Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (film) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (film) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night is a 1967 television play broadcast as part of the "CBS Playhouse" series. The teleplay, its title taken from the first line of a Dylan Thomas poem, tells the story of a carpenter who has built his own home, but is now too old and infirm to live on his own and is sent to live in an old age home against his desires. It was broadcast in October 1967, and was eventually nominated for five Emmy awards, including a nomination for supporting
That Good Night many years, Ralph wrecks all hope of reconciliation when he picks and loses a fight with Michael's beautiful girlfriend, Debbie. Later, alone, Ralph receives 'The Visitor' whose services he has hired to provide a painless ending, as he goes into 'That Good Night'. But The Visitor plays a devastating trick, causing Ralph to consider the damaged potential that life still holds for him. Directed by Edward Hall (his first commercial tour), set designed by Michael Pavalka and lighting by Robert Bryan, critics at the time regarded the play as Crisps' finest work and both the production and performances received ecstatic