The Silver King

Summary: 1955 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of The Silver King by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, presented under the Granville Melodramas banner.
Theatre play: The Silver King by Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929) and Henry Herman [more information]
Play synopsis: Melodrama. ‘Who is the mysterious Silver King? None other than Wilfred Denver, falsely accused of murder. Denver flees the country and returns a very rich man, only to find his beloved wife and child reduced to a state of penury’ (TV Times, 21 October 1955, p. 23).
Production history: First staged in London in 1882.
Date of transmission: Monday 24 October 1955
Time: 7.30-8.00pm
Series: Granville Melodramas
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Director

Cyril Butcher

Producer

Maurice Browning ('staged by’)

Playwright

Henry Herman

Playwright

Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929)

Adapted for Television by

Juan Cortez

Sets / Settings

Henry Federer

Cast

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