Startime The Greatest Man Alive (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Musical

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The Greatest Man Alive (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Musical

.An elderly inhabitant of a dingy Manhattan apartment, decides that his life has been a failure and prepares to hang himself when a researcher calls.. Tony Webster adapted this drama from his 1957 Broadway comedy.

Directors

Gordon Rigsby | Bretaigne Windust

Writer

Tony Webster (adaptation) (play)

Producer

Bretaigne Windust

Composer

Sol Kaplan

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 2, 1960

Release date

Feb 2, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Joe Boland Lt. Scanlon Lt. Scanlon See fewer	Shadow of the Cloak (1951)
Laurence Hugo Harry Harry See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Bert Lahr Tom Hopkins Tom Hopkins See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Henry Lascoe Policeman Policeman See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Russell Nype Steve Boyle Steve Boyle See fewer	Love Story (1970)
Nancy Olson Peggy Thomas Peggy Thomas See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Ed Wynn Amos Benedict Amos Benedict See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1951)