The Admirable Crichton (1950 TV production)

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The Admirable Crichton
Directed by Royston Morley
Written by J. M. Barrie
Produced by Royston Morley
Starring Raymond Huntley
Production
company
BBC
Release date
  • 11 June 1950 (1950-06-11)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Admirable Crichton is a 1950 British TV adaptation of the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. It was directed and produced by Royston Morley. [1] [2] [3] It stars Raymond Huntley. [4]

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References

  1. Williams, W. E. (1 July 1950). "Television Notes". New Statesman and Nation. 40 (1008): 12.
  2. 'Our Radio Critic' (19 June 1950). "Fisherfolkery". The Manchester Guardian: 5.
  3. Butcher, Cyril (5 July 1950). "Television". The Sketch. 213 (2759): 28–29.
  4. "The Admirable Crichton". 11 June 1950. p. 38 via BBC Genome.