The first Code of Conduct for the US Armed Forces (which includes actions if one becomes a prisoner of war) was not issued until the same year as this broadcast, due, in part, to the various problems/situations encountered by US/ POWs during the Korean War. (The North Koreans learned some of their treatment of POWs from the military that had occupied Korea for decades until the end of WW2, the Japanese; Chinese communists contributed their share to the treatment of US and UN prisoners.)
In 1960, Marshall Thompson who played CPT Ed Hall, appeared in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of The Wayward Wife". As CPT Arthur Poe, a returned Korean war POW, he had been wounded in an escape attempt and presumed dead. Another POW retrieved his diary of captivity and published it as his own. Poe confronts his former comrade and kills him in a struggle. An unusual case for Perry in that Poe is not arrested in that he is terminally I'll from his time in the camp.
I'm so glad that you're running this Golden Age classic. The Golden Age of live TV certainly brought out the talent in a lot of fine actors. Good writers, too. Was this later made into a film with Paul Newman?
"Two weeks from tonight, 'THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR' will present JAMES DALY, BEATRICE STRAIGHT and JOHNNY WASHBROOK in 'The Roads To Home", produced by THE THEATRE GUILD!"
If people actually followed and exercised the “true” tenets of their faith there shouldn’t be a need for POW camps, refuge camps, displacement camps, extermination camps, etc.
The great battle of Kurukshetra was the most exemplary battle for human society, and one can research it and find out about the war strategies and rules that the military followed, whereby there were no casualties, no pows, no survivors actually except a handful of the victorious meant by Krishna to be the next pious leaders. Still those pious monarchs had grievous misgivings and emotional trauma about such massive loss of life even though to the last man on both sides, all were liberated. There were no amputees, or crippled. There were no incurable drug addicts. There were no crazed serial killers, or school children shooters. There were no traitors!!!! Praise God. His will is supreme. I cannot but be grateful to be alive and a spiritual seeker allotted free speech because of the sacrifices of our soldiers. Their pain in survival is a test I am not sure I could pass.
the actors who were doin' the advocates were so good bc when it was defense's turn his story seems so touchy but when it was the accuse's turn his point seems pathetic. Now I neither know if I am talking bout the same man hahah (irony)
How did Serling not get blacklisted for this!? -It completely lampoon's the hysteria- 😮 actually nevermind it treated the pow situation quite seriously. But yeah true skill and boldness to handle this material so adroitly, at that time
@das5395 If the name "U.S. Steel" first brings to mind discriminatory housing and not the tens of thousands of human beings whom U.S. Steel outright killed overseas, you need to do more reading.
@@jazzhound Yeah but hasn't that been mitigated by the MILLIONS Of lives that have been SAVED by their product, let's keep this perspectival. Also you're kinda being full of 💩 in presuming US steel had anything to do with the OBVIOUS REASONS. The discrimination was brought to mind by the 1950's suburban sprawl that was predicated on it. Do some more reading if you're unfamiliar with _the principles of deduction and logic in accordance with laws of reason and rationality_
"It (the army) can perform only one human function - it can bleed!" Can we take a moment to appreciate this amazing line?
No one knew that better than Serling. He was a paratrooper in the Pacific during World War II.
No screenwriter can ever compare to Rod Serling. He was a genius. Thank you for uploading this!
I agree
2:19. That actor played the detective in Rear Window. 55:30. The most important point of this entire episode.
"Time Limit" with Richard Widmark was another take on this subject as well as the movie with Paul Newman adapted by this brilliant program.
Great show, thanks for the upload
The first Code of Conduct for the US Armed Forces (which includes actions if one becomes a prisoner of war) was not issued until the same year as this broadcast, due, in part, to the various problems/situations encountered by US/ POWs during the Korean War.
(The North Koreans learned some of their treatment of POWs from the military that had occupied Korea for decades until the end of WW2, the Japanese; Chinese communists contributed their share to the treatment of US and UN prisoners.)
