No Time for Sergeants
originally aired on ABC
Mac Hyman's novel chronicles the misadventures of a country bumpkin named Will Stockdale who is drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. The novel was adapted into a teleplay on The United States Steel Hour, a television anthology series. An expanded version of the play, written by Ira Levin, opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on October 20, 1955, produced by Maurice Evans and directed by Morton DaCosta. The play ran for a total of 796 performances, closing on September 14, 1957. The 1958 motion picture No Time for Sergeants was filmed and released by Warner Bros. in 1958.