The golden age of television

Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981 (screenwriter.). Coe, Fred, 1914-1979 (film producer.). Mann, Delbert, 1920-2007 (film director.). Serling, Rod, 1924-1975 (screenwriter.). Cook, Fielder, 1923-2003 (film director.). Levin, Ira, 1929-2007 (screenwriter.). Segal, Alex, 1915-1977 (film director.). Costigan, James, 1928-2007 (screenwriter.). Petrie, Daniel, (film director.). Schulman, Arnold, (screenwriter.). Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987 (film director.). Manulis, Martin, 1915-2007 (film producer.). Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002 (film director.). Miller, J. P. (James Pinckney), 1919-2001 (screenwriter.). Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (actor.). Marchand, Nancy, 1928-2000 (actor.). Minciotti, Esther, 1888-1962 (actor.). Ciolli, Augusta, 1901-1967 (actor.). Mantell, Joe, 1915-2010 (actor.). Palmer, Betsy, (actor.). Philips, Lee, 1927-1999 (actor.). San Marco, Rossana, (actor.). Persoff, Nehemiah, 1919- (actor.). Caine, Howard, (actor.). Gordon, Don, 1926-2017 (actor.). Roos, Joanna, 1901-1989 (actor.). Arthur, Jack, (actor.). Ward, Victoria, 1914-1957 (actor.). Montgomery, Elizabeth, 1933-1995 (actor.). Baker, Sybil, (actor.). Standlee, Shirley, (actor.). Sloane, Everett, 1909-1965 (actor.). Kiley, Richard, (actor.). Dayton, June, (actor.). Wilson, Elizabeth, 1921-2015 (actor.). Newton, Theodore, 1904-1963 (actor.). Begley, Ed, 1901-1970 (actor.). Livesey, Jack, 1901-1961 (actor.). Welsh, Ronnie, (actor.). Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012 (actor,, singer.). Clark, Harry, 1911-1956 (actor.). Emhardt, Robert, 1914-1994 (actor.). LeRoy, Eddie, 1932-1998 (actor.). Clark, Alexander, 1901-1995 (actor.). Storch, Arthur, 1925-2013 (actor.). Hastings, Bob, 1925-2014 (actor.). Smith, G. Albert, 1898-1959 (actor.). Harris, Julie, 1925-2013 (actor.). Woods, Donald, 1906-1998 (actor.). Stoddard, Haila, (actor.). Higgins, Michael, 1920-2008 (actor.). Fletcher, Lawrence, 1904-1970 (actor.). Congdon, James, (actor.). Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (actor.). Salmi, Albert, (actor.). Bond, Rudy, 1912-1982 (actor.). Babcock, Barbara, 1937- (actor.). Gulager, Clu, (actor.). Johnson, Arch, 1923- (actor.). Johnson, Georgann, (actor.). Peppard, George, (actor.). Remsen, Bert, 1925-1999 (actor.). Palance, Jack, 1919-2006 (actor.). Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986 (actor.). Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 (actor.). Wynn, Ed, 1886-1966 (actor.). Rooney, Mickey, (actor.). O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985 (actor.). Tormé, Mel, 1925-1999 (actor.). Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996 (actor.). Donovan, King, (actor.). Ryder, Eddie, (actor.). Wynant, H. M., (actor.). Ross, Michael, 1911-1993 (actor.). Robertson, Cliff, 1923-2011 (actor.). Laurie, Piper, 1932- (actor.). Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967 (actor.). Atterbury, Malcolm, 1907-1992 (actor.). Elliott, Dick, 1886-1961 (actor.). Gibson, Mimi, (actor.). Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986 (actor.). Lawrence, Marc, 1910-2005 (actor.). Wentworth, Martha, 1889-1974 (actor.). Henderson, Douglas, 1919-1978 (actor.). Griffin, Merv, 1925-2007 (singer.). Colbert, Claudette, (host.). Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986 (host.). Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981 Television adaptation of (work): Marty. (Added Author). Hyman, Mac, 1923-1963 Television adaptation of (work): No time for sergeants. (Added Author). Harris, Mark, 1922-2007 Television adaptation of (work): Bang the drum slowly. (Added Author). Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 Television adaptation of (work): Comedian. (Added Author). Theatre Guild, (production company.). Sonny Fox Productions, (production company.). KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.), (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (film distributor.). Marty: Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Betsy Palmer, Lee Philips, Rossana San Marco, Nehemiah Persoff, Howard Caine, Don Gordon, Andrew Gerado ; announced by Durward Kirby. (Cast). 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. (Cast). 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. (Cast). A wind from the South: Julie Harris, Donald Woods, Haila Stoddard, Michael Higgins, Lawrence Fletcher, James Congdon, Mary Michael, Farrell Pelly, Grania O'Malley. (Cast). Bang the drum slowly: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond, Barbara Babcock, Clu Gulager, Arch Johnson, Georgann Johnson, John McGovern, George Peppard, Bert Remsen, Allen Leaf. (Cast). Requiem for a heavyweight: Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn, Max Baer, Maxie Rosenbloom, Edgar Stehli, Stanley Adams, Ned Glass. (Cast). The comedian: Host: Claudette Colbert ; cast: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé, Constance Ford, Whit Bissell, King Donovan, Eddie Ryder, H.M. Wynant, Mike Ross. (Cast). Days of wine and roses: Host: Sterling Hayden; cast: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford, Malcolm Atterbury, Dick Elliott, Mimi Gibson, Sterling Hayden, Marc Lawrence, Martha Wentworth, Douglas Henderson, Mimi Gibson. (Cast).

