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The Experiment (1969)

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A young scientist puts aside his liberal principles to work for a chemical company in a television play from 1969.

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"The Experiment" is a television play which was the third eepisode of the second season of the American television series CBS Playhouse. Broadcast February 25, 1969, it starred Michael Douglas (credited as "M. K. Douglas") as a young scientist who puts aside his liberal principles to work for a cutting-edge chemical company. "The Experiment" was Michael Douglas's first television role is the only CBS Playhouse installment written by a woman, Ellen M. Violett, which earned her an Emmy award nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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