The Richard Boone Show
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Harry Julian Fink
William D. Gordon
John Haase
J.R. Littlefield
Joel Madison
E. Jack Neuman
Clifford Odets
Dale Wasserman
Bob Wehling
| The Richard Boone Show | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Written by | Reuben Bercovitch Harry Julian Fink William D. Gordon John Haase J.R. Littlefield Joel Madison E. Jack Neuman Clifford Odets Dale Wasserman Bob Wehling |
| Directed by | Richard Boone Robert Butler Robert Gist Lamont Johnson Buzz Kulik Harry Morgan |
| Presented by | Richard Boone |
| Theme music composer | Henry Mancini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Goodson Bill Todman |
| Producer | Buck Houghton |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production company | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 24, 1963 – March 31, 1964 |
The Richard Boone Show[1] is an anthology television series. It aired on NBC from September 24, 1963 until September 15, 1964.[2] It was broadcast on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time.[3]
Richard Boone hosted the series[2] and starred in about half of the episodes, garnering an Emmy nomination for himself and a Golden Globe award for the show. His repertory company of 15 actors included up-and-comers such as Guy Stockwell and Robert Blake as well as such established performers as Bethel Leslie, Jeanette Nolan (both of whom likewise received 1964 Emmy nominations[4]), Warren Stevens and Harry Morgan. They rotated parts freely; each appeared in most episodes, and each starred in at least one.
A Goodson-Todman production,[2] the series boasted Clifford Odets among its regular writers, and Buck Houghton produced.[5]
Programmed against the CBS sitcom, Petticoat Junction, Boone's anthology show was unable to find or keep an audience. It was cancelled after only one season,[6] and has not been syndicated or released on home video, except for a brief showing on the Global Television Network in Canada in the late 1980s.[citation needed]
The show's theme tune, "How Soon" by Henry Mancini, was released as a single in the United Kingdom by RCA Victor in August 1964;[7] and peaked at no lower than Number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[a]
Repertory cast
| Richard Boone[2] | 25 episodes |
| Jeanette Nolan[2] | 25 episodes |
| Warren Stevens[2] | 16 episodes |
| Bethel Leslie[2] | 15 episodes |
| Harry Morgan[2] | 15 episodes |
| Ford Rainey[2] | 14 episodes |
| Guy Stockwell[2] | 14 episodes |
| Lloyd Bochner[2] | 13 episodes |
| Laura Devon[2] | 11 episodes |
| Robert Blake[2] | 10 episodes |
| June Harding[2] | 9 episodes |