Playhouse 90 So Soon to Die (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV Episode | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Playhouse 90

So Soon to Die (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV Episode | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An unemployed actor, Lionel Amblin, is hired to kill a young girl before she reaches her 25th birthday. He becomes curious to know why someone would want her dead, and begins an investigation of the girl and her friends.

Director

John Brahm

Writers

Marc Brandel (teleplay) | John Creasey (from the Cosmopolitan story by) (as Jeremy York)

Producer

Eva Wolas

Composer

Russell Garcia

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Editors

Henry Batista | Robert L. Swanson

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 17, 1957

Release date

Jan 17, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 36 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Basehart Lionel Amblin Lionel Amblin See fewer	Moby Dick (1956)
Anne Bancroft Isobel Waring Isobel Waring See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Sebastian Cabot Blaize Blaize See fewer	The Jungle Book (1967)
Torin Thatcher Inspector Galloway Inspector Galloway See fewer	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Lester Matthews Colonel McKinley Colonel McKinley See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Joy Lafleur Jane Lovett (as Victoria Ward) Jane Lovett (as Victoria Ward) See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Barbara Morrison Mrs. Trabert Mrs. Trabert See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Ben Wright Harold Bond Harold Bond See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Larry Gelbman Sam (as Larry Gelbmann) Sam (as Larry Gelbmann) See fewer	She Demons (1958)
Tita Purdom Grace Pell Grace Pell See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Richard Joy Self - Announcer (as Dick Joy) Self - Announcer (as Dick Joy) See fewer	December Bride (1954)
Dan O'Herlihy Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	RoboCop (1987)
Ruth Clifford Millie (uncredited) Millie (uncredited) See fewer	The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
John Close Jack Haines (uncredited) Jack Haines (uncredited) See fewer	Sudden Danger (1955)
Judd Holdren Ronald Muir (uncredited) Ronald Muir (uncredited) See fewer	Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951)
Kenner G. Kemp Dining Extra (uncredited) Dining Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Invaders (1967)
Richard Peel Ted (uncredited) Ted (uncredited) See fewer	The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Arthur Tovey Street Extra (uncredited) Street Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Ironside (1967)