a small town to cover what appears to be a routine robbery, in which a masked thief killed an ex-con who interfered with his getaway. But, the reporter's investigation begins to reveal the ex-con in the role of a hero.

Director

Reginald Le Borg

Writers

Tom Millstead (original story) | William N. Robson (teleplay)

Producer

William Self

Cinematographer

George T. Clemens

Editor

Sam Gold

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 14, 1955

Release date

Oct 14, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Gabriel Curtiz Actor Actor See fewer	Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
Charlott Knight Actress (as Charlotte Knight) Actress (as Charlotte Knight) See fewer	Petticoat Junction (1963)
Barton MacLane Chief Brooks Chief Brooks See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Addison Richards Jesse Childs Jesse Childs See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Richard Tyler Dick Childs Dick Childs See fewer	It's in the Bag! (1945)
Emmett Vogan Actor Actor See fewer	Emergency Landing (1941)
Robert J. Wilke Red Fischer Red Fischer See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Keenan Wynn Bill Ottman Bill Ottman See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)