Schlitz Playhouse Guardian of the Clock (Season 2, Episode 21)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Schlitz Playhouse

Guardian of the Clock (Season 2, Episode 21)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Jonathan Bigby, an elderly clock keeper, is forcibly retired by his company. Bigby decides to exact an unusual revenge but then finds himself the victim of a larcenous criminal.

Director

Roy Kellino

Writers

Irving Gaynor Neiman (teleplay) | Robert Zacks (story)

Cinematographer

Russell Harlan

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 23, 1953

Release date

Jan 23, 1953 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Edmund Gwenn Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Ludwig Stössel Jonathan Bigby / clock-keeper Jonathan Bigby / clock-keeper See fewer	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Una Merkel Secretary Secretary See fewer	The Parent Trap (1961)
Roland Winters Boss Boss See fewer	Docks of New Orleans (1948)
Hugh Beaumont Actor Actor See fewer	Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Bill McLean Actor (as William McLean) Actor (as William McLean) See fewer	House (1985)
John Monaghan Actor Actor See fewer	The Upturned Glass (1947)
Judy Osborne Actress Actress See fewer	Lady Possessed (1952)
Frank J. Scannell Actor Actor See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Ben Welden Blackmailer (as Ben Weldon) Blackmailer (as Ben Weldon) See fewer	The Desert Hawk (1944)