Summary: Days of wine and roses: A young married couple falls into a downward spiral of alcoholism and self-destruction.

Record details

ISBN: 1604651784
ISBN: 9781604651782
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (485 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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Edition: Three-DVD special ed.
Publisher: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program. Marty: Based on the story by Paddy Chayefsky. No time for sergeants: Based on the novel by Mac Hyman. Bang the drum slowly: Based on the book by Mark Harris. The comedian: Based on the novelette by Ernest Lehman. Kinescopes of the original live productions; curated by PBS 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; 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. 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 / 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 / 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.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Days of wine and roses: Associate producers, Robert Goldman, Russell Stoneham ; music, Alex North. The comedian: Story editor, Peter Kortner ; art director, Walter Scott Herndon ; music supervisor, Fred Steiner ; set decorator, Buck Henshaw. Requiem for a heavyweight: Associate producer, Julian Claman. A wind from the South: Song "A soft day" sung by Merv Griffin ; editor, Arthur H. Singer ; scenic designer, Carl Kent ; set decorator, Wes Laws ; costume designer, Gene Coffin ; composer/conductor, Harold Levey ; associate producer, John Haggott. 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. Marty: Associate producer, Gordon Duff ; settings by Otis Riggs ; costumes by Rose Bogdanoff ; video by A l McClellan.
Participant or Performer Note:	Days of wine and roses: Host: Sterling Hayden; cast: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford, Malcolm Atterbury, Dick Elliott, Mimi Gibson, Sterling Hayden, Marc Lawrence, Martha Wentworth, Douglas Henderson, Mimi Gibson. The comedian: Host: Claudette Colbert ; cast: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé, Constance Ford, Whit Bissell, King Donovan, Eddie Ryder, H.M. Wynant, Mike Ross. Requiem for a heavyweight: Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn, Max Baer, Maxie Rosenbloom, Edgar Stehli, Stanley Adams, Ned Glass. Bang the drum slowly: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond, Barbara Babcock, Clu Gulager, Arch Johnson, Georgann Johnson, John McGovern, George Peppard, Bert Remsen, Allen Leaf. A wind from the South: Julie Harris, Donald Woods, Haila Stoddard, Michael Higgins, Lawrence Fletcher, James Congdon, Mary Michael, Farrell Pelly, Grania O'Malley. 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. 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. Marty: Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Betsy Palmer, Lee Philips, Rossana San Marco, Nehemiah Persoff, Howard Caine, Don Gordon, Andrew Gerado ; announced by Durward Kirby.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.