"Time Bomb" is a 1954 American television play written by

Sumner Locke Elliott Sumner Locke Elliott (17 October 191724 June 1991) was an Australian (later American) novelist and playwright. Biography Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Sumner Locke and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclampsi ...

and directed by

Robert Mulligan Robert Patrick Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American director and producer. He is best known for his sensitive dramas, including ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), '' Summer of '42'' (1971), '' The Other'' (1972), '' Sam ...

Premise

A man, Rickey Calbot, plots to murder his wife. He is loved by his employee Cora Lynch but he does not love her. Rickey falls for Gillian Reeves, a wealthy woman.

Cast

John Ireland John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles i ...

as Rickey Calbot *

Nancy Kelly Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress in film, theater, and television. A child actress and model, she was a repertory cast member of CBS Radio's ''The March of Time'', and appeared in several films in the lat ...

as Cora Lynch * Katharine Bard as Gillian Reeves *Rebecca Dark *David White

References

External links

* {{Sumner Locke Elliott 1954 television plays Works by Sumner Locke Elliott