USA, 25 July 1960
30m
black and white, 4:3
mono, English
Series: The Robert Herridge Theater (1960-1961) – season 1, episode 16
An American horror television episode directed by Karl Genus 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: Karl Genus
CBS Films Sales Inc.
Produced by: Robert Herridge
Adapted by: Robert Herridge
Based on the Short Story by: Shirley Jackson
Lighting Director: Bob Barry
Music by: Tom Scott
Costumes: Bill Griffin
Cast
Michael Kane (narrator)
Edward Andrews (Mr Summers)
Eda Reiss Merin (Mrs Summers)
Woodrow Parfrey (Graves)
Eunice Anderson (Mrs Graves)
Michael Higgins (William Hutchinson)
Peggy Feury (Mrs Hutchinson)
Darryl Richard (Bill Hutchinson Jr)
Devereaux Carson (Nancy Hutchinson)
Randy Gaynes (Davie Hutchinson)
Abby Lewis (Mrs Dunbar)
Robert Haight (Horace Dunbar)
Barbara Myers (Pat Dunbar)
John Seymour (Mr Delacroix)
Carolyn Brenner (Mrs Delacroix)
Paul Herz (Dickie Delacroix)
John Reese (Mr Anderson)
Gail Widdington (Mrs Anderson)
Herb Voland (Mr Adams)
Nina Alisova (Maude Adams)
