King of Denmark, The

Synopsis

American television series rotating between three characters working at a magazine empire in Los Angeles: a crusading reporter with ‘People Magazine’ (Franciosa), a sophisticated publisher (Barry), and a crime journalist (Stack). In this episode an eccentric Shakespeare scholar commits a series of murders to prevent others from finding his first draft of Hamlet (titled ‘The King of Denmark’), found among the papers of his wife’s family, which supposedly hosted Shakespeare during his time in Virginia in 1590.

Series

Name of the Game, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

All 76 episodes are available for sale as a 15-DVD set from http://www.tvaddicts.tv/movie/action/The_Name_Of_The_Game.html (accessed 9/2007).

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery

Credits

Director

Leo Penn

Writer

Anthony Skene

Cast

Joseph Cotten
Noel Harrison
Susan Saint James
Tony Franciosa

Production Company

Name

NBC

Name

Universal TV

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States