Jane Eyre (Studio One)

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"Jane Eyre"
Studio One episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 14
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Original air dateDecember 12, 1949 (1949-12-12)
Running time60 mins

"Jane Eyre" is a 1949 American television play adapting the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It aired as an episode of Studio One and starred Charlton Heston as Rochester. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

A woman, Jane Eyre, goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, run by the mysterious Rochester.

Cast

Production

It was Heston's sixth appearance for Studio One. [3] He had previously made Of Human Bondage for the show; like that, this was adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott.

Reception

The episode was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner whose biographer wrote "From the start of the show to its end, [producer Worthington] Miner's influence is apparent: Schaffner's camera is constantly on the move; in a few years he would be known for his long and graceful tracking shots. Oddly enough, none of the other networks used a moving camera to any extent." [4]

The Independent called it "moving and well integrated." [5]

Producer Hal Wallis was so impressed by Charlton Heston's performance he offered him a contract and put Heston in Dark City. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "A business-minded young author". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 93. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 23. Retrieved 26 September 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "MUSIC AND THE THEATRE "Radio Is Doomed"As "Rusty Bugles" Author Sees It". The Sunday Herald (Sydney) . No. 50. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1950. p. 6 (Features). Retrieved 26 September 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Heston TV traied actor returning for sixth tie". The Evening Sun. 12 December 1949. p. 26.
  4. ↑ Kim, Erwin (1985). Franklin J. Schaffner. Scarecrow Press. p. 39. ISBN   978-0-8108-1799-9.
  5. ↑ "Tele Vues". Independent. 26 December 1949. p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Heston says movies tougher than video". The Los Angeles Times. 23 November 1950. p. 30.
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