Feathertop (4 Dec. 1955)
"General Electric Theater" Feathertop (original title)

A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

Director:

Don Medford

Writers:

Nathaniel Hawthorne (story), Maurice Valency (adaptation),

Stars:

Ronald Reagan, Natalie Wood, Carleton Carpenter

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself - Host
Natalie Wood	...	Polly Gookin
Carleton Carpenter	...	Feathertop
Irene Tedrow	...	Mother Rigby
Dick Elliott	...	Judge Gookin
Emory Parnell	...	Major Whitby
John Carlyle	...	Adam Endicott
Pitt Herbert	...	Mr. Bell
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Herbert	...	Himself - Progress Reporter

Storyline

A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 1955 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dance sequence is adapted, not from the original "Feathertop", but from "The Scarecrow", 'Percy Mackaye''s 1908 dramatization of the story. There is no dance sequence in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story.

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Quotes

Major Whitby: [Polly and Feathertop are dancing a minuet to ghostly music which only they can hear] How can one dance without music?
Mr. Bell: 'Tis the latest fashion from Paris, obviously.

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Connections

Version of Feathertop (1961)

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