The Winslow Boy

"The Winslow Boy" was an American television play broadcast by CBS on November 13, 1958, as part of the television series, DuPont Show of the Month. It was based on the play by Terence Rattigan. Alex Segal was the director and David Susskind the producer. Frederic March starred as Arthur Winslow and was nominated for a Sylvania Award for his performance. Plot The play was on the Archer-Shee Case, a famous case heard in 1910. A 14-year-old boy, Ronnie Winslow, is unjustly accused of stealing a five shilling postal order and expelled from the Royal Naval College, Osborne. His father, Arthur Winslow (played by Frederic March) hires a famous solicitor who successfully proves the boy's innocence and clears his name. (The real-life Winslow Boy was subsequently killed in World War I at age 19.) Cast The cast included performances by: Frederic March as Arthur Winslow Florence Eldridge as Grace Winslow Rex Thompson as Ronnie Winslow Denholm Elliott as John Watherstone Peter Bathurst as Desmond Curry Siobhan McKenna as Catherine Winslow Noel Willman as Sir Robert Norton Norah Howard as Violet John Milligan as Dickie Guy Spall as Attorney General Jean Cameron as Postmistress Pat Nye as Miss Barnes