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The Resource The golden age of television, executive producer, Sonny Fox ; produced by David J. Eagle ; a presentation of Sonny Fox Productions in association with KCET, (videorecording)

The golden age of television, executive producer, Sonny Fox ; produced by David J. Eagle ; a presentation of Sonny Fox Productions in association with KCET, (videorecording)

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Summary
The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Fullscreen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (485 min.)
Note
  • No time for sergeants based on the novel by Mac Hyman. Bang the drum slowly from the book by Mark Harris. The comedian from a novelette by Ernest Lehman
  • Kinescopes of the original live productions; curated by PBS and broadcast from 1980-1982 for the series The golden age of television
  • Special features: Disc 1. Introduction to Marty hosted by Eva Marie Saint and interviews with Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Betsy Palmer, Delbert Mann; Audio commentary for Marty by director Delbert Mann; Introduction to Patterns hosted by Keenan Wynn and interviews with Richard Kiley, Fielder Cook; Introduction to No time for sergeants hosted by Roddy McDowall. Disc 2. Introduction to A wind from the South hosted by Merv Griffin interviewing Julie Harris, Donald Woods, James Costigan; Introduction to Bang the drum slowly hosted by Cliff Robertson and interviews with Albert Salmi, Dan Petrie, Arnold Schulman, Rudy Bond, George Peppard; Audio commentary for Bang the drum slowly by director Daniel Petrie; Introduction for Requiem for a heavyweight hosted by Jack Klugman and interviews with Ralph Nelson, Martin Manulis, Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Serling's wife, Carol. Audio commentary for Requiem for a heavyweight by director Ralph Nelson. Disc 3. Introduction to The comedian hosted by Carl Reiner and interviews with John Frankeheimer, Mickey Rooney, Mel Tormé, Kim Hunter; Audio commentary for The comedian by director John Frankenheimer; Interview excerpts with director John Frankenheimer (early 1980s); Introduction to Days of wine and roses hosted by Julie Harris and interviews with John Frankenheimer, JP Miller, Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie
Contents
  • written for television by Ira Levin ; produced by the Theatre Guild ; directed by Alex Segal
  • (1955 ; 50 min.)
  • Disc 2.
  • A wind from the South
  • written for television by James Costigan ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; produced by the Theatre Guild
  • (1955 ; 51 min.)
  • Bang the drum slowly
  • a production of the Theater Guild ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; adapted by Arnold Schulman
  • (1956 ; 52 min.)
  • Requiem for a heavyweight
  • Disc 1.
  • directed by Ralph Nelson ; produced by Martin Manulis ; written by Rod Serling ; Playhouse 90
  • (1956 ; 73 min.)
  • Disc 3.
  • The comedian
  • written by Rod Serling ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; produced by Martin Manulis ; Playhouse 90
  • (1957 ; 74 min.)
  • Days of wine and roses
  • written by JP Miller ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; produced by Fred Coe ; Playhouse 90
  • (1958 ; 80 min.)
  • Marty
  • television play by Paddy Chayefsky ; produced by Fred Coe ; directed by Delbert Mann
  • (1953 ; 52 min.)
  • Patterns
  • written by Rod Serling ; directed by Fielder Cook
  • (1955 ; 53 min.)
