Schlitz Playhouse Rich Man, Poor Man (Season 7, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Schlitz Playhouse

Rich Man, Poor Man (Season 7, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A humble peasant is simple and naive - until he illegally sells a horde of antique statuettes to an unscrupulous dealer. The new found wealth complicates his life and nearly destroys his marriage.

Director

Don Weis

Writers

Lawrence B. Marcus (teleplay) (as Larry Marcus) | Larry Williams (story) (as Lawrence Williams)

Producer

Frank P. Rosenberg

Cinematographer

John L. Russell

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 20, 1957

Release date

Dec 20, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Voorheis J. Ardoin Actor Actor See fewer	Mike Hammer (1958)
Raymond Bailey Actor Actor See fewer	The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Sebastian Cabot Signore Alferri Signore Alferri See fewer	The Jungle Book (1967)
Paul Cesari Actor Actor See fewer	Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
Tina Minara Actress Actress See fewer	Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
Joy Page Maria (as Joy Paige) Maria (as Joy Paige) See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
Freddie Roberto Actor Actor See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Gilbert Roland Gino Bardi Gino Bardi See fewer	The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Benny Rubin Uncle Amaldo Uncle Amaldo See fewer	Bright Lights (1935)
John Sebastian Actor Actor See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Irene Seidner Mama Bardi Mama Bardi See fewer	All Through the Night (1942)
Luis Van Rooten Papa Bardi Papa Bardi See fewer	Cinderella (1950)
Doris Wiss Tomasina Tomasina See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1956)