USA, 21 August 1951
30m
black and white, 4:3
mono (Western Electric Recording), English
Series: Fireside Theatre (1949-1955) – season 3, episode 46
An American horror television episode directed by Albert McCleery and based on the short story by Shirley Jackson.
Plot Summary
The residents of a small American town hold an annual lottery to decide which of them is to be sacrificed in order to ensure a good crop that year.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Frank Wisbar
General Television Enterprises
Produced by: Frank Wisbar
Teleplay: Ernest Kinoy
Based on the Short Story by: Shirley Jackson
Cast
Andrew Duggan
Margaret Hayes
Don Kennedy
Eda Reiss Merin
John O’Hare
