Broadcasting (Apr - June 1960)

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Mass audience museum ■ Vincent Van Gogh stands to gain an unprecedented audience of millions in a week over the “day watch’’’ service on WNTA-TV New York. Paintings such as “Starry Night” (above r.) from five museums are shown hourly on the nine-hour show, Monday through Saturday. WNTA-TV puts its weekly audience at 1.4 million different homes and 1.6 million patrons of shopping areas. Art collector Selig S. Burrows is consultant on the project which offers paint series, filmed in color and combining live and animation sequences with special effects. Created by Anne and Tod Sherdeman. Don Sharpe and Warren Lewis are co-producers. Not cast yet. Love and War — -A pair of tv cameramen, Richard Greene and Robert Strauss, chase news, adventure and dames in this comedy-adventure series to be filmed by Revue Productions for CBS-TV. Producer: Richard Irving. Initial episode will be seen as a G.E. Theatre program. The Man — An undercover operator (Neville Brand) fights crime on a global scale in this series created by Bernard Girard, who is also writer-producer, with Philip N. Krasne as executive producer. Pilot was filmed at California Studios. The Man from Washington — Based on files of the U.S. Dept, of Interior. NTA will film pilot in April. Producer: Adrian Samish. Writer: Bill Ballinger. NTA supervisor: Frank De Felitta. Man on the Beach — The seaside suburb of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, is the scene of this detective series, produced by La Mesa Productions in conjunction with CBS-TV. Dewey Martin and Lucy Marlowe star in the pilot. A1 Scalpone is the producer. Maritime Lawyer — An attorney specializing in maritime law has adventures on the seven seas. NTA will film 114 (PROGRAMMING) ings from the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum and Newark Museum. WNTA-TV televises a quantity of its own “live” art in the course of a day, focusing cameras on mechanical toys, animals, goldfish, babies, children and other sights over a musical background. A total 260 shopping areas are equipped for “Daywatch Storevision,” including supermarkets, drug stores, laundry centers, appliance stores, luncheonettes and restaurants. pilot in April. Producer: Lindsley Parsons. Writer: Jameson Brewer. NTA supervisor: Frank De Felitta. Mountain Man — Rocky Mountain guides are the heroes of this CBS-TV produced series, starring Peter Palmer. James Gunn and Hunt Stromberg Jr. created the story idea, pilot was written by Kathleen Hite, produced by Norman Macdonnel, directed by Louis King. Naked City — New York policemen are the heroes of this hour-long series, sequel to half-hour series now on ABCTV and headed for the same network. Herbert B. Leonard is producer. Filmed in New York by Screen Gems. Port of Entry — Spies, narcotic smugglers and gunrunners are only a few types against whom the U.S. Immigration Service maintains constant vigilance. A USIS New York area operative is the hero of this action series, which Jack Chertok Productions is making for NBC-TV. Barry Trivers wrote the pilot which Mr. Chertok will produce. The Quiet Three — Guitarist Duane Eddy stars as a musician with a traveling band in this tv tape series of adventure with music, produced by Gregmark Productions. Ben De Motto wrote the pilot. He and Mr. Eddy are co-producers with Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood. Raven — Lt. Raven of Los Angeles County sheriff’s office patrols Sunset Strip in this series to be produced at Screen Gems for NBC-TV. Jonas Seinfield and