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Ethan Frome (Season 3, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Because of the wife's chronic illness, a farm couple need an extra hand to help around the house. The beautiful, spirited young woman joins them creates emotional conflicts that have devastating consequences.

Director

Alex Segal

Writers

Jacqueline Babbin | Audrey Maas (as Audrey Gellen) | Edith Wharton (novel)

Producer

David Susskind

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 18, 1960

Release date

Feb 18, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Betts Denis Eady Denis Eady See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Clarice Blackburn Zeena Frome Zeena Frome See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Heywood Hale Broun Postmaster Postmaster See fewer	HouseSitter (1992)
Philip Coolidge Ed Varnum Ed Varnum See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Diane Deering Actress Actress See fewer	Man Against Crime (1949)
Roy Fant Simon Simon See fewer	Desire Under the Elms (1958)
Julie Harris Mattie Silver Mattie Silver See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
Sterling Hayden Ethan Frome Ethan Frome See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Arthur Hill Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Amanda Meigs Ruth Varnum Ruth Varnum See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
Nicholas Pryor Ned Hale Ned Hale See fewer	Risky Business (1983)
Kim Stanley Sarah Anne Howe Sarah Anne Howe See fewer	Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Charles Tyner Jotham Powell Jotham Powell See fewer	Harold and Maude (1971)
Mary Van Fleet Actress Actress See fewer	Art Carney Special (1959)