''Buick-Electra Playhouse'' is a 90-minute dramatic anthology series produced by and aired on

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from 1959–1960. It was sponsored by Buick. There were a total of four episodes, all based on

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's works, ''The Killers'', ''The Fifth Column'', ''The Snows of Kilimanjaro'', and ''The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio''. The executive producer was A.E. Hotchner, the producer was Gordon Duff, and the directors were

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, James Clarke, and Albert Marre. Notable guest stars included

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, Maximilian Schell,

Eleanor Parker Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films ''Caged'' (1950), ''Detective Story'' (1951), and ''Interrupted Melody'' (1955), the first ...

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and

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''Buick-Electra Playhouse'' at CVTA
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