Diary of a Nurse

31st episode of the 3rd season of Playhouse 90
"Diary of a Nurse"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 31
Directed byDavid Greene
Written byArthur Hailey
Produced byHerbert Brodkin
Original air dateMay 7, 1959 (1959-05-07)
Running time1:27
Guest appearances
  • Inger Stevens as Gail Lucas
  • Victor Jory as George Bavister
  • Mary Astor as Eileen Vavister
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"Diary of a Nurse" is an American television play broadcast on May 7, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast includes Inger Stevens, Victor Jory, and Mary Astor. David Greene was the director and Arthur Hailey the writer.

Plot

A student nurse at a large hospital tries to help a patient scheduled for surgery and who declines to cooperate with the doctors. She is caught in a conflict between modern nursing practices and patients' need for human and emotional involvement.

Cast

The cast includes the following:[1]

  • Inger Stevens - Gail Lucas
  • Victor Jory - George Bavister
  • Mary Astor - Eileen Bavister
  • Mildred Dunnock - Elsie Chiapetta
  • Adam Kennedy - Chief Resident
  • Polly Rowles - Marie Hertzog
  • Ben Cooper - Dr. Tony McKlusky
  • Suzanne Pleshette - Alex
  • Elizabeth Patterson - Mrs. Leeder
  • Caroline Kearney - Wendy Crain
  • Edward Platt - Dr. Mott
  • Claudia Bryar - Mrs. Jackson
  • Barbara Pepper - Mrs. O'Hearn
  • Susanne Sydney - Doreen
  • Sandra Harrison - Flo
  • Henry Hunter - Dr. Morelli
  • Joe Conley - Hans
  • Paul Carr - Chuck
  • Tracey Roberts - Miss Isles
  • Karen Forer - Jeanie Jackson
  • Walter Burke - Mr. Jacoby
  • Nolan Leary - Harry O'Hearn
  • Joanne Smith - Night Nurse

Production

The program aired on May 7, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Arthur Hailey was the writer and David Greene the director.[1][2]

"Gail Lucas", the character name of the student nurse played by Inger Stevens, returned as the character name of the young nurse played by Zina Bethune on the 1962 primetime medical drama The Nurses and by Melinda Cordell on the subsequent same-named 1965 daytime drama.

References

  1. ^ a b "Playhouse 90: Diary of a Nurse". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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