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The Challenge

4.5195528mMovieDramaTV Movie

A school bus driver is dismissed by his local school board after refusing to sign a loyalty oath. Produced with assistance from the Fund for the Republic, this unsold television pilot presents the case as an open-ended civic drama, challenging viewers to consider how they would vote.

DirectorSidney Lumet
WritersReginald Rose·Rod Serling

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Cast · Directed by Sidney Lumet

JWJack Warden
Jack Warden
Bill Whitman
MA
Michael Allen
Mike Whitman
AC
Arthur Cassell
Dan Fredericks
ADAndrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
Mr. Fedricks

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The Challenge hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1955. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.