Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

The Canton Story (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Drama

The editor of the Canton (Ohio) Daily News wages war on organized crime. He considers it his duty to expose wrong-doing, but worries for the safety of his family.

Director

Frank Telford

Writer

Budd Schulberg (teleplay)

Producer

Edgar Peterson

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 1950

Release date

Oct 13, 1950 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Bishop Actor Actor See fewer	The Best of Broadway (1954)
Donald Briggs Actor (as Don Briggs) Actor (as Don Briggs) See fewer	The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
Richard Carlson Donald Ring Mellett Donald Ring Mellett See fewer	Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Royal Dano Actor Actor See fewer	Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Elmer Davis Narrator Narrator See fewer	My American Wife (1936)
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Margaret Lindsay Actress Actress See fewer	Scarlet Street (1945)
Byron Maitland Actor Actor See fewer	Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Paul Mann Actor Actor See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Enid Rudd Actress (as Enid Pulver) Actress (as Enid Pulver) See fewer	Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Dick Shockland Actor Actor See fewer	Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Elliott Sullivan Actor Actor See fewer	The Persuaders! (1971)