Printer's Measure
1953 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky
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"Printer's Measure" is a Paddy Chayefsky-written episode of the TV anthology series, The Philco Television Playhouse. The episode was directed by Delbert Mann, produced by Fred Coe, and aired in April 1953.
Episode 21
| "Printer's Measure" | |
|---|---|
| The Philco Television Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 21 |
| Directed by | Delbert Mann |
| Written by | Paddy Chayefsky |
| Original air date | April 26, 1953 |
| Guest appearances | |
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The script was based on a short story Chayefsky had written in college,[1] which he summarized as follows:
It was about a boy who comes to work in a print shop. He is befriended by a rancorous old compositor. The old compositor has an immense pride in his craft, but he knocks it down continually in the eyes of the boy. When the boy leaves for a better-paying if less rewarding job in a furrier's shop, the old compositor suddenly slaps the boy, revealing how deeply he is hurt by the boy's defection.[2]
The "Printer's Measure" teleplay was one of six that Chayefsky selected for inclusion in a 1955 anthology of his television work.[3] He called it "probably the best-constructed script in the book".[4]
