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17th episode of the 2nd season of The 20th Century Fox Hour

"The Great American Hoax"
The 20th Century Fox Hour episode
Ed Wynn and Kathleen Crowley in "The Great American Hoax" (1957)
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 17
Directed by	Don Weis
Story by	Paddy Chayefsky
Teleplay by	Devery Freeman
Cinematography by	Frank Redman
Editing by	Otto Meyer
Original air date	May 15, 1957 (1957-05-15)
Guest appearances
Ed Wynn Walter Abel Kathleen Crowley Richard Deacon
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"The Great American Hoax" is a 1957 episode of the TV series The 20th Century Fox Hour.

This was the last TV play written by Paddy Chayefsky, and was based on a story of his, filmed as As Young as You Feel (1951). It originally was titled The Age of Retirement.

Ed Wynn was signed to play the lead in a rare non-comedy role. Filming took place in March 1957.

References

"SISTERS TO STAR IN NEW TV SERIES: Judy and Carol Nugent Will Be Featured in 'Growing Up in Hollywood'", New York Times December 2, 1955: 55.
"ED WYNN SIGNED FOR FOX TV SHOW: Actor Will Take Non-Comedy Role in Chayefsky Story, 'Great American Hoax' Harvester Program", New York Times March 25, 1957: 46.

External links

"The Great American Hoax" at IMDb

v t e Works by Paddy Chayefsky
Films written	The True Glory (1945) As Young as You Feel (1951) Marty (1955) The Bachelor Party (1957) The Goddess (1958) Middle of the Night (1959) The Americanization of Emily (1964) Paint Your Wagon (1969) The Hospital (1971) Network (1976) Altered States (1980)
Television plays	"Holiday Song" (1952) "Printer's Measure" (1953) "Marty" (1953) "The Bachelor Party" (1953) "The Sixth Year" (1953) "The Mother" (1954) "The Catered Affair" (1955) "The Great American Hoax" (1956)
Plays	The Tenth Man (1959) Gideon (1961) The Passion of Josef D. (1964) The Latent Heterosexual (1968)

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