The golden age of television
(DVD, Notes, Video)

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Contributors
Arosteguy, Susan, film producer.
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, actor.
Marchand, Nancy, 1928-2000, actor.
Minciotti, Esther, 1883-1962, actor.
Mantell, Joe, 1915-2010, actor.

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing BasementNotes, VideoDR 16848notesOn Shelf
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing BasementDVDDR 16848#1-3On Shelf

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Format
DVD, Notes, Video
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (485 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515048118

Notes

General Note
No time for sergeants based on Mac Hyman's novel; Bang the drum slowly based on Mark Harris' novel; The comedian based on Ernest Lehman's novelette.
General Note
"Live kinescope broadcasts"--Criterion website.
General Note
Special features of this DVD set: commentaries by directors John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann, Ralph Nelson, Daniel Petrie; interviews with select cast and crew, including Frankenheimer, Andy Griffith, Julie Harris, Kim Hunter, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie, Nancy Marchand, Jack Palance, Cliff Robertson, Mickey Rooney, Carol Serling, Rod Steiger, and Mel Tormé ; booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his liner notes on each program.
Participants/Performers
Marty: Rod Steiger, Nancy Marchand, Esther Minciotti, Joe Mantell, Augusta Ciolli, Betsy Palmer.
Participants/Performers
Patterns: Everett Sloane, Richard Kiley, Ed Begley, Elizabeth Wilson, June Dayton, Joanna Roos, Victoria Ward, Elizabeth Montgomery, Theodore Newton, Jack Livesey, Shirley Standlee.
Participants/Performers
No time for sergeants: Andy Griffith, Harry Clark, Robert Emhardt, Eddie Le Roy, Alexander Clark, Arthur Storch, Bob Hastings.
Participants/Performers
A wind from the south: Julie Harris, Donald Woods, Haila Stoddard, Michael Higgins, Lawrence Fletcher.
Participants/Performers
Bang the drum slowly: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, Rudy Bond, Georgann Johnson, George Peppard, Clu Gulager.
Participants/Performers
Requiem for a heavyweight: Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn, Ned Glass, Stanley Adams.
Participants/Performers
The comedian: Mickey Rooney, Edmond O'Brien, Kim Hunter, Mel Tormé, Whit Bissell.
Participants/Performers
Days of wine and roses: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford, Malcolm Atterbury.
Description
Marty (aired 24 May 1953): Two people who feel they have not achieved much in life meet and fall in love.
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Patterns (aired 12 January 1955): Corporate politics gnaw away at a new employee as he watches a tender-hearted colleague berated and bullied by the company president.
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No time for sergeants (aired 15 March 1955): A bumbling young man who turns everything he touches into a disaster is drafted into the Air Force during the Cold War.
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A wind from the south (aired 14 September 1955): Shevawn is a shy Irish innkeeper oppressed by her domineering brother and her own morality. She finds encouragement and love in Robert, an older guest whose marriage is falling apart, but each is afraid to declare their feelings for the other.
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Bang the drum slowly (aired 26 September 1956): The star pitcher of a New York team makes sure the last season of his terminally-ill friend and catcher is a memorable one.
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Requiem for a heavyweight (11 October 1956): Boxer Mountain Rivera deliberately loses a fight to save his manager who bet against his winning.
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The comedian (aired 14 February 1957): A vaudeville comedian gets his own television show and becomes a ruthless and abusive boss;
Description
Days of wine and roses (aired 2 October 1958): An alcoholic marries a young woman who soon becomes addicted too, leading to a downward spiral in their lives.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Arosteguy, S., Steiger, R., Marchand, N., Minciotti, E., Mantell, J., Ciolli, A., Palmer, B., Chayefsky, P., Sloane, E., Begley, E., Kiley, R., Wilson, E., Dayton, J., Roos, J., Ward, V., Montgomery, E., Newton, T., Livesey, J., Standlee, S., Cook, F., Serling, R., Griffith, A., Clark, H., Emhardt, R., LeRoy, E., Clark, A., Storch, A., Hastings, B., Segal, A., Hyman, M., Harris, J., Woods, D., Stoddard, H., Higgins, M., Fletcher, L., Petrie, D., Jr., Costigan, J., Salmi, A., Bond, R., Johnson, G., Peppard, G., Gulager, C., Harris, M., Palance, J., Wynn, K., Hunter, K., Wynn, E., Glass, N., Adams, S., Nelson, R., Rooney, M., O'Brien, E., Tormé, M., Bissell, W., Frankenheimer, J., Lehman, E., Robertson, C., Laurie, P., Bickford, C., Atterbury, M., Newman, P., & Mann, D. (2009). The golden age of television . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Susan, Arosteguy et al.. 2009. The Golden Age of Television. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Susan, Arosteguy et al.. The Golden Age of Television Criterion Collection, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Arosteguy, Susan,, et al. The Golden Age of Television Criterion Collection, 2009.

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