  • No time for sergeants
Isbn
9781604658712
Instance
Label
The golden age of television
Title
The golden age of television
Statement of responsibility
executive producer, Sonny Fox ; produced by David J. Eagle ; a presentation of Sonny Fox Productions in association with KCET
Contributor
Actor
Television director
Television producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America
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Awards note
  • Playhouse 90 named Emmy Award winner, 1957, 1958: outstanding drama series
  • United States Steel Hour named Emmy Award winner, 1955: outstanding drama series
Cataloging source
IBI
Characteristic
videorecording
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  • Goodyear television playhouse (Television program)
  • Kraft television theatre (Television program)
  • United States Steel hour (Television program)
  • United States Steel hour (Television program)
  • United States Steel hour (Television program)
  • Playhouse 90
  • Playhouse 90
  • Playhouse 90
Credits note
Marty: Associate producer, Gordon Duff ; settings by Otis Riggs ; costumes by Rose Bogdanoff ; video by Al McClellan. No time for sergeants: Production, Alex Segal ; editor, S. Mark Smith ; designer, E. Albert Heschong ; art director, James McNaughton ; costume designer, Gene Coffin ; composer/conductor, Glenn Osser ; associate producer, John Haggott. A wind from the South: Song "A soft day" sung by Merv Grifin; editor, Arthur H. Singer ; scenic designer, Carl Kent ; set decorator, Wes Laws, costume designer, Gene Coffin ; composer/conductor, Harold Levey ; associate producer, John Haggott. Requiem for a heavyweight: Associate producer, Julian Claman. The comedian: Art director, Walter Scott Herndon ; music supervisor, Fred Steiner ; set decorator, Buck Henshaw. Days of wine and roses: Associate producers, Robert Goldman, Russell Stoneham
Date time place
Marty was originally broadcast May 24, 1953 on Goodyear Television Playhouse; Patterns was originally broadcast Jan. 12, 1955 on Kraft Television Theatre; No time for sergeants was originally broadcast March 15, 1955 on the United States Steel Hour; A wind from the South was originally broadcast Sept. 14, 1955 on the United States Steel Hour; Bang the drum slowly was originally broadcast Sept. 26, 1956 on the United States Steel Hour; Requiem for a heavyweight was originally broadcast Oct. 11, 1956 on Playhouse 90; Comedian was originally broadcast Feb. 14, 1957 on Playhouse 90; Days of wine and roses was originally broadcast Oct. 2, 1958 on Playhouse 90
Dewey number
791.45/75
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
Optional English (SDH) subtitles
LC call number
PN1992.77
LC item number
.G65 2014e
PerformerNote
  • Marty: Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Betsy Palmer, Lee Philips, Rosanna San Marco, Nehemiah Persoff, Howard Caine, Don Gordon, Andrew Gerado ; announced by Durward Kirby
  • Patterns: Joanna Roos, Jack Arthur, Victoria Ward, Elizabeth Montgomery, Sybil Baker, Shirley Standlee, Everett Sloane, Richard Kiley, June Dayton, Elizabeth Wilson, Theodore Newton, Ed Begley, Jack Livesey, Ronnie Welsh
  • No time for sergeants: Andy Griffith, Harry Clark, Robert Emhardt, Eddie Le Roy, Alexander Clark, Arthur Storch, Bob Hastings, G. Albert Smith, Joe Brown, Jr., Adnia Rice, Thomas Volk, George Kilroy
  • A wind from the South: Julie Harris, Donald Woods, Haila Stoddard, Michael Higgins, Lawrence Fletcher, James Congdon, Mary Michael, Farrell Pelly, Grania O'Malley
  • Bang the drum slowly: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond, Georgann Johnson, George Peppard, Clu Gulager
  • Requiem for a heavyweight: Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn
  • The comedian: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé, Whit Bissell, King Donovan, Eddie Ryder, H.M. Wynant, Mike Ross
  • Days of wine and roses: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford, Malcolm Atterbury, Dick Elliott, Mimi Gibson, Sterling Hayden, Marc Lawrence, Martha Wentworth
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  • Fox, Sonny
  • Eagle, David J.
  • Chayefsky, Paddy
  • Coe, Fred
  • Mann, Delbert
  • Serling, Rod
  • Cook, Fielder
  • Levin, Ira
  • Segal, Alex
  • Costigan, James
  • Petrie, Daniel
  • Schulman, Arnold
  • Nelson, Ralph
  • Manulis, Martin
  • Frankenheimer, John
  • Miller, J. P.