Thank you for posting these great tv shows, I hope there are more to come
Saw the Rack on TV the other day with Paul Newman, Anne Francis and Walter Pidgeon. Had no idea it was a Rod Serling TV drama.
The only TV writer close to Serling was Stirling Silliphant.
special thanks for uploading that :)
Ugh.. watching stuff like this makes me want a beer....
hey dad ! tell eddie haskell , lumpy rutherford, wally and beaver cleaver i said hi !
In 1960, Marshall Thompson who played CPT Ed Hall, appeared in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of The Wayward Wife". As CPT Arthur Poe, a returned Korean war POW, he had been wounded in an escape attempt and presumed dead. Another POW retrieved his diary of captivity and published it as his own. Poe confronts his former comrade and kills him in a struggle. An unusual case for Perry in that Poe is not arrested in that he is terminally I'll from his time in the camp.
anyone found the soldier ran away 1963 episode ?
I'm so glad that you're running this Golden Age classic. The Golden Age of live TV certainly brought out the talent in a lot of fine actors. Good writers, too. Was this later made into a film with Paul Newman?
"Your guilt, Captain Hall is breaking faith in a prison camp. The guilt of men is that there are prison camps."
"Two weeks from tonight, 'THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR' will present JAMES DALY, BEATRICE STRAIGHT and JOHNNY WASHBROOK in 'The Roads To Home", produced by THE THEATRE GUILD!"
Sorta makes me wish it was 1955 again...
Note the commercial. This was an age of new technology and a b right, new future. We could still use that kind of optimism.
59:09- "This is ABC TELEVISION NETWORK."
Are there any eps with Barry Morse? TY
GREAT FINAL!
If people actually followed and exercised the “true” tenets of their faith there shouldn’t be a need for POW camps, refuge camps, displacement camps, extermination camps, etc.
The great battle of Kurukshetra was the most exemplary battle for human society, and one can research it and find out about the war strategies and rules that the military followed, whereby there were no casualties, no pows, no survivors actually except a handful of the victorious meant by Krishna to be the next pious leaders. Still those pious monarchs had grievous misgivings and emotional trauma about such massive loss of life even though to the last man on both sides, all were liberated. There were no amputees, or crippled. There were no incurable drug addicts. There were no crazed serial killers, or school children shooters. There were no traitors!!!!
Praise God.
His will is supreme.
I cannot but be grateful to be alive and a spiritual seeker allotted free speech because of the sacrifices of our soldiers.
Their pain in survival is a test I am not sure I could pass.
But I can't agree that the answer is senseless wars in this age.
I do agree that when God is in control, we need to be on His side.
the actors who were doin' the advocates were so good bc when it was defense's turn his story seems so touchy but when it was the accuse's turn his point seems pathetic. Now I neither know if I am talking bout the same man hahah (irony)
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How did Serling not get blacklisted for this!? -It completely lampoon's the hysteria- 😮 actually nevermind it treated the pow situation quite seriously. But yeah true skill and boldness to handle this material so adroitly, at that time
I'm not white but even i got a little nervous when they advertised the US steel homes for _obvious reasons_ , I'm also not black btw
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@@stevensica89 damn you youngsters are estupidos , see discriminatory Racial housing practices were widely implemented back then
@das5395 If the name "U.S. Steel" first brings to mind discriminatory housing and not the tens of thousands of human beings whom U.S. Steel outright killed overseas, you need to do more reading.
@@jazzhound Yeah but hasn't that been mitigated by the MILLIONS Of lives that have been SAVED by their product, let's keep this perspectival. Also you're kinda being full of 💩 in presuming US steel had anything to do with the OBVIOUS REASONS. The discrimination was brought to mind by the 1950's suburban sprawl that was predicated on it. Do some more reading if you're unfamiliar with _the principles of deduction and logic in accordance with laws of reason and rationality_
Fuck ↑ was highhh when ↑ wrote that. But he was still being full of shit