Run Girl Run

"Run Girl Run"
The Philco Television Playhouse episode
Directed by	Robert Mulligan
Written by	Sumner Locke Elliott
Original air date	December 26, 1954 (1954-12-26)

"Run Girl Run" is a 1954 American television play. It was devised as a vehicle for Lee Meriwether who was Miss America.[1]

Premise

The story of an insecure actress who returns to her home town.

Cast

• Lee Meriwether
• Mary Astor
• Lin McCarthy
• Robert F. Simon
• Margot Stevenson
• Ann Shoemaker
• Duncan McLeod
• Patricia Falkenhain

Reception

Vareity said Elliott "wrote the piece with Miss Merriwether in mind so the role wasn’t too taxing and showcased as a pleasant if not exciting ingenue. The Miss America prize won her a scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse and her debut shows she had the material to develop."[1]

The Philadelphia Inquirer said Meriwether was "enormously compelling".[2]

References

1. "Tele follow up". Variety. 29 December 1954. p. 30.
2. "Miss America displays talent". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 28 December 1954. p. 18.

External links

• "Run Girl Run" at IMDb