  • Steiger, Rod
  • Marchand, Nancy
  • Minciotti, Esther
  • Ciolli, Augusta
  • Mantell, Joe
  • Palmer, Betsy
  • Philips, Lee
  • San Marco, Rossana
  • Persoff, Nehemiah
  • Caine, Howard
  • Gordon, Don
  • Gerado, Andrew
  • Kirby, Durward
  • Roos, Joanna
  • Arthur, Jack
  • Ward, Victoria
  • Montgomery, Elizabeth
  • Baker, Sybil
  • Standlee, Shirley
  • Sloane, Everett
  • Kiley, Richard
  • Dayton, June
  • Wilson, Elizabeth
  • Newton, Theodore
  • Begley, Ed
  • Livesey, Jack
  • Welsh, Ronnie
  • Griffith, Andy
  • Clark, Harry
  • Emhardt, Robert
  • LeRoy, Eddie
  • Clark, Alexander
  • Storch, Arthur
  • Hastings, Bob
  • Smith, G. Albert
  • Brown, Joe
  • Rice, Adnia
  • Volk, Thomas
  • Gilroy, George
  • Harris, Julie
  • Woods, Donald
  • Stoddard, Haila
  • Higgins, Michael
  • Fletcher, Lawrence
  • Congdon, James
  • Michael, Mary
  • Pelly, Farrell
  • O'Malley, Grania
  • Newman, Paul
  • Salmi, Albert
  • Bond, Rudy
  • Gulager, Clu
  • Johnson, Georgann
  • Peppard, George
  • Palance, Jack
  • Wynn, Keenan
  • Hunter, Kim
  • Wynn, Ed
  • Rooney, Mickey
  • O'Brien, Edmond
  • Tormé, Mel
  • Bissell, Whit
  • Donovan, King
  • Ryder, Eddie
  • Wynant, H. M.
  • Ross, Mike
  • Robertson, Cliff
  • Laurie, Piper
  • Bickford, Charles
  • Atterbury, Malcolm
  • Elliott, Dick
  • Gibson, Mimi
  • Hayden, Sterling
  • Lawrence, Marc
  • Wentworth, Martha
  • Hyman, Mac
  • Harris, Mark
  • Lehman, Ernest
  • Sonny Fox Productions
  • KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Theatre Guild
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
485
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
495
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  • Hyman, Mac
  • Harris, Mark
  • Lehman, Ernest
  • Television plays
Technique
live action
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Label
The golden age of television, executive producer, Sonny Fox ; produced by David J. Eagle ; a presentation of Sonny Fox Productions in association with KCET, (videorecording)
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • No time for sergeants based on the novel by Mac Hyman. Bang the drum slowly from the book by Mark Harris. The comedian from a novelette by Ernest Lehman
  • Kinescopes of the original live productions; curated by PBS and broadcast from 1980-1982 for the series The golden age of television
  • Special features: Disc 1. Introduction to Marty hosted by Eva Marie Saint and interviews with Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Betsy Palmer, Delbert Mann; Audio commentary for Marty by director Delbert Mann; Introduction to Patterns hosted by Keenan Wynn and interviews with Richard Kiley, Fielder Cook; Introduction to No time for sergeants hosted by Roddy McDowall. Disc 2. Introduction to A wind from the South hosted by Merv Griffin interviewing Julie Harris, Donald Woods, James Costigan; Introduction to Bang the drum slowly hosted by Cliff Robertson and interviews with Albert Salmi, Dan Petrie, Arnold Schulman, Rudy Bond, George Peppard; Audio commentary for Bang the drum slowly by director Daniel Petrie; Introduction for Requiem for a heavyweight hosted by Jack Klugman and interviews with Ralph Nelson, Martin Manulis, Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Serling's wife, Carol. Audio commentary for Requiem for a heavyweight by director Ralph Nelson. Disc 3. Introduction to The comedian hosted by Carl Reiner and interviews with John Frankeheimer, Mickey Rooney, Mel Tormé, Kim Hunter; Audio commentary for The comedian by director John Frankenheimer; Interview excerpts with director John Frankenheimer (early 1980s); Introduction to Days of wine and roses hosted by Julie Harris and interviews with John Frankenheimer, JP Miller, Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie
Bar code
  • 31223139025358
  • 31223139025333
  • 31223139025325
  • 31223139025317
  • 31223139025341
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • written for television by Ira Levin ; produced by the Theatre Guild ; directed by Alex Segal
  • (1955 ; 50 min.)
  • Disc 2.
  • A wind from the South
  • written for television by James Costigan ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; produced by the Theatre Guild
  • (1955 ; 51 min.)
  • Bang the drum slowly
  • a production of the Theater Guild ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; adapted by Arnold Schulman
  • (1956 ; 52 min.)
  • Requiem for a heavyweight
  • Disc 1.
