High Tor

Synopsis

High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.

Main Cast

Bing Crosby

Van Van Dorn

Age : 74 | Popularity : 8%

Julie Andrews

Lise

Age : 88 | Popularity : 15%

Nancy Olson

Judith

Age : 95 | Popularity : 8%

Everett Sloane

DeWitt

Age : 55 | Popularity : 4%

Hans Conried

Biggs

Age : 64 | Popularity : 16%

Lloyd Corrigan

Skimmerhorn

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Dan Barton

Buddy

Age : 88 | Popularity : 4%

Robert Foulk

Elkus

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Franklin J. Schaffner James Neilson
Production	Executive Producer	Bing Crosby
	Producer	Arthur Schwartz
Writing	Theatre Play	Maxwell Anderson
	Writer	Maxwell Anderson John Monks Jr.
	Lyricist	Maxwell Anderson
Camera	Director of Photography	Lester Shorr
Sound	Conductor	Joseph J. Lilley
	Songs	Arthur Schwartz
	Music	Arthur Schwartz
Editing	Editor	Danny B. Landres
Art	Art Direction	Robert Tyler Lee
Department	Role	Name

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