Point of Return (television play)

Point of Return is a 1957 television play broadcast on the Playhouse 90 anthology series on CBS. The play was adapted by David Shaw from the novel of the same name by John P. Marquand. It starred Charlton Heston, John Ireland, and Phyllis Thaxter. The plot revolves around Charles Gray (Heston), a successful advertising executive who experiences a mid-life crisis and revisits his childhood home in a small New England town. He is forced to confront his past and the choices he has made in his life, ultimately questioning whether he has achieved true happiness despite his professional success. The play explores themes of nostalgia, disillusionment, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing postwar American society.