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Des Pfarrers Freude
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- German TV movie produced in 1966
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Parson’s Pleasure”
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- Originally aired on June 26, 1966
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Le Coup du berger
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- French film produced in 1956
- What Dahl Did: wrote story entitled “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat” based on the same basic plot
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Le Coup du berger is a twenty-eight-minute short film directed by Jacques Rivette. It stars Virginie Vitry as a wife cheating on her husband (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze). When her lover (Jean-Claude Brialy) buys her a mink coat, the adulterous pair hatch a plan to avoid her husband’s questioning the coat’s origins.
Fool’s Mate is considered by some to be the first film of the French New Wave, or the movement’s earliest antecedent. Released in 1956, the film is something of a curio thanks to a scene in which Rivette and New Wave contemporaries Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, and François Truffaut are seen in the same room as party guests.
Note: The film is not actually based on Dahl’s story, but rather on the same apocryphal anecdote that Dahl based his story on.
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Rendezvous
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- American/British anthology series that ran from 1958-59
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Beware of the Dog” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 31 (Season 1): “Blind Landing”
- Originally aired on August 26, 1959
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Rendezvous was an American/British 30 minute anthology series produced for syndication by Edwin H. Knopf. There were approximately 25 episodes, the first 10 filmed in the United States, the final 15 filmed in the UK. Charles Drake was the host, and among the guest stars were Patricia Neal, Peter O’Toole, Bert Lahr, Gary Merrill, Mel Ferrer, Donald Pleasence and Kim Hunter.
Suspicion
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- American mystery drama series which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1958
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “The Way Up to Heaven” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 29 (Season 1): “The Way Up to Heaven”
- Originally aired on April 28, 1958
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Suspicion was the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1958. The executive producer of Suspicion was film director Alfred Hitchcock.
Cameo Theatre
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- American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1950 to 1955
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Man From the South” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 5 (Season 4): “Man From the South”
- Originally aired on August 14, 1955
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Description
Cameo Theatre was an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1950 to 1955. The series introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round: minimal sets and props well lit within a black background, enabling cameras to move and pick up shots from any angle. This technique put the focus directly on the characters and dialogue rather than scenery.
Reviews
- “Ghoulish TV Drama Called Corking Good” review by Val Adams from The Atlanta Constitution, August 17, 1955
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- Media mention from The Pottstown Mercury – August 17, 1955
Star Tonight
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- American anthology series which aired on ABC from February 1955 to August 1956
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Taste” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 18: “Taste”
- Originally aired on June 2, 1955
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Description
Star Tonight was an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from February 1955 to August 1956. It consisted of 80 total episodes, 30 from 1955 and 50 from 1956. Each episode was a self-contained story, usually adapted from famous plays, short-stories or novels by some of the writers of the day.
Danger
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- American anthology series which aired on CBS Television from September 1950 to May 1955
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Dip in the Pool” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 23 (Season 4): “Dip in the Pool”
- Originally aired on March 2, 1954
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Danger was an American anthology series which aired on CBS Television from September 1950 to May 1955. Hosted and narrated by Dick Stark, the series featured an array of weekly guest stars, writers and directors.
The Philip Morris Playhouse
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- Short-lived American television version of Philip Morris Playhouse anthology radio series
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Taste” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 17: “Taste”
- Originally aired on January 28, 1954
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- Note: This program appears to be lost and no recordings exist.
Description
Philip Morris Playhouse was a 30-minute old-time radio dramatic anthology series. A short-lived television version ran on CBS from October 8, 1953, until March 4, 1954. Kent Smith was the host for the TV program, which one reference source said “was hastily ordered by sponsor Philip Morris after its first offering in that time slot, Pentagon Confidential, was blasted by the critics.” Broadcast live from New York, the episodes’ genres varied from comedy to melodrama. Stars included Eddie Albert, Nina Foch, Franchot Tone and Vincent Price.
Lux Video Theatre
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- American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957
- What Dahl Did: wrote original story entitled “Taste” which was adapted for an episode
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- Episode 32 (Season 2): “Taste”
- Originally aired on March 31, 1952
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- Note: This program appears to be lost and no recordings exist.
Description
Lux Video Theatre was an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.