ABC Stage 67 Season 1 The Trap of Solid Gold 1967
Ben Weldon is an ambitious businessman on the fast track to success. The company he works for expects him to live the upper class suburban lifestyle on a middle management salary in order to prove himself worthy of advancement. With two kids, a new house, club dues, etc. Ben and his wife Ginny find themselves stretched to the breaking point financially. Ben's coworker Hal Crady suggests he settle for a regional management position, as he hopes to do. Ben dismisses this as ""a dull routine job"" and keeps playing the game since he knows the boss has a promotion for him lined up. Hal suggests he sees a ""crack C.P.A."", J. J. Semmons, who tells him he needs to either get a raise or quit the game. At work he is eager to head a new test computer operation by commuting to Chicago while his finances get shakier. Finally he asks his boss, Mr. Mallory for a raise. After expressing disappointment in Ben, Mallory at first tells him to manage with his ""income bracket."" Ben refuses to be brush
- Released: 1967-01-04
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Phil Stein, Marc Merson, Truman Capote
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1. The Love Song of Barney Kempinski 1966-09-14
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2. Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn 1966-09-21
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3. Where It's At 1966-09-28
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4. The Kennedy Wit 1966-10-05
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5. Olympus 7-0000 1966-10-12
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6. The Confession 1966-10-19
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7. The Canterville Ghost 1966-11-02
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8. The People Trap 1966-11-09
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9. Evening Primrose 1966-11-16
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10. Noon Wine 1966-11-23
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11. The Legend of Marilyn Monroe 1966-11-30
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12. On The Flip Side 1966-12-07
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13. The Brave Rifles 1966-12-14
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14. A Christmas Memory 1966-12-21
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15. The Trap of Solid Gold 1967-01-04
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16. Sex in the Sixties 1967-01-12
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18. David Frost's Night Out in London 1967-02-02
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19. The Light Fantastic 1967-02-09
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20. C'est La Vie 1967-02-23
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21. Rodgers and Hart Today 1967-03-02
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22. The American Boy 1967-03-09
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23. I'm Getting Married 1967-03-16
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25. The Wide Open Door 1967-04-20
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26. The Human Voice 1967-05-03
