Sizeman and Son (Playhouse 90)

"**Sizeman and Son**"
"Sizeman and Son"
Playhouse 90 episode
	Farley Granger, Mona Freeman and Eddie Cantor in "Sizeman and Son"
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 3
Directed by	Vincent J. Donahue
Written by	Elick Moll
Original air date	October 18, 1956
Guest appearances
	Eddie Cantor as Morris Sizeman; Mona Freeman as Marie Sizeman; Farley Granger as Harold Sizeman; Peter Lorre as Karp;
Episode chronology
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"Sizeman and Son" was an American television play broadcast on October 18, 1956, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90.

Plot

Morris Sizeman is a successful garment manufacturer in New York City. His son, Harold Sizeman, returns from the Korean War with new ideas about human rights, believing that the quest for wealth is the cause of the world's difficulties.

Cast

Eddie Cantor as Morris Sizeman
Mona Freeman as Marie Sizeman
Farley Granger as Harold Sizeman
Peter Lorre as Karp
Carol Morris as Francine
Lawrence Dobkin as Rosenzweig
Dan Blocker as Lewis

Production

In September 1956, CBS announced that it had signed the noted comedian Eddie Cantor to play the lead in "Seidman & Son".^[1] Martin Manulis was the producer with Vincent J. Donahue directing. The teleplay was written by Elick Moll.

Reception

In The New York Times, J. P. Shanley called the production "shallow and unsatisfying" and Elick Moll's script "an undistinguished product from the ready-to-wear rack."^[2]

In The Pittsburgh Press, Fred Remington rated the program "way above average" and praised Peter Lorre's "wonderfully humorous performances" as an aging worker "who's not having any young whippersnapper telling him he's downtrodden."^[3]