East Side/West Side: “Who Do You Kill?”
- This is a past program
Co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.
Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Archive Television Treasures. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.
In person: Introduction by author and UC Irvine Associate Professor Bambi Haggins..
New digital preservations from 35mm network prints–shown with original commercials!
Produced by television impresario David Susskind’s esteemed Talent Associates company, the short-lived CBS drama East Side/West Side (1963-64) remains one of the most acclaimed and controversial series ever to air in primetime. Starring Academy Award winner George C. Scott (Patton) as a passionate social worker serving New York City’s impoverished communities, the innovative drama thoughtfully tackled complex social issues with uncommon grittiness and realism, boldly challenging the status quo and expanding the thematic and casting boundaries of a risk-averse broadcast medium and its conservative sponsors.
East Side/West Side: “Who Do You Kill?” (11/4/1963)
A young African American couple (Diana Sands and James Earl Jones) face unimaginable tragedy due to the inhumane conditions of the Harlem tenement where they live with their infant. Actors Diana Sands, James Earl Jones, and writer Arnold Perl all received Emmy nominations for their work on this uncompromising episode that confronts the wrenching effects of poverty caused by racial discrimination. For his direction, Tom Greis received an Emmy for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama.
East Side/West Side: “No Hiding Place” (12/2/1963)
In this artfully nuanced teleplay, co-authored by blacklisted writer Millard Lampell (The Adams Chronicles), an African American couple (Ruby Dee and Earle Hyman) encounter housing discrimination via unscrupulous real estate practices that expose the latent racism and limits of allyship in their new community. During a commercial break in this rebroadcast, Executive Producer David Susskind accepts an award honoring the episode from the Anti-Defamation League of the B’nai B’rith.
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