"Homeward Borne"

Playhouse 90 episode

Kiley, Eyer and Darnell from "Homeward Borne"

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 32

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Written by

Halsted Welles (teleplay), Ruth Chatterton (novel)

Cinematography by

Gert Andersen

Original air date

May 9, 1957

Guest appearances

Richard Kiley as Bob Lyttleton
Linda Darnell as Meg Lyttleton
Keith Andes as Andy Colby

Episode chronology

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"Homeward Borne" was an American television film broadcast on May 9, 1957, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was the 32nd episode of the first season.

Plot

A fighter pilot, Bob Lyttleton, returns home from war. He learns that his wife, Meg, has adopted a war orphan. He resents the child.

Cast

The cast included performances by:

Richard Kiley as Bob Lyttleton
Linda Darnell as Meg Lyttleton
Keith Andes as Andy Colby
Richard Eyer as Tommy Lyttleton
Rene Korper as Ben
Sarah Selby as Secretary
Pauline Myers as Louise
Steve Firstman as Paul

Production

The film was based on Ruth Chatterton's 1950 novel Homeward Borne.^[1]

Arthur Hiller was the director. Halsted Welles wrote the teleplay based Chatterton's novel. Gert Andersen was the director of photography, and Robert Swanson was the editor. The film was produced by Screen Gems for Playhouse 90.^[2]

References

^ Stuart H. Strauss (May 6, 1950). "Actress Writes Fine First Novel: Ruth Chatterton's "Homeward Borne" Is Both a Tender and Angry Story of Courage and Love". Kansas City Star.
^ "Linda Darnell Stars In Drama". The Orlando Sentinel. May 5, 1957.

Films directed by Arthur Hiller

Massacre at Sand Creek (1956)
Homeward Borne (1957)
The Edge of Innocence (1957)
The Careless Years (1957)
Before I Die (1958)
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Promise Her Anything (1965)
Penelope (1966)
Tobruk (1967)
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Popi (1969)
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
Love Story (1970)
Plaza Suite (1971)
The Hospital (1971)
Man of La Mancha (1972)
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
W. C. Fields and Me (1976)
Silver Streak (1976)
The In-Laws (1979)
Nightwing (1979)
Making Love (1982)
Author! Author! (1982)
Romantic Comedy (1983)
The Lonely Guy (1984)
Teachers (1984)
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Taking Care of Business (1990)
Married to It (1991)
The Babe (1992)
Carpool (1996)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
National Lampoon's Pucked (2006)

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