The Giant Mutiny

The Jack Benny Program: Season 5: Episode 4

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The Giant Mutiny

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CBS | Air Date: November 14, 1954
Starring: Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone
Summary: Benny stages a baseball version of The Caine Mutiny. It begins in the Giants' dugout during the fourth game of the World Series. Benny, as Alvin Dark, captain of the New York Giants, stands up to the tyrannical Leo Durocher and is court-martialed for his insolence. In the courtroom, the judges hearing the case are managers Fred HanleyBenny stages a baseball version of The Caine Mutiny. It begins in the Giants' dugout during the fourth game of the World Series. Benny, as Alvin Dark, captain of the New York Giants, stands up to the tyrannical Leo Durocher and is court-martialed for his insolence. In the courtroom, the judges hearing the case are managers Fred Hanley and Chuck Dressen, umpire John "Beans" Reardon, and pitcher Bob Lemon. As the Captain Queeg character, Durocher nervously rubs together two baseballs.… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy

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