Kraft Theatre Fifty Grand (Season 11, Episode 29)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Kraft Theatre

Fifty Grand (Season 11, Episode 29)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A prizefighter at the end of his career is persuaded to have one more "farewell" fight for some big money. There's only one catch: gangsters are behind the match, and they expect him to take a dive.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writers

Ernest Hemingway (story) | A.E. Hotchner

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 30, 1958

Release date

Apr 30, 1958 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Bogdanovich Actor Actor See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rudy Bond Soldier Bartlett Soldier Bartlett See fewer	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Ralph Dunn Danny Hogan Danny Hogan See fewer	Too Many Winners (1947)
Henderson Forsythe Actor Actor See fewer	Species II (1998)
Ralph Meeker Jack Brennan Jack Brennan See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Dan Morgan Actor Actor See fewer	Dark Shadows (1966)
Fred J. Scollay Jerry Doyle Jerry Doyle See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
Janet Ward Ellie Brennan Ellie Brennan See fewer	Night Moves (1975)
Ben Yaffee Actor Actor See fewer	Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (1953)