Studio One A Day Before Battle (Season 8, Episode 48)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Studio One

A Day Before Battle (Season 8, Episode 48)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

On the night before the Battle of Gettysburg, several Union soldiers capture a Southern spy and try to decide if it is morally permissible to shoot a prisoner.

Director

Francis Moriarty

Writers

Fletcher Markle (creator) | Peter Stone | Sherman Yellen

Composer

Vic Oliver

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 3, 1956

Release date

Sep 3, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Betty Furness Self - Commercial Spokeswoman Self - Commercial Spokeswoman See fewer	Midshipman Jack (1933)
Mary Doyle Girl Girl See fewer	The Defenders (1961)
Griff Evans Soldier Soldier See fewer	Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Theodore J. Flicker Soldier Soldier See fewer	The President's Analyst (1967)
William Hickey Soldier Soldier See fewer	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
James Hickman Corporal Corporal See fewer	The Cardinal (1963)
Gerald Hiken Soldier Soldier See fewer	Crossings (1986)
Jack Lord Matt Matt See fewer	Dr. No (1962)
Ed McCurdy Balladeer Balladeer See fewer	Studio One (1948)
Warren Oates Prisoner Prisoner See fewer	The Wild Bunch (1969)
Susan Oliver Flora Flora See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Eli Rill Fitz Fitz See fewer	Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969)
Richard Robbins Lieutenant Lieutenant See fewer	The Wrong Man (1956)
Gerald Sarracini Jamie Jamie See fewer	Encounter (1952)
Fred J. Scollay Soldier Soldier See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
Jacqueline Scott Girl Girl See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1974)