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"**Jane Eyre**"
"Jane Eyre"
Studio One episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 14
Directed by	Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by	Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Original air date	December 12, 1949
Running time	60 mins

"Jane Eyre" is a 1949 American television play adapting the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It aired as an episode of Studio One and starred Charlton Heston as Rochester.^[1]^[2]

Premise

A woman, Jane Eyre, goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, run by the mysterious Rochester.

Cast

Charlton Heston as Rochester
Mary Sinclair
Viola Roache
Ethel Remey
Joan Wetmore
Adelaide Klein

Production

It was Heston's sixth appearance for Studio One.^[3] He had previously made Of Human Bondage for the show; like that, this was adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott.

Reception

The episode was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner whose biographer wrote "From the start of the show to its end, [producer Worthington] Miner's influence is apparent: Schaffner's camera is constantly on the move; in a few years he would be known for his long and graceful tracking shots. Oddly enough, none of the other networks used a moving camera to any extent."^[4]

The Independent called it "moving and well integrated."^[5]

Producer Hal Wallis was so impressed by Charlton Heston's performance he offered him a contract and put Heston in Dark City.^[6]

References

^ "A business-minded young author". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 93. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 23. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "MUSIC AND THE THEATRE "Radio Is Doomed"As "Rusty Bugles" Author Sees It". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 50. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1950. p. 6 (Features). Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Heston TV traied actor returning for sixth tie". The Evening Sun. 12 December 1949. p. 26.
^ Kim, Erwin (1985). Franklin J. Schaffner. Scarecrow Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8108-1799-9.
^ "Tele Vues". Independent. 26 December 1949. p. 18.
^ "Heston says movies tougher than video". The Los Angeles Times. 23 November 1950. p. 30.

External links

"Jane Eyre" at IMDb
Jane Eyre at Letterbox DVD
Complete film at Internet Archive

[1] "A business-minded young author". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 93. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 23. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "MUSIC AND THE THEATRE "Radio Is Doomed"As "Rusty Bugles" Author Sees It". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 50. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1950. p. 6 (Features). Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Heston TV traied actor returning for sixth tie". The Evening Sun. 12 December 1949. p. 26.

[4] Kim, Erwin (1985). Franklin J. Schaffner. Scarecrow Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8108-1799-9.

[5] "Tele Vues". Independent. 26 December 1949. p. 18.

[6] "Heston says movies tougher than video". The Los Angeles Times. 23 November 1950. p. 30.

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