"Producers' Showcase" (1954) TV series 1954-1957

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

18 October 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Comedy | Family

Plot:

This program aired once every fourth week and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950's. Many stars appeared on this show; see the Guest List for them.

Plot Keywords:

Apostrophe In Title | Remake | Anthology | Punctuation In Title | Based On Play

Awards:

Won 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 13 nominations

Cast

Cyril Ritchard	...	Captain Hook / ... (6 episodes, 1955-1956)
Claire Bloom	...	Cleopatra / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Mary Martin	...	Peter Pan / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
David Wayne	...	Egbert Floud / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Lorne Greene	...	Gorgas / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Margalo Gillmore	...	Mrs. Darling / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Heller Halliday	...	Liza / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Strup (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Marian Anderson	...	Herself (3 episodes, 1954-1956)
Frank Sutton	...	Soldier (3 episodes, 1955)

Series Directed by
Clark Jones		(8 episodes, 1955-1957)
Kirk Browning		(5 episodes, 1955-1957)
Delbert Mann		(5 episodes, 1955-1957)
Vincent J. Donehue		(4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Alex Segal		(3 episodes, 1956)
Alan Handley		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Arthur Penn		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Series Writing credits
Joseph Schrank		(4 episodes, 1955-1957)
David Shaw		(4 episodes, 1955-1957)
Robert E. Sherwood		(3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Sumner Locke Elliott		(3 episodes, 1955)
Russel Crouse		(2 episodes, 1954-1957)
Howard Lindsay		(2 episodes, 1954-1957)
Sidney Howard		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Thornton Wilder		(2 episodes, 1955)

Series Produced by
Fred Coe	....	producer / supervising producer (9 episodes, 1954-1955)
Sol Hurok	....	producer (4 episodes, 1956-1957)
Alvin Cooperman	....	associate producer / executive producer / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Alex Segal	....	producer (3 episodes, 1956)
Edwin Lester	....	guest producer / producer (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Original Music by
Moose Charlap		(2 episodes, 1955)
Harry Sosnik		(2 episodes, 1955)

Series Film Editing by
Sumner Locke Elliott		(1 episode, 1955)

Series Production Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian		(3 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Art Direction by
Richard Day		(1 episode, 1955)

Series Set Decoration by
Peter Larkin		(1 episode, 1955)
Edward Stephenson		(1 episode, 1955)
Otis Riggs		(1 episode, 1956)

Series Costume Design by
Robert Campbell		(1 episode, 1955)
Oliver Messel		(1 episode, 1955)
Sophie Devine		(1 episode, 1956)
Rouben Ter-Arutunian		(1 episode, 1956)

Series Production Management
Donald Davis	....	production supervisor (1 episode, 1955)
Dorothy Mathews	....	production supervisor (1 episode, 1955)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominick Dunne	....	associate director / assistant director (9 episodes, 1954-1957)

Series Art Department
Otis Riggs	....	sets (1 episode, 1955)
Peter Larkin	....	scenery designer (1 episode, 1956)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Campbell	....	costumes (1 episode, 1955)
Guy Kent	....	costumes (1 episode, 1955)

Series Music Department
George Bassman	....	composer: theme music / musical director (36 episodes, 1954-1957)
Harry Sosnik	....	musical director / music supervisor (4 episodes, 1955)
Jule Styne	....	composer: additional music / musical score (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Albert Sendrey	....	orchestrator (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Irving Actman	....	music coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Frederick Ashton	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Jerome Robbins	....	choreographer / director: stage production (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Tony Charmoli	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 1955)
Dominick Dunne	....	associate director (2 episodes, 1955)
Sumner Locke Elliott	....	script editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Showcase Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1954-1957) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• RCA  sponsored by

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Showcase Productions

Trivia:

When José Ferrer was nominated for an Emmy for his performance as Cyrano de Bergerac, he became the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar, Tony and Emmy for playing the same character. He won a Tony for playing Cyrano on Broadway in 1946, and an Oscar for the 1950 film version.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "American Masters: Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (#23.1)" (2009)

Fun to see Bogart as an older Mantee

My only interest in this made-for-TV show was to watch Bogart go through the same moves he did that got him started back in the 30's. For Bogart fans, it should be a real treat if you can find it. I viewed it in 2004. UCLA has a copy in their archives.