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*The Spiral Staircase*
The Spiral Staircase
Based on	Some Must Watch; by Ethel Lina White
Written by	Mel Dinelli
Directed by	Boris Sagal
Starring	Elizabeth Montgomery; Lillian Gish; Gig Young
Production
Producer	Fred Coe
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Release	October 4, 1961

The Spiral Staircase is a 1961 American television film. It is a television adaptation of Ethel Lina White's novel Some Must Watch which was filmed in 1946 as The Spiral Staircase. It was directed by Boris Sagal.

Plot summary

Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery as Helen Warren
Lillian Gish as Mrs. Warren
Gig Young as Stephen Warren
Edie Adams as Blanche
Eddie Albert as Albert Warren
Jeffrey Lynn as Doctor Parry
Frank McHugh as Constable Williams

Production

The production was the idea of David Susskind who originally wanted Jane Fonda to play the lead.^[1]

It was part of a series on NBC called Theatre '62. Spiral Staircase was to be the first of eight productions of David O. Selznick movies. Eventually the lead role went to Elizabeth Montgomery and her then-husband Gig Young.^[2]

Reception

"It was a routine play but they made it look pretty good", said the Los Angeles Times.^[3]

References

^ Hopper, H. (Jul 5, 1961). "Boone will start round world tour". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167880895.
^ V. A. (Aug 28, 1961). "TV DRAMA TO STAR SWEDISH ACTRESS". New York Times. ProQuest 115452476.
^ Smith, C. (Oct 6, 1961). "TV REVIEW". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167905469.

External links

The Spiral Staircase at IMDb
The Spiral Staircase at the TCM Movie Database
The Spiral Staircase at BFI

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[1] Hopper, H. (Jul 5, 1961). "Boone will start round world tour". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167880895.

[2] V. A. (Aug 28, 1961). "TV DRAMA TO STAR SWEDISH ACTRESS". New York Times. ProQuest 115452476.

[3] Smith, C. (Oct 6, 1961). "TV REVIEW". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167905469.

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