The Shadow of a Man

"The Shadow of a Man"
Studio One episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 42
Directed by	James Sheldon
Written by	Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on	novel by May Sarton
Original air date	July 20, 1953 (1953-07-20)

"The Shadow of a Man" is a 1953 American television play based on a 1950 novel by May Sarton. Its starred French actor Claude Dauphin who was appearing on Broadway in The Happy Time. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Premise

A Bostonian man travels to Paris and falls in love with a friend of his mother.

Cast

• Claude Dauphin
• Douglas Dick
• Lydia St Clair

Reception

The Independent called it "a truly adult production and one of which Studio One can long be proud." ^[4]

1950 Version

The play had been filmed by Studio One in November 1950 with Ilona Massey. Sumner Locke Elliott also did that adaptation. ^{[5] [6]}

Boston Globe wrote "the time was well spent and the result well worth the effort." ^[7]

References

1. "French star on Studio One". The Niles Daily Star. 20 July 1953. p. 5.
2. "Shadow of Man Studio One offering". The Indianapolis News. 20 July 1953. p. 23.
3. "Backstage with New York TV star". The Idaho Statesman. 26 July 1953. p. 28.
4. "Clickin the channels". The Independent. 22 July 1953. p. 11.
5. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (22 July 1950), "Radio ROUNDABOUT", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1503355882, retrieved 26 September 2024– via Trove
6. Ross reports on television programming. 27 November 1950. p. 4.
7. "TV Diary". The Boston Globe. 28 November 1950. p. 47.

External links

• "The Shadow of a Man" at IMDb
• "The Shadow of a Man (1950)" at IMDb