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ABC STAGE 67: THE PEOPLE TRAP (TV)

Summary

One in this series of entertainment specials presented under the umbrella of "ABC Stage 67." This drama is a "play about tomorrow," set in the year 2067, with the U.S. population burgeoning at one billion. Stephen Baxter decides to run a land race for one of the twenty remaining undeveloped acres of land in the country. His wife is arrested for an unlicensed pregnancy, and he is trailed by murderers, before he finally wins the last acre. Commercials deleted.

Details

  • NETWORK: ABC
  • DATE: November 9, 1966 Wednesday 10:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:50:36
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T77:0160
  • GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Future, the; Drama, fantasy/science fiction
  • SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1966-1967
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Luther Davis … Producer
  • David Commons … Associate Producer
  • William Graham … Director
  • Earl Hamner Jr. … Writer
  • Robert Sheckley … Based on the story by
  • Kenyon Hopkins … Music by
  • Stuart Whitman … Cast, Steve
  • Vera Miles … Cast, Adele
  • Connie Stevens … Cast, Flame
  • Lee Grant … Cast, Ruth Stewart
  • Morgan Mason … Cast, Billy Stewart
  • Peter Howard … Cast, Aide
  • Biff Elliot … Cast, Mechanic
  • Russ McCubbin … Cast, Charlie
  • Hagen Smith … Cast, Joe
  • Ivan Bonar … Cast, Physician
  • Milburn Shelton … Cast, Race Start Announcer
  • Burke Rhind … Cast, Race Finish Announcer
  • William Estes … Cast, Guard
  • Sally Goldwater … Cast, Pregnancy Policewoman
  • Lew Ayres … Cast
  • Pearl Bailey … Cast
  • Betty Furness … Cast
  • Phil Harris … Cast
  • Mercedes McCambridge … Cast
  • Michael Rennie … Cast
  • Jackie Robinson … Cast
  • Cesar Romero … Cast
  • Mort Sahl … Cast
  • Estelle Winwood … Cast