Goodyear Theatre Afternoon of the Beast (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

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Goodyear Theatre

Afternoon of the Beast (Season 2, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Charles Beaumont penned story (originally published in Playboy) about a young, inexperienced matador who unwittingly is to be sacrificed to a vicious bull and the manager who tries to convince him to flee.

Director

Robert Ellis Miller

Writers

Charles Beaumont (story) | Paul Monash (teleplay)

Producers

Winston O'Keefe | William Sackheim

Cinematographer

Fred Jackman Jr. (as Fred Jackman)

Editor

Richard K. Brockway (as Richard Brockway)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 19, 1959

Release date

Jan 19, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Keenan Wynn Manuel Carrega Manuel Carrega See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Rafael Campos Rafael Jalisco Rafael Jalisco See fewer	Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)
Nestor Paiva Don Alfredo Ferrer Don Alfredo Ferrer See fewer	Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Robert Carricart Salcido Salcido See fewer	T.H.E. Cat (1966)
Miriam Colon Maria Carrega Maria Carrega See fewer	Scarface (1983)
Howard Caine Robles Robles See fewer	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Paul Cristo Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer
I. Stanford Jolley Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Alex Montoya Cantina Owner (uncredited) Cantina Owner (uncredited) See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Jose Portugal Matador (uncredited) Matador (uncredited) See fewer	Farewell to Youth (1943)
Victor Romito Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)