ABC Stage 67 - Season 1 Episode 15 The Trap of Solid Gold
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
Year: 1967
Genre: Drama, Documentary
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Studio: ABC
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Cast:
Crew: Marc Merson (Producer), Phil Stein (Producer), Truman Capote (Writer)
First Air Date: Sep 14, 1966
Last Air date: May 03, 1967
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 27 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 5.67/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 19.851
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn
Where It's At
The Kennedy Wit
Olympus 7-0000
The Confession
The Canterville Ghost
The People Trap
Evening Primrose
Noon Wine
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
On The Flip Side
The Brave Rifles
A Christmas Memory
The Trap of Solid Gold
Sex in the Sixties
General Eisenhower on The Military Churchill
David Frost's Night Out in London
The Light Fantastic
C'est La Vie
Rodgers and Hart Today
The American Boy
I'm Getting Married
A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America
The Wide Open Door
The Human Voice
Eat The Document