Producers' Showcase - Production & Contact Info

Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
TV Series | 90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)

TV Series | 90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.

Seasons

3 | 2 | 1 | Unknown See all

Directors

Clark Jones | Kirk Browning (directed by) | Delbert Mann | Vincent J. Donehue & 16 more

Writers

Joseph Schrank (adaptation) (script) (writer) | David Shaw (adaptation) | Robert E. Sherwood (play) (writer) | Sumner Locke Elliott (adaptation) (writer) & 55 more

Producers

Sol Hurok (producer) | Fred Coe (producer) | Alex Segal (producer) | Hume Cronyn (producer) & 14 more

Composers

Harry Sosnik | Moose Charlap | George Bassman | Mitchell Ayres & 11 more

Cinematographer

Peter Hopkinson

Editors

Sumner Locke Elliott | Isaac Kleinerman | Herman Kitchen

Casting Director

Joan MacDonald

Production Design

Otis Riggs Jr. (as Otis Riggs) | Rouben Ter-Arutunian | Oliver Smith

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 18, 1954

Release date (First episode)

Oct 18, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Cyril Ritchard Captain Hook / George Darling / Britannus / The Peddler / Gabriel Von Eisenstein / King Rupert of Brandovia Captain Hook / George Darling / Britannus / The Peddler / Gabriel Von Eisenstein / King Rupert of Brandovia See fewer	6	Blackmail (1929)
Mary Martin Peter Pan / Sabina Peter Pan / Sabina See fewer	4	Peter Pan (1960)
Claire Bloom Cleopatra / Roxane / Juliet Cleopatra / Roxane / Juliet See fewer	3	Clash of the Titans (1981)
David Wayne Gletkin / Egbert Floud / Harlequin - narrator Gletkin / Egbert Floud / Harlequin - narrator See fewer	3	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Heller Halliday Liza / Gladys Liza / Gladys See fewer	3	Peter Pan (1955)
Margalo Gillmore Mary Darling / Mrs. Darling / Arabel Moulton-Barrett Mary Darling / Mrs. Darling / Arabel Moulton-Barrett See fewer	3	High Society (1956)
Nehemiah Persoff Officer / Police officer / Strup Officer / Police officer / Strup See fewer	3	An American Tail (1986)
Lorne Greene Emperor's aide / Julius Caesar / Gorgas Emperor's aide / Julius Caesar / Gorgas See fewer	3	Bonanza (1959)
Dusty Worrall Indian / Dancer Indian / Dancer See fewer	3	General Electric Theater (1953)
Marian Anderson Self Self See fewer	3	The Great Debaters (2007)
Patricia Wheel Narrator / Sister Marthe Narrator / Sister Marthe See fewer	3	The Doctors (1963)
Frank Sutton Soldier Soldier See fewer	3	Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)
Vaughn Monroe Self - commercial for RCA Victor television sets / Self - in Commercial Self - commercial for RCA Victor television sets / Self - in Commercial See fewer	3	Die Hard (1988)
José Ferrer Cyrano de Bergerac / Host Cyrano de Bergerac / Host See fewer	2	Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Margot Fonteyn Cinderella / Princess Aurora Cinderella / Princess Aurora See fewer	2	Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Ernie Kovacs Self - Host / Self - commercial for Ford Motor Cars Self - Host / Self - commercial for Ford Motor Cars See fewer	2	Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Joseph Cotten Grant Matthews Grant Matthews See fewer	2	Citizen Kane (1941)
Frederick Ashton Carabosse the Wicked Fairy Carabosse the Wicked Fairy See fewer	2	The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Eva Marie Saint Emily Webb / Miss Blake Emily Webb / Miss Blake See fewer	2	On the Waterfront (1954)
Paul Hartman Mr. Webb / Jason Maple Mr. Webb / Jason Maple See fewer	2	Higher and Higher (1943)
Raymond Massey The Prime Minister / Stackpoole The Prime Minister / Stackpoole See fewer	2	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Michael Somes The Prince / Prince Charming The Prince / Prince Charming See fewer	2	Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Arny Freeman Jerry Armstrong / Josef Jerry Armstrong / Josef See fewer	2	The Super Cops (1974)
Sondra Lee Tiger Lily Tiger Lily See fewer	2	The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Ernest Truex Dr. Gibbs / commercial for Lincoln automobiles Dr. Gibbs / commercial for Lincoln automobiles See fewer	2	His Girl Friday (1940)
Jada Rowland Child / Little Mary Child / Little Mary See fewer	2	As the World Turns (1956)
Ray Walston Self - Spike McManus Self - Spike McManus See fewer	2	Popeye (1980)
Kathleen Nolan Wendy Darling / Jane Wendy Darling / Jane See fewer	2	The Real McCoys (1957)
Sylvia Field Mrs. Gibbs / commercial for Lincoln automobiles Mrs. Gibbs / commercial for Lincoln automobiles See fewer	2	The Best of Broadway (1954)
John Irving John Withers John Withers See fewer	2	Front Row Center (1955)
Garry Moore Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	2	It Happened to Jane (1959)
Fred Stewart Jake Henshaw / William Crawford Jake Henshaw / William Crawford See fewer	2	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Cathleen Nesbitt Mrs. Moorehead / Frau Lucher Mrs. Moorehead / Frau Lucher See fewer	2	The Parent Trap (1961)
Edward Hunt Governor's aide / Captain Surtees Cook Governor's aide / Captain Surtees Cook See fewer	2	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Barbara Dodd Airline Announcer Airline Announcer See fewer	2	Employee of the Month (2006)
Michael Evans Sentinel / Count Hoyos Sentinel / Count Hoyos See fewer	2	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Francis Compton Theodotus / Prater waiter Theodotus / Prater waiter See fewer	2	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Philip Abbott Self - Brinkerhof Self - Brinkerhof See fewer	2	Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Peter Donat Arrested Student Arrested Student See fewer	2	The Game (1997)
Sadler's Wells Ballet Themselves Themselves See fewer	2	La belle Hélène (1964)
Philip Chatfield Actor Actor See fewer	2	Val Parnell's Startime (1956)
Louis Armstrong Self Self See fewer	2	High Society (1956)
Robert Banas Indian Indian See fewer	2	West Side Story (1961)
Linda Dangcil Indian Indian See fewer	2	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
Joan Tewkesbury Ostrich Ostrich See fewer	2	Nashville (1975)
David Bean Slightly Slightly See fewer	2	West Side Story (1961)
Joe E. Marks Smee Smee See fewer	2	Cinderella (I) (1965)
Diki Lerner Indian (as Dick Lerner) Indian (as Dick Lerner) See fewer	2	Crossing the Line (1990)
Norman Shelly Nana / Crocodile Nana / Crocodile See fewer	2	Peter Pan (1955)
Ian Tucker Tootles Tootles See fewer	2	Danger (1950)