One Man’s Experience

Synopsis
Soap opera. Shakespeare is put to work writing soap opera. Jack Manning, in modern dress and using few props, pretends to be Hamlet’s ghost come back to earth to tell about the dark doings at Elsinore. He opens each show with a summary of the action that has gone on before and, using conversational bridges to explain the action, and reciting Hamlet’s big speeches.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Transmission details
Jan 1953 at 11:45 (Channel: WARD, NY)
Duration
15 mins
Availability
No archive copy found (2007).

Credits

Director
Lawrence Menkin
Producer
Lawrence Menkin
Writer
Jay Bennett
Cast
Jack Manning 

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
The serial ran daily for ten episodes.
Reviews
Variety (January 14, 1953).

Production Company

Name

Du Mont

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "One Man’s Experience". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67705 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)