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 20 Sep 2024)