Telephone Time The Gingerbread Man (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Telephone Time

The Gingerbread Man (Season 1, Episode 13)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

During the Revolutionary War, a German baker becomes a secret agent of the Continental Army. He enters British camps as a civilian and talks to Hessian soldiers.

Director

Lewis Allen

Writer

John Nesbitt (teleplay)

Producer

Jerry Stagg

Cinematographer

Benjamin H. Kline

Editor

Charles L. Freeman

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Updated Jul 1, 1956

Release date

Jul 1, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Hugo Haas Christopher Ludwick Christopher Ludwick See fewer	Pickup (1951)
John Nesbitt Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Telephone Time (1956)
Jan Merlin Captain Randolph Captain Randolph See fewer	Another World (1964)
James Best American Soldier American Soldier See fewer	The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
Lowell Gilmore General George Washington General George Washington See fewer	The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Robert Nichols Sergeant Hutch Sergeant Hutch See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Celia Lovsky Mama Ludwick Mama Ludwick See fewer	Soylent Green (1973)
Barry Truex Captain Alexander Hamilton Captain Alexander Hamilton See fewer	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Robert Boon Hessian Prisoner Hessian Prisoner See fewer	Queen of Blood (1966)
Michael Monroe Aide Aide See fewer	Highway Patrol (1955)
Sasha Harden Hensel Hensel See fewer	Combat! (1962)
Arne Bourge First Hessian Soldier First Hessian Soldier See fewer	Telephone Time (1956)
Norbert Schiller Second Hessian Soldier Second Hessian Soldier See fewer	Young Frankenstein (1974)