Omnibus Hilde and the Turnpike (Season 2, Episode 22)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

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Hilde and the Turnpike (Season 2, Episode 22)

TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has three segments: (1) "Hilde and the Turnpike" (adaptation of a play), (2) "Undersea Research" (featuring the role of the bathyscaphe in undersea exploration), and (3) "A Marriage Has Been Arranged" (a scene from a play).

Directors

Bob Banner | Jacques-Yves Cousteau (segments: Undersea Research)

Writers

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (segments: Undersea Research) | A.K. Lewis (play) (segments: Hilde and the Turnpike) | Alfred Sutro (play) (segments: A Marriage Has Been Arranged) (written by) (segments: Hilde and the Turnpike)

Producers

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (segments: Undersea Research) | Fred Rickey

Production Designer

Henry May

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 1954

Release date

Feb 28, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	America (1972)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Self - Oceanographer (segment "Undersea Research") Self - Oceanographer (segment "Undersea Research") See fewer	The Silent World (1956)
Olga Fabian Hilde's Mother (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") Hilde's Mother (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") See fewer	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Lorne Greene (segment "A Marriage Has Been Arranged") (segment "A Marriage Has Been Arranged") See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Joan Greenwood (segment "A Marriage Has Been Arranged") (segment "A Marriage Has Been Arranged") See fewer	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Peggy McCay Hilde (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") (as Peggy McKay) Hilde (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") (as Peggy McKay) See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Ludwig Rüth Hilde's father (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") (as Ludwig Roth) Hilde's father (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") (as Ludwig Roth) See fewer	Five from the Jazzband (1932)
Gene Saks Traveling salesman (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") Traveling salesman (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") See fewer	Deconstructing Harry (1997)