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American Playhouse•Season 7•Episode 14

Native Son

Jun 29, 1988111 min

In 1940s Chicago, a young Black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the couple's teenage daughter and then tries to cover it up.

Directed byJerrold Freedman

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Seasons13

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Season 7 Episodes15

Strange Interlude, Part I

Strange Interlude, Part II

Strange Interlude, Part III

The Lawrenceville Stories, Part 2: The Return of Hickey

Lemon Sky

The Revolt of Mother

Pigeon Feathers

Billy Galvin

Journey Into Genius

Suspicion

The Trial of Bernhard Goetz

The Land of Little Rain

I Never Sang for My Father

Native Son

The Big Knife

Crew7

Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Novel

Jerrold Freedman

Jerrold Freedman

Director

D

Diane Silver

Producer

R

Richard Wesley

Screenplay

T

Thomas Burstyn

Director of Photography

A

Aaron Stell

Editor

James Mtume

James Mtume

Original Music Composer

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Episode Summary

"Native Son" is episode 14 of American Playhouse season 7. Directed by Jerrold Freedman, it aired on June 29, 1988.

Next: E15 · The Big Knife Best of Season 7