Films inspired by or based upon tv shows

Films inspired by or based upon tv shows Oct 3, 2019 21:42:40 GMT teleadm likes this

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Post by spiderwort on Oct 3, 2019 21:42:40 GMT

Oct 3, 2019 8:03:44 GMT teleadm said:

The Miracle Worker started as a teleplay on Playhouse '90 in 1957, became a Broadway play in 1959 and had a run of 719 performances, and then became a movie in 1962.

Annie Sullivan: Teresa Wright - Anne Bancroft
Captain Keller: Burl Ives - Victor Jory
James Keller: John Drew Barrymore - Andrew Prine
Kate Keller: Katharine Bard - Inga Swenson
Helen Keller: Patty McCormack - Patty Duke
Mr. Anagnos: Akim Tamiroff - Jack Hollander

Without the teleplay, there wouldn't have been the movie, even if it went via a successful play.

Oh, you're so right! It began in live television that was its springboard to all that came after. Teresa Wright - oh, I so wish I could see this live version. Maybe I'll find it one of these days.