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PLYMOUTH PLAYHOUSE: JAMIE {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)

Summary

This first broadcast of the Plymouth Playhouse functioned as the pilot for the series "Jamie." When Jamieson John Francis McHummer is brought from an orphanage to stay temporarily with his aunt, he forms an immediate and fast friendship with his grandfather. Grandpa wins both renewed self respect and a permanent home for Jamie. Includes commercials. (Series title varies; formerly "ABC Album.")

Details

  • NETWORK: ABC
  • DATE: April 26, 1953 Sunday 7:30 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:29:27
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: T81:1344
  • GENRE: Drama
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Families
  • SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1953
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Herbert Brodkin … Executive Producer
  • Phil Stein … Assistant Producer
  • Curt Conway … Director
  • David Swift … Writer
  • Donald Cook … Host
  • Bernie Green … Music by
  • Brandon DeWilde … Cast, Jamie McHummer
  • Ernest Truex … Cast, Grandpa
  • Polly Rowles … Cast, Laurie
  • Eva Marie Saint … Cast, Judith
  • Adnia Rice … Cast, Tess
  • Eda Heineman … Cast, Mrs. Sniggins
  • Charles Kuhn … Cast, Mr. Klate
  • David Winters … Cast, Christian
  • Nell Harrison … Cast, Mrs. Laurencia
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