The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon

American TV series or program
The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon
Directed byJoan Kemp-Welch
StarringRod Taylor
Elizabeth MacLennan
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 min.
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release16 December 1962 (1962-12-16)

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon is a 1962 American television adaptation from A. J. Cronin's 1948 novel, Shannon's Way. The dramatization was written by Robert Stewart, directed by Joan Kemp-Welch, and produced by Lewis Freedman. The show was the ninth episode of the second season of The DuPont Show of the Week, which was broadcast on NBC, and it starred Rod Taylor and Elizabeth MacLennan. In 1963, it was broadcast in Great Britain on ITV Television Playhouse.

The episode was filmed on location in Britain over two weeks. It was the first co-production between a regular American TV dramatic series and a production company from another country (in this case, England).[1]

Cast

  • Rod Taylor as Robert Shannon
  • Elizabeth MacLennan as Jean Law
  • Alan Casley as the Policeman
  • Madeleine Christie as Mrs. Law
  • Finlay Currie as Sir Wilfred Challis
  • Archie Duncan as Reverend Law
  • Hugh Evans as Malcolm Hodden
  • Ronald Fraser as Dr. James Mathers
  • Betty Henderson as Mrs. Maclaren
  • Moultrie Kelsall as Dr. Usher
  • Frank Olegario as Chattergee

References

  1. ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p91

External links

  • The DuPont Show of the Week: The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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