"Printer's Measure" is a Paddy Chayefsky-written episode of the TV anthology series, The Philco Television Playhouse. The episode was directed by Delbert Mann, produced by Fred Coe, and aired in April 1953.
The script was based on a short story Chayefsky had written in college, which he summarized as follows:
The "Printer's Measure" teleplay was one of six that Chayefsky selected for inclusion in a 1955 anthology of his television work. He called it "probably the best-constructed script in the book".