Learning on ScreenMacbeth
- Synopsis
- US television production of the play with Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson as the Macbeths.
- Series
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 28 Nov 1954 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 80 mins
Credits
- Director
- George Schaefer; Hudson Faussett
- Producer
- Hudson Faussett
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Lehman Engel
- Costume
- Noel Taylor
- Art Direction
- Otis Riggs
- Adaptor for Television
- Maurice Evans
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds a 16mm b&w kinescope (telerecording) of the live transmission, which includes commercials for Hallmark greetings cards. No viewing copy (2005).
The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a release script. - General
- Macbeth was produced again for Hallmark in 1960 with Evans and Anderson reprising their lead roles.
- History
- Hallmark’s fourth television series and the 132nd episode. Broadcast in colour for the small number of American homes able to receive colour pictures. Only black and white kinescopes survive.
- Awards
- Judith Anderson won an Emmy for her performance as Lady Macbeth.
- Reviews
- Review of production in Shakespeare on television: an anthology of essays and reviews (J.C. Bulman & H.R. Coursen). Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 1988. p. 240.
`Again the play defeated what few talents the film-makers possessed’. Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive (McKernan & Terris). London: bfi, 1994. p.93
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Sponsor
- Name
Hallmark Cards
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- 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
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
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