Archive Shows Robinson As Moderator on Morality.

Unearthed in a college archive, the grainy black-and-white dramatization, made in 1958, tells the story of a bungled purchase order and a boss who wanted the guilty party's scalp. The company's managers faced a glaring choice: fire an inept clerk who had it coming anyway, or jeopardize the career of a highly valued executive who, in this instance, was the one who actually slipped up. After 15 minutes, the action stops and an interfaith panel of New Yorkers assembles like a Greek chorus to debate the issue on camera. Panelists are troubled by the idea of sacrificing the clerk to spare the executive's career, none more so than the soft-spoken moderator. He asks, ''Can a business survive if all the principals are looking out for themselves?'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]