The Skin of Our Teeth
- Summary
- Granada Television production for ITV of The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder. This was the first television performance by Vivien Leigh who had played the same role on the stage in 1945.
- Theatre play
- The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 17 March 1959
- Time
- 8.30-10.00pm
- Series
- Play of the Week
- Channel
- ITV
- Production company
- Granada Television (1956-)
Credits
- Director
- Henry Kaplan
- Playwright
- Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)
- Adapted for Television by
- Ellen Violet
- Designer
- Darrell Lass
- Cast
Sheldon Allan an unnamed part Lawrence Archer an unnamed part Geoffrey Bellman Producer Fraser Boa Second Convenor Paul Bogdan an unnamed part Carl Conway First Convenor Frederick Corke an unnamed part Lorna Cossette an unnamed part Susan Crawford an unnamed part John Crosse an unnamed part Gladys Dawson an unnamed part George Devine Mr Antrobus Violet Dix an unnamed part Shirley Dixon an unnamed part Martha Downs Miss E. Muse Fiona Duncan Mammoth / Ivy Ruth Dunning Mrs Antrobus Leon Garcia an unnamed part Philip Gilbert Newscaster Jerry Greben Dinosaur / Technician Julia Hand an unnamed part Vivien Leigh Sabina Mercia Mansfield an unnamed part Larry Martyn an unnamed part David McCallum Henry Antrobus Angus Neill an unnamed part Perlita Neilson Gladys Antrobus Daphne Newton Miss T. Muse / Hester Henry Oscar (1891-1969) Homer / Mr Tremayne William Peacock Doctor / Master of Ceremonies / Fred Bailey Lou Ravelle an unnamed part Margaret Rawlings (1906-1996) Fortune Teller Bernard Rebel Judge Moses Sonia Stevens an unnamed part Tom Symonds an unnamed part Jimmy Thompson Floor Manager Ian Whittaker Telegraph Boy Roger Williams an unnamed part
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- American drama; comedy
Print sources
- Title
- Plays for the Millions: The First 75. A Cross Index of Granada TV Play Productions (Book)
- Reference
- Published by Granada TV Network, 1960
- Title
- TV Times, 13 March 1959 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- articles on pp. 19 and 20; listing on op. 29
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