The 20th Century-Fox Hour False Witness (Season 2, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

The 20th Century-Fox Hour

False Witness (Season 2, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Story of a reporter who follows up on an ad placed by a convicted man's mother, claiming her son's innocence. Arthur Farlee is a detective in the Pasadena, California Police Department, and plays himself in the drama.

Director

Bernard Girard

Writers

Ben Feiner Jr. (teleplay) | Jerome Cady (1948 screenplay Call Northside 777) | Jay Dratler (1948 screenplay Call Northside 777)

Producer

Ben Feiner Jr.

Cinematographer

Lloyd Ahern Sr. (as Lloyd Ahern)

Editor

Otto Meyer

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 23, 1957

Release date

Jan 23, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Fred MacMurray Peterson Peterson See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Joe Mantell Leo Vardosch Leo Vardosch See fewer	Marty (1955)
Robert H. Harris Barney Davis Barney Davis See fewer	How to Make a Monster (1958)
Natalie Norwick Gloria Vardosch Gloria Vardosch See fewer	87th Precinct (1961)
Lisa Golm Tessie Vardosch Tessie Vardosch See fewer	Anna Lucasta (1949)
Claude Akins Anton Budenieff Anton Budenieff See fewer	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Ian MacDonald Mike Dukovnik Mike Dukovnik See fewer	High Noon (1952)
Dennis McCarthy Prosecutor Prosecutor See fewer	Whirlybirds (1957)
Barry Macollum Brannigan Brannigan See fewer	The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Mack Williams Warden Warden See fewer	Cape Fear (1962)
Arthur Farlee Arthur Farlee Arthur Farlee See fewer	The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
Morris Ankrum Henry Henry See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
Gage Clarke Elwood Allen Elwood Allen See fewer	The Bad Seed (1956)
Grant Richards John Clayton John Clayton See fewer	Night of Mystery (1937)
Paul Birch John Albertson John Albertson See fewer	Queen of Outer Space (1958)
Jean Carson Ethel Marzack Ethel Marzack See fewer	The Party (1968)