The Admirable Crichton
Directed byGeorge Schaefer
Written byRobert Hartung
Based onThe Admirable Crichton by J.M. Barrie
Produced byGeorge Schaefer
StarringBill Travers
Release date
  • May 2, 1968 (1968-05-02)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Admirable Crichton is a 1968 TV movie adaptation of the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. It stars Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna.[1]

It was filmed for Hallmark Hall of Fame and was directed by George Schaefer.

Cast

Production

The show was taped in New York over a month in February and March 1968. McKenna said the play was "a comment on our society, how our social code of behaviour imprisons people and stops them from being natural."[2]

Reception

The Chicago Tribune called it "absorbing, humorous entertainment".[3] The New York Times felt it was a "lacklustre production" which suffered from trimming the first act and where Travers "was simply miscast".[4]

Bill Travers was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actor.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Bill travers takes special look at lions". Los Angeles Times. Jul 19, 1968. ProQuest 156000358.
  2. ^ Kramer, C. (Mar 5, 1968). "TV today: Miss McKenna talks about role in barrie play". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 175686175.
  3. ^ Cross, R. (May 3, 1968). "TV today: Show tells how collectors make---or lose---money". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 175783130.
  4. ^ Gent, George (May 3, 1968). "TV: N.B.C. Presents Barrie's 'Admirable Crichton': Play Is Produced by George Schaefer 90-Minute Adaptation Suffers From Trims". The New York Times. p. 95. ProQuest 118193146.
  5. ^ "21st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Buck, J. (May 6, 1969). "283 emmy nominations made". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 168895944.

External links


J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton
Films directed by George Schaefer
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