To the Sound of Trumpets

"**To the Sound of Trumpets**"
"To the Sound of Trumpets"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 9
Directed by	Buzz Kulik
Written by	John Gay
Featured music	Jerry Goldsmith
Original air date	February 9, 1960
Guest appearances
	Stephen Boyd as Capt. Leslie Cronyn; Dolores Hart as Janet Marshall; Judith Anderson as Madame Duvier; Boris Karloff as Guibert; Sam Jaffe as Schiller; Robert Coote as Sgt. Beggs;

"To the Sound of Trumpets" was an American television play broadcast on February 9, 1960, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was the ninth episode of the fourth season of Playhouse 90 and the 126th episode overall.

Plot

The plot is a tragic love story set during World War I. British Army officer Capt. Leslie Cronyn deserts his unit after becoming disillusioned with the war. He meets American nurse Janet Marshall who holds a romantic view of the war as a glorious contest. The two fall in love and he finds new meaning in life, but complications arise, including Marshall's husband serving at the front and Cronyn's efforts to elude the military police and flee from France.

Production

Robert Stevens was the director. David Davidson wrote the teleplay based on Maurice Edelman's novel of the same title.

The cast included Stephen Boyd as Capt. Leslie Cronyn, Dolores Hart as Janet Marshall, Judith Anderson as Madame Duvier (Marshall's superior), Boris Karloff as Guibert (an expert at smuggling deserters out of France), and Sam Jaffe as Schiller (a German grocer in France).^[1]

To the Sound of Trumpets aired on a Tuesday evening, the first installment of Playhouse 90 after it ceased airing on a regular basis in its traditional time slot on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m.

Reviews

Fred Danzig of the UPI wrote that it was "filled with clinkers in acting, plot and technical details" and was often repetitious, yet it provided "some curiously gripping, moving moments" focusing on one man's responsibility to his fellow man.^[2] Danzig found Hart's performance to be "consistently excellent". On the other hand, he wrote that Karloff's performance appeared to be a satire of old Boris Karloff movies.^[2]

Cynthia Lowry of the Associated Press found it entertaining and wrote that Playhouse 90, even in its new time slot, "remains one of television's enduring delights."^[3]

Another reviewer wrote that the production "has a tendency to ramble, but it contains some strong scenes and the message, which, while not new, bears repetition."^[1]

References

1 2 The TV Critic (February 9, 1960). "Is War Glorious -- or Only Horrible? Tragic Love Story Seeks the Answer". The Atlanta Constitution – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 ""Sound Of Trumpets" Has Gripping Moments". Evening Times (UPI story). February 10, 1960. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Cynthia Lowry (February 10, 1960). "Playhouse 90 Continues As TV Delight". Evening Times (AP story). p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.

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[AC-1] 1 2 The TV Critic (February 9, 1960). "Is War Glorious -- or Only Horrible? Tragic Love Story Seeks the Answer". The Atlanta Constitution – via Newspapers.com.

[FD-2] 1 2 ""Sound Of Trumpets" Has Gripping Moments". Evening Times (UPI story). February 10, 1960. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Cynthia Lowry (February 10, 1960). "Playhouse 90 Continues As TV Delight". Evening Times (AP story). p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.

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