A small group of U.S. soldiers, cold, out of supplies and isolated, are taking cover in a ruined farmhouse during the Korean war. The officer in charge is tormented that a patrol he sent out to scout the enemy is overdue and contact lost. In a weak, one way radio signal, the patrol states their position. When further orders come in, the officer realizes he must order an air strike on the enemy that would surely kill the patrol, or risk the enemy mounting an attack on the rest of his forces.
Original air date: 06/07/1954
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The Joys of Command ! !!! A good film, but the adverts were a pain in the arse.
I want that Westinghoue fridge so bad. Those ice cold Cokes look hella good.
Incredible drama. So much better than much of TV today, and it's wasteland of reality shows, Etc. Rod Serling was a genius, and he was a Paratrooper/ WW2 Veteran, too.
Yonkers ! Yonkers! Yonkers!😊
When you lead into combat..always tough decisions to make.
Geez, someone give these guys anti testosterone treatment
These are jewels that the younguns will never get .
Tim and Tyne Daly's father.
An anti-war drama sponsored by a corporation that manufactured weapons.
My adblocker missed those ads.
that Wesinghouse AC unit @57:39 with the adjustable vent grills is nice. Even new AC units don't give you that many options for air flow
Thank You….TV Used To Be Good…..Not Worth Watching Anymore, I Quit TV 11 Years Ago….
In 1954, years before I was even born, that electric range looked better than any electric stove I've seen in my lifetime; look at the size of it for one thing and it's got sensors that won't let your peas burn! Who needs a smartphone when back then they had smartstoves?
That Westinghouse fridge was pretty remarkable; it was well stocked with probably fake and real food (who could tell in black and white: the steak looked real but the ham looked artificial) but all of those organized compartments and the drawers that slid out seemed way ahead of its time. Innovation AND proudly made in America.
talky and overwrought
I want a Westinghouse electric range..
Good ole days. Rod made good ole days for us.
I watched Playhouse 90/Studio One/Play of the Week when I was a kid (I was a middle aged child, what can I say?) Thanks for downloading these..absolutely terrific viewing. Serling was amazing….
Very good indeed!
I love the ads!"
i want a weston house refridgeratar
It's a cinch Eisenhower never got that worked up over sending tens of thousands to their deaths. Officers who care that much never get promoted to Colonel, yet alone general.
Thank you!
Serling was a brilliant writer. What an amazing talent. He was a legend.
Rod Serling, a true artist
These drama's should have a hell of a lot more viewings, guess the world's values have changed in the last fifty years, not for the better. All these dramas are superbly acted.
59:23– "'SEE IT NOW' with Edward R. Murrow, tomorrow on the CBS Television Network."
Brilliant suspense – and all in an hour. Serling said more in one hour than other writers say in pages & pages of dialogue.
Conclusion from all this: Refrigerators have been the same since the dawn of mankind.
The actor who plays the major was later in the TZ episode "A Stop at Willoughby."