  • directed by Ralph Nelson ; produced by Martin Manulis ; written by Rod Serling ; Playhouse 90
  • (1956 ; 73 min.)
  • Disc 3.
  • The comedian
  • written by Rod Serling ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; produced by Martin Manulis ; Playhouse 90
  • (1957 ; 74 min.)
  • Days of wine and roses
  • written by JP Miller ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; produced by Fred Coe ; Playhouse 90
  • (1958 ; 80 min.)
  • Marty
  • television play by Paddy Chayefsky ; produced by Fred Coe ; directed by Delbert Mann
  • (1953 ; 52 min.)
  • Patterns
  • written by Rod Serling ; directed by Fielder Cook
  • (1955 ; 53 min.)
  • No time for sergeants
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Fullscreen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (485 min.)
Isbn
9781604658712
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515120418
Other physical details
sound, black & white
Publisher number
CC2391D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)921854904
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; black & white; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The golden age of television, executive producer, Sonny Fox ; produced by David J. Eagle ; a presentation of Sonny Fox Productions in association with KCET, (videorecording)
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • No time for sergeants based on the novel by Mac Hyman. Bang the drum slowly from the book by Mark Harris. The comedian from a novelette by Ernest Lehman
  • Kinescopes of the original live productions; curated by PBS and broadcast from 1980-1982 for the series The golden age of television
  • Special features: Disc 1. Introduction to Marty hosted by Eva Marie Saint and interviews with Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Betsy Palmer, Delbert Mann; Audio commentary for Marty by director Delbert Mann; Introduction to Patterns hosted by Keenan Wynn and interviews with Richard Kiley, Fielder Cook; Introduction to No time for sergeants hosted by Roddy McDowall. Disc 2. Introduction to A wind from the South hosted by Merv Griffin interviewing Julie Harris, Donald Woods, James Costigan; Introduction to Bang the drum slowly hosted by Cliff Robertson and interviews with Albert Salmi, Dan Petrie, Arnold Schulman, Rudy Bond, George Peppard; Audio commentary for Bang the drum slowly by director Daniel Petrie; Introduction for Requiem for a heavyweight hosted by Jack Klugman and interviews with Ralph Nelson, Martin Manulis, Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Serling's wife, Carol. Audio commentary for Requiem for a heavyweight by director Ralph Nelson. Disc 3. Introduction to The comedian hosted by Carl Reiner and interviews with John Frankeheimer, Mickey Rooney, Mel Tormé, Kim Hunter; Audio commentary for The comedian by director John Frankenheimer; Interview excerpts with director John Frankenheimer (early 1980s); Introduction to Days of wine and roses hosted by Julie Harris and interviews with John Frankenheimer, JP Miller, Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie
Bar code
  • 31223139025358
  • 31223139025333
  • 31223139025325
  • 31223139025317
  • 31223139025341
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • written for television by Ira Levin ; produced by the Theatre Guild ; directed by Alex Segal
  • (1955 ; 50 min.)
  • Disc 2.
  • A wind from the South
  • written for television by James Costigan ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; produced by the Theatre Guild
  • (1955 ; 51 min.)
  • Bang the drum slowly
  • a production of the Theater Guild ; directed by Daniel Petrie ; adapted by Arnold Schulman
  • (1956 ; 52 min.)
  • Requiem for a heavyweight
  • Disc 1.
  • directed by Ralph Nelson ; produced by Martin Manulis ; written by Rod Serling ; Playhouse 90
  • (1956 ; 73 min.)
  • Disc 3.
  • The comedian
  • written by Rod Serling ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; produced by Martin Manulis ; Playhouse 90
  • (1957 ; 74 min.)
  • Days of wine and roses
  • written by JP Miller ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; produced by Fred Coe ; Playhouse 90
  • (1958 ; 80 min.)
  • Marty
  • television play by Paddy Chayefsky ; produced by Fred Coe ; directed by Delbert Mann
  • (1953 ; 52 min.)
  • Patterns
  • written by Rod Serling ; directed by Fielder Cook
  • (1955 ; 53 min.)
  • No time for sergeants
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Fullscreen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (485 min.)
Isbn
9781604658712
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515120418
Other physical details
sound, black & white
Publisher number
CC2391D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)921854904
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; black & white; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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