Notorious (1962 TV play)
| "Notorious (1962 TV play)" | |
|---|---|
| Theatre '62 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Jack Smight |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Based on | script by Ben Hecht |
| Original air date | December 10, 1961 |
| Running time | 60 |
Notorious is a 1961 American television play based on the 1946 film of the same name.[1] "If it's a good role why shouldn't I take it" said Barbara Rush.[2]
Cast
[edit]- George Grizzard
- Joseph Cotten
- Barbara Rush
- Cathlee Nesbitt
Reception
[edit]Variety called it "routine melodramatics that fell into familiar patterns."[3] Newsday said it was inferior to the film.[4] The Daily News called it "an attention holding TV adaptation."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "A tv version of Notorious". The News and Observer. 10 December 1961. p. 53.
- ^ "She won't scare". Los Angeles Mirror. 1 December 1961. p. 47.
- ^ "Theatre 62". Variety. 13 December 1961. p. 31.
- ^ "Original drama less slick but stimulating". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). 11 December 1961. p. 90.
- ^ "TV spy story is claptrap but it's also good fun". Daily News. 11 December 1961. p. 51.