"Keyhole" is a 1956 American television play written by Sumner Locke Elliott. It was an episode of Playwrights '56 and was directed by Fred Coe better known as a producer.[1] The play was more experimental than usual, using a narrator device who would address the audience.[2][3]
| "Keyhole" | |
|---|---|
| Playwrights '56 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 |
| Directed by | Fred Coe |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | May 22, 1956 |
The story was based on a real 1889 British trial.[1]
Premise
editHelen Cartwright is accused of murdering her husband.
Cast
edit- Norman Barrs as Mr. White
- Lee Grant as Helen Cartwright
- Maureen Hurley as Ivy Rumble
- John Mackwood as Ernest Parker
- E.G. Marshall
- John Suttong
Reception
editVariety called it "nothing if not a vigorous vehicle for displaying a director’s approach to staging a live show in a manner that compared favorably with the “liquid assets” of the motion, picture."[1]
The Philadelphia Inquirer said "the whole thing seemed like a one set stage play."[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Playwrights 56". Variety. 30 May 1956. p. 23.
- ^ "Coe wants more experimenting". Newsday (Nassau Edition). 22 May 1956. p. 55.
- ^ "Tuesday, May 22" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. May 20, 1956. p. B. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Screening TV". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 May 1956. p. 35.