The Alcoa Hour Even the Weariest River (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV Episode | Drama

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The Alcoa Hour

Even the Weariest River (Season 1, Episode 14)

TV Episode | Drama

The story of a frontier village as mirrored in the final day of it's sheriff, a 70-year-old lawman whose failing eyesight and hearing tries to put off the inevitable realization that he's obsolete.

Director

Robert Mulligan

Writer

Alvin Sapinsley

Producer

Herbert Brodkin

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 15, 1956

Release date

Apr 15, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Thomas A. Carlin Will Steinbach (as Thomas Carlin) Will Steinbach (as Thomas Carlin) See fewer	Caddyshack (1980)
Robert Dryden Olan Olan See fewer	I Spy (1955)
Lee Grant Lennie Converse Lennie Converse See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Boris Karloff Doc Dixon Doc Dixon See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Frank Marth Crawford Crawford See fewer	Marooned (1969)
Frank Overton Barton Steinbach Barton Steinbach See fewer	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Christopher Plummer Bruce Quealy Bruce Quealy See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Jason Robards Bridger (as Jason Robards Jr.) Bridger (as Jason Robards Jr.) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Milton Selzer Upton Upton See fewer	Sid and Nancy (1986)
John Shellie McAdam McAdam See fewer	Studio One (1948)
Archie Smith Matt Matt See fewer	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Franchot Tone Sheriff Converse Sheriff Converse See fewer	Dangerous (1935)