Post by spiderwort on Oct 2, 2019 23:31:38 GMT
marshamae
Oh, you know your Golden Age of live television! I'm sure that everything you've suggested is wonderful. The only one of those I've had the good fortune to see in its live production, however, is The Days of Wine and Roses, which I have to say, dwarfs the film production (even though I love that, but OMG there's no comparison, really). The live production - also starring Cliff Robertson opposite Piper Laurie - is stunningly brilliant and absolutely haunting. It was directed by a 28-year-old John Frankenheimer, and what he was able to accomplish with it is nothing short of amazing. Imagine an hour and a half of that non-stop alcoholic madness live!
Oh, you know your Golden Age of live television! I'm sure that everything you've suggested is wonderful. The only one of those I've had the good fortune to see in its live production, however, is The Days of Wine and Roses, which I have to say, dwarfs the film production (even though I love that, but OMG there's no comparison, really). The live production - also starring Cliff Robertson opposite Piper Laurie - is stunningly brilliant and absolutely haunting. It was directed by a 28-year-old John Frankenheimer, and what he was able to accomplish with it is nothing short of amazing. Imagine an hour and a half of that non-stop alcoholic madness live!
I have a collection of several shows, including Marty and Requiem for a Heavyweight (not Judgement at Nuremburg), but as yet I haven't gotten around to watching either, though I know I should. I did watch another that later became a prominent film, Bang the Drum Slowly. The live production stars Paul Newman, Albert Salmi, and Georgann Johnson. I liked it very much, but I confess in this case that I liked the film better.
The Days of Wine and Roses