Tragedy in a Temporary Town (The Alcoa Hour)

In a small town, a group of migrant workers are employed at an aircraft factory and live in a trailer park. When 15 year-old Dotty Fisher claims she has been attacked, a group of men, led by Frank Doran, attempt to find out who is possible. They seize a boy, Raphael Infante, and threaten to lynch him. Only a tolerant man called Alec Beggs dares to stand up to the mob in an attempt to stop them. == Cast ==

For the 1956 Alcoa Hour Production: • Edward Binns as Anderson • Lloyd Bridges as Alec Beggs • Rafael Campos as Raphael Infante • Robert Dryden as Sankey • Robert Emhardt as Matt Fisher • Pete Gumeny as Reynolds • Donald Harron as Mickey Doran • Betty Lou Keim as Dotty Fisher • Will Kuluva as Julio Infante • Vivian Nathan as Grace Beggs • Milton Selzer as Pike • Clifford Tatum Jr. as Buddy Beggs • Jack Warden as Frank Doran • Jane White as Dolores Infante == Reception ==

The US production garnered press in February 1956 for actor Lloyd Bridges' emotional performance during which Bridges inadvertently slipped some profanity in while ad-libbing. Although the slip of the lip and the racial content generated some complaints, most of the public feedback was positive. The episode won a Robert E. Sherwood Television Award, with Bridges' slip being defended even by some members of the clergy. The episode, during which an innocent Puerto Rican man is targeted by a mob for a sexual crime, was cited by the Anti-Defamation League as "the best dramatic program of the year dealing with interethnic group relations." == References ==