Theatre '62
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| Theatre '62 | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Producer | Fred Coe |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 1961 – 1962 |
Theatre '62 is an American dramatic anthology series produced by Fred Coe. Seven hour-long episodes aired on the National Broadcasting Company during the 1961–62 season. Its episodes were abridged adaptations of popular feature films produced by David O. Selznick.
Theatre '62 was announced as a series that would present eight hour-long adaptions of feature films produced by David O. Selznick. The TV plays were to be presented monthly beginning in October 1961, but the last of the announced episodes, Portrait of Jennie, was not produced.[1]
Sumner Locke Elliott adapted "Notorious"[citation needed] and "Spellbound"[2]: 341 for the series; Robert Goldman adapted "The Spiral Staircase"[2]: 342 and "The Paradine Case".[2]: 292 Directors included Paul Bogart,[2]: 341 Fielder Cook[2]: 151 and Boris Sagal.[2]: 310, 342
The presentation of "Rebecca" on April 8, 1962, was NBC's last live drama in prime time until 1980, when The Oldest Living Graduate was presented.[3]
