The Shadow of a Man

"The Shadow of a Man"
Studio One episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 42
Directed byJames Sheldon
Written bySumner Locke Elliott
Based onnovel by May Sarton
Original air dateJuly 20, 1953 (1953-07-20)

"The Shadow of a Man" is a 1953 American television play based on a 1950 novel by May Sarton. Its starred French actor Claude Dauphin who was appearing on Broadway in The Happy Time.[1][2][3]

Premise

A Bostonian man travels to Paris and falls in love with a friend of his mother.

Cast

Reception

The Independent called it "a truly adult production and one of which Studio One can long be proud."[4]

1950 Version

The play had been filmed by Studio One in November 1950 with Ilona Massey. Sumner Locke Elliott also did that adaptation.[5][6]

Boston Globe wrote "the time was well spent and the result well worth the effort."[7]

References

  1. ^ "French star on Studio One". The Niles Daily Star. 20 July 1953. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Shadow of Man Studio One offering". The Indianapolis News. 20 July 1953. p. 23.
  3. ^ "Backstage with New York TV star". The Idaho Statesman. 26 July 1953. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Clickin the channels". The Independent. 22 July 1953. p. 11.
  5. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (22 July 1950), "Radio ROUNDABOUT", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1503355882, retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Trove
  6. ^ Ross reports on television programming. 27 November 1950. p. 4.
  7. ^ "TV Diary". The Boston Globe. 28 November 1950. p. 47.