The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955 film)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a TV play directed by Franklin J. Schaffner based on Herman Wouk's play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial that was broadcast on November 19, 1955, on Ford Star Jubilee as a live drama during The Golden Age of American Television.

Cast

 * Barry Sullivan as Barney Greenwald
 * Lloyd Nolan as Lieutenant Commander Phillip Francis Queeg
 * Frank Lovejoy as Lieutenant Maryak
 * Raymond Bailey as Capt. Randolph Southard

Recognition
At the 1956 Emmy Awards, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial won for Best Television Adaptation, the award going to Schaffner and Paul Gregory. Schaffner also won for Best Director-Live Series.

Both Sullivan and Nolan had appeared in the Broadway play.

Barry Sullivan received an Emmy nomination for playing defense attorney Barney Greenwald, the role created by Henry Fonda on the Broadway stage and played by Jose Ferrer in the 1954 film. Sullivan had replaced Fonda's on Broadway.

Sullivan lost the Emmy to cast mate Lloyd Nolan, who won for playing Captain Queeg, the role he had originated in the Broadway play.