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"Panic Button"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 12
Directed byFranklin Schaffner
Written byRod Serling
Original air dateNovember 28, 1957 (1957-11-28)
Guest appearances
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"Panic Button" was an American television play broadcast on November 28, 1957, as part of the second season of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Rod Serling wrote the teleplay. Franklin Schaffner directed, Martin Manulis was the producer, and Dominick Dunne was the executive assistant. Robert Stack, Vera Miles, and Lee J. Cobb starred.[1]

Plot

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The investigation into a plane crash concludes that it was caused by pilot error. At the inquiry, the co-pilot (Robert Stack) seeks to place the blame on the captain who died in the crash. In the end, the co-pilot is found to have been responsible for the crash, and his pilot's license is revoked.

Cast

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Reception

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Television reviewer Harriet Van Horne praised Serling's story and cited it as proof that television drama had grown up, no longer having the need for a happy ending. She also praised the performances of Stack, Cobb, Seldes and Miles as valiant and true.[2]

San Francisco Examiner reviewer Dwight Nelson praised the performances of Cobb and Stack but opined that Serling's story was "neither dull nor exciting. Just average for this year's "Playhouse 90" plays which have been distinguished for length than for content."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Playhouse 90, Season 2". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Harriet Van Horne (November 29, 1957). "TV Grows Up? Ending of 'Panic Button' Not Happy". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dwight Newton (November 30, 1957). "Day and Night". San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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