A Wind from the South (14 Sep. 1955)

Season 3, Episode 6 of The United States Steel Hour (1953).

Directors:

Daniel Petrie, Cordelia Stone

Writer:

James Costigan

Stars:

Julie Harris, Alexander Clark, James Congdon

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Julie Harris	...	Shivawn
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexander Clark	...	Bernard
James Congdon	...	Jack
Lawrence Fletcher	...	Ned Kelly
Michael Higgins	...	Liam
Mary Michael	...	Lou
Grania O'Malley	...	Biddy
Farrell Pelly	...	Pat
Haila Stoddard	...	Jean
Donald Woods	...	Robert

Storyline

Season 3, Episode 6 of The United States Steel Hour (1953).

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Plot Keywords:

spinster | jig | irish dance

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1955 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Theatre Guild

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the dance hall scene, the camera tracks briefly two couples dancing. One of the men was an extra named Andrew John Petersen, and the other was a young actor named Roy Scheider.

User Reviews

Song more notable than the drama

This is a very Irish production. In fact there is a sequence of kids doing Irish Dance in this which is exactly the same as is still done with kids today. As far as I know, this is the first television presentation of Irish Dance that I have seen.

The title song was sung live for this show by a young singer named Merv Griffin who would go on to create Wheel of Fortune & do afternoon talk shows. He had a buffet named after him in Atlantic City. While it is a nice song, like the drama presentation it is not real memorable.

The introduction on the Criterion DVD is more interesting than the actual show. Seems that Julie Harris co-star fell in love with her doing the show. He readily admits it even though both of them were married at the time.

Would say if your Irish, this show might have have more interest than a general viewer. Still it is a decent program especially considering the live aspect of the performances.