The Admirable Crichton (1968 film)

The Admirable Crichton
Based on	The Admirable Crichton by J.M. Barrie
Written by	Robert Hartung
Directed by	George Schaefer
Starring	Bill Travers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	George Schaefer
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 2, 1968 (1968-05-02)

The Admirable Crichton is a 1968 TV movie adaptation of the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. It stars Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. ^[1]

It was filmed for Hallmark Hall of Fame and was directed by George Schaefer.

Cast

• Bill Travers as Crichton
• Virginia McKenna as Lady Mary
• Janet Munro as Tweeny
• Norman Barrs as The Officer
• Pamela Brown as Lady Brocklehurst
• Edward Cicciarelli as Treherne
• Richard Easton as Ernest Woolley
• Christina Gillespie as Fisher
• Estelle Kohler as Lady Agatha
• Laurence Naismith as Lord Loam
• Carrie Nye as Lady Catherine
• Ralph Purdom as Lord Brocklehurst

Production

The show was taped in New York over a month in February and March 1968. McKenna said the play was "a comment on our society, how our social code of behaviour imprisons people and stops them from being natural." ^[2] It was Janet Munro's third television performance in America after Berkeley Square and Time Remembered. ^[3]

Reception

The Chicago Tribune called it "absorbing, humorous entertainment". ^[4] The New York Times felt it was a "lacklustre production" which suffered from trimming the first act and where Travers "was simply miscast". ^[5]

Bill Travers was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actor. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Bill travers takes special look at lions". Los Angeles Times. July 19, 1968. ProQuest   156000358.
2. Kramer, C. (March 5, 1968). "TV today: Miss McKenna talks about role in barrie play". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest   175686175.
3. Vagg, Stephen (January 6, 2024). "Girl-next-door or girl-gone-bad: The Janet Munro Story". Filmink. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
4. Cross, R. (May 3, 1968). "TV today: Show tells how collectors make---or lose---money". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest   175783130.
5. Gent, George (May 3, 1968). "TV: N.B.C. Presents Barrie's 'Admirable Crichton': Play Is Produced by George Schaefer 90-Minute Adaptation Suffers From Trims". The New York Times. p. 95. ProQuest   118193146.
6. "21st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
7. Buck, J. (May 6, 1969). "283 emmy nominations made". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest   168895944.

External links

• The Admirable Crichton at IMDb