Theatre '62

Theatre '62
Viveca Lindfors, Richard Basehart and Boris Karloff in "The Paradine Case" (1962)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerFred Coe
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release1961 (1961) –
1962 (1962)

Theatre '62 is an American dramatic anthology series produced by Fred Coe. Seven hour-long episodes aired on the National Broadcasting Company during the 1961–62 season. Its episodes were abridged adaptations of popular feature films produced by David O. Selznick.

Production

Theatre '62 was announced as a series that would present eight hour-long adaptions of feature films produced by David O. Selznick. The TV plays were to be presented monthly beginning in October 1961, but the last of the announced episodes, Portrait of Jennie, was not produced.[1]

Sumner Locke Elliott adapted "Notorious"[citation needed] and "Spellbound"[2]: 341  for the series; Robert Goldman adapted "The Spiral Staircase"[2]: 342  and "The Paradine Case".[2]: 292  Directors included Paul Bogart,[2]: 341  Fielder Cook[2]: 151  and Boris Sagal.[2]: 310, 342 

The presentation of "Rebecca" on April 8, 1962, was NBC's last live drama in prime time until 1980, when The Oldest Living Graduate was presented.[3]

Episodes

Date Title Cast
October 4, 1961 "The Spiral Staircase" Elizabeth Montgomery, Lillian Gish, Eddie Albert, Jeffrey Lynn, Edie Adams, Frank McHugh,[4] Gig Young[2]: 342 
November 19, 1961 "Intermezzo" Ingrid Thulin, Jean-Pierre Aumont,[5] Teresa Wright,[6] George Voskovec[2]: 199 
December 10, 1961 "Notorious" Joseph Cotten, Barbara Rush, George Grizzard,[7] Cathleen Nesbitt,[citation needed] Edward Andrews[2]: 361 
January 14, 1962 "The Farmer's Daughter" Lee Remick, Peter Lawford, Charles Bickford, Cornelia Otis Skinner,[8] Jerome Cowan, Milton Selzer, Murray Hamilton[2]: 150–151 
February 11, 1962 "Spellbound" Maureen O'Hara, Hugh O'Brian,[9] Oscar Homolka, Paul McGrath, Tim O'Connor[2]: 341 
March 11, 1962 "The Paradine Case" Viveca Lindfors, Richard Basehart, Boris Karloff,[10] Robert Webber, Bramwell Fletcher, Tom Helmore[2]: 292 
April 8, 1962 "Rebecca" James Mason, Joan Hackett, Nina Foch,[3] Lloyd Bochner, Murray Matheson[2]: 310 

References

  1. ^ Shepard, Richard F. (April 12, 1961). "TV Series Slated by Shirley Booth … Selznick Film Adaptations". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476612409.
  3. ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (April 9, 1980). "TV: 'Live Theater,' 'Nurse,' 'Henry IV'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  4. ^ Shanley, John P. (October 5, 1961). "'Theatre '62' Opens With a Tepid Chiller". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  5. ^ Adams, Val (August 28, 1961). "TV Drama to Star Swedish Actress; Ingrid Thulin and Aumont to Be in N.B.C.'s 'Intermezzo'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  6. ^ "'Intermezzo' in Hour Version". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. ^ Shanley, John P. (December 11, 1961). "'Notorious' Suffers in TV Condensation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  8. ^ Shanley, John P. (January 15, 1962). "TV: C.B.S. Offers a Civil War Classic … Farmer's Daughter". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  9. ^ "TV Programs: Today, Monday, Tuesday". The New York Times. February 11, 1962. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  10. ^ "TV Programs: Today, Monday, Tuesday". The New York Times. March 11, 1962. Retrieved 2015-10-14.


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