From the anthology series Studio One. On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper critics.
Art Carney
The Author
Jerome Kilty
The Bartender
Barbara Nichols
First Pretty Girl
Bramwell Fletcher
The Producer
Fredd Wayne
The Agent
Jacqueline Susann
The Interviewer
Addison Richards
The Lawyer
Anne Francine
The Actress
Pat Finch
Third Pretty Girl
Robert Middleton
The Manager
Carol McCrory
Fourth Pretty Girl
David Sheiner
The Hillbilly Comedian
How to Be Single
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The Fountainhead
1949
Love Story
1970
A Different Man
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
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Quiz Show
1994
One Day
2011
Mank
2020
The Words
2012
Educating Rita
1983
Barefoot in the Park
1967
A Journal for Jordan
2021
The Clique
2008
Top Five
2014
Call Me by Your Name
2017
Rudy
1993
Crossing Delancey
1988
Stage Door
1937
The Incredible Jessica James
The Namesake
2006