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The Playroom

19571h 30mMovie

Three siblings return home when their mother wins a "Mother of the Year" award from a magazine.

DirectorFranklin J. Schaffner
WriterTad Mosel
ProducerMartin Manulis

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Cast · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

CDCharles Drake
Charles Drake
George Rutherford
MDMildred Dunnock
Mildred Dunnock
Mrs. Millie Rutherford
MEMarilyn Erskine
Marilyn Erskine
Katherine Rutherford
NFNina Foch
Nina Foch
Mrs. Dorothy Kelly
FFFlorida Friebus
Florida Friebus
Woman Reporter
DJ
Dennis King Jr.
Clerk
TL
Therese Lyon
Messenger
NMNora Marlowe
Nora Marlowe
Mrs. Beal
LMLewis Martin
Lewis Martin
Toastmaster
JMJulia Meade
Julia Meade
PNPatricia Neal
Patricia Neal
Margaret Flood
TRTony Randall
Tony Randall
Kenneth Rutherford

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The Playroom — streaming FAQ

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The Playroom 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 November 28, 1957. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.