The golden age of television
(DVD)
Contributors
Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981 author of screenplay.
Coe, Fred, 1914-1979, producer.
Mann, Delbert, 1920-2007 director.
Serling, Rod, 1924-1975, author of screenplay.
Cook, Fielder, 1923-2003, director.
Coe, Fred, 1914-1979, producer.
Mann, Delbert, 1920-2007 director.
Serling, Rod, 1924-1975, author of screenplay.
Cook, Fielder, 1923-2003, director.
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
ISBN
9781604651782, 1604651784
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | DVD T.V. GOL | On Shelf |
| Calumet City Public Library - DVD | DVD GOL | On Shelf |
| Glenside Public Library District - Film | TV GOLDEN 3-DISCS | Checked out |
| Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD PERFORMANCE TELEVISION GOLDEN | On Shelf |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | DVD TV GOLDEN | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (478 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781604651782, 1604651784
UPC
715515048118, 715515120418
Notes
General Note
Booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program.
General Note
No time for sergeants based on the novel by Mac Hyman. Bang the drum slowly from the book by Mark Harris. The comedian from a novelette by Ernest Lehman.
General Note
Kinescopes of the original live productions; curated by PBS for the series The golden age of television.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Marty: Associate producer, Gordon Duff ; settings by Otis Riggs ; costumes by Rose Bogdanoff ; video by Al McClellan. 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. A wind from the South: song "A soft day" sung by Merv Grifin; editor, Arthur H. Singer ; scenic designer, Carl Kent ; set decorator, Wes Laws, costume designer, Gene Coffin ; composer/conductor, Harold Levey ; associate producer, John Haggott. Requiem for a heavyweight: Associate producer, Julian Claman. The comedian: art director, Walter Scott Herndon ; music supervisor, Fred Steiner ; set decorator, Buck Henshaw. Days of wine and roses: associate producers, Robert Goldman, Russell Stoneham.
Participants/Performers
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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Participants/Performers
A wind from the South: Julie Harris, Donald Woods, Haila Stoddard, Michael Higgins, Lawrence Fletcher, James Congdon, Mary Michael, Farrell Pelly, Grania O'Malley.
Participants/Performers
Bang the drum slowly: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond, Barbara Babcock, Clu Gulager, Arch Johnson, Georgann Johnson, John McGovern, George Peppard, Bert Remsen.
Participants/Performers
Requiem for a heavyweight: Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn.
Participants/Performers
The comedian: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé, Whit Bissell, King Donovan, Eddie Ryder, H.M. Wynant, Mike Ross.
Participants/Performers
Days of wine and roses: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford, Malcolm Atterbury, Dick Elliott, Mimi Gibson, Sterling Hayden, Marc Lawrence, Martha Wentworth.
Date/Time and Place of Event
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.
Description
The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chayefsky, P., Coe, F., Mann, D., Serling, R., Cook, F., Levin, I., Segal, A., Costigan, J., Petrie, D., Schulman, A., Nelson, R., Manulis, M., Frankenheimer, J., Miller, J. P. 1., Steiger, R., Marchand, N., Minciotti, E., Ciolli, A., Mantell, J., Palmer, B., Philips, L., San Marco, R., Persoff, N., Caine, H., Gordon, D., Roos, J., Arthur, J., Ward, V., Montgomery, E., Baker, S., Standlee, S., Sloane, E., Kiley, R., Dayton, J., Wilson, E., Newton, T., Begley, E., Livesey, J., Welsh, R., Griffith, A., Clark, H., Emhardt, R., LeRoy, E., Clark, A., Storch, A., Hastings, B., Smith, G. A., Harris, J., Woods, D., Stoddard, H., Higgins, M., Fletcher, L., Congdon, J., Newman, P., Salmi, A., Bond, R., Babcock, B., Gulager, C., Johnson, A., Johnson, G., Peppard, G., Remsen, B., Palance, J., Wynn, K., Hunter, K., Wynn, E., Rooney, M., O'Brien, E., Tormé, M., Bissell, W., Donovan, K., Ryder, E., Wynant, H. M., Ross, M., Robertson, C., Laurie, P., Bickford, C., Atterbury, M., Elliott, D., Gibson, M., Hayden, S., Lawrence, M., Wentworth, M., Hyman, M., Harris, M., & Lehman, E. (2009). The golden age of television (Fullscreen, [DVD edition].). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paddy Chayefsky et al.. 2009. The Golden Age of Television. [United States]: Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paddy Chayefsky et al.. The Golden Age of Television [United States]: Criterion Collection, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Chayefsky, P., Coe, F., Mann, D., Serling, R., Cook, F., Levin, I. and Segal, A. et al (2009). The golden age of television. Fullscreen, [DVD edn]. [United States]: Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chayefsky, Paddy, et al. The Golden Age of Television Fullscreen, [DVD edition]., Criterion Collection, 2009.
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