The Royal Family (TV 1977)

Directors:

Kirk Browning, Ellis Rabb

Writers:

Edna Ferber (play), George S. Kaufman (play)

Stars:

Donald Barton, Forrest Buckman, David A. Butler

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Credited cast:
Donald Barton	...	Gilbert Marshall
Forrest Buckman	...	Perry Stewart
David A. Butler	...	Hallboy
Michael Cuddy	...	Hallboy
Keene Curtis	...	Herbert Dean
George Gitto	...	Hallboy
Rosemary Harris	...	Julie Cavendish
Mary Layne	...	Gwen Cavendish
Eva Le Gallienne	...	Fanny Cavendish (as Eva LaGallienne)
Rosetta LeNoire	...	Della
Sam Levene	...	Oscar Wolfe
Sherman G. Lloyd	...	McDermott (as Sherman Lloyd)
Betty Low	...	Miss Peake
David Petersen	...	Chauffeur (as David O. Petersen)
Ellis Rabb	...	Tony Cavendish

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

filmed play | actor | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1977 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Bicentennial Theatre, Association of Producing Artists-Phoenix Theatre, WNET Channel 13 New York

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rosemary Harris was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the stage version of this production. She did win a Drama Desk Award for her performance.

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Connections

Version of Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: The Royal Family (1951)

User Reviews

Let's hear it for Dame Rosemary Harris (She should become a Dame)

I caught only the last hour of this play taped for PBS. This play is well written and somewhat outdated but it displays the enormous, beautiful talent of Dame Rosemary Harris (She's not damed yet but she should be)she's beautiful and very talented. She's one of the great divas of the theatre overall. Then there is Eva LaGallienne who is one of the great acting divas of all time. Eva and Rosemary should have earned Emmys for their roles as mother and daughter. They were totally into characters. It's worth $30 to order it now. It wasn't until I recently read more about Eva LaGallienne who should have had more roles in her lifetime that brought her fame and happiness. She was respected for her caliber in the theater but it never transferred to film or television because of her sexual orientation. She never denied who she was attracted too and she should be remembered that the true passion of her life was truly the stage. That's how I will remember Eva's legacy is that the stage is where she belonged most.