From the anthology series Studio One. On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper critics.
Art Carney
The Author
Jerome Kilty
The Bartender
Barbara Nichols
First Pretty Girl
Bramwell Fletcher
The Producer
Fredd Wayne
The Agent
Jacqueline Susann
The Interviewer
Addison Richards
The Lawyer
Anne Francine
The Actress
Pat Finch
Third Pretty Girl
Robert Middleton
The Manager
Carol McCrory
Fourth Pretty Girl
David Sheiner
The Hillbilly Comedian
The Fountainhead
How to Be Single
Love Story
Shattered Glass
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
A Different Man
The Kissing Booth 2
Mank
Educating Rita
The Words
Barefoot in the Park
Quiz Show
Heights
Rudy
The Mouse That Roared
Babes
One Day
Call Me by Your Name
Splendor
Sophie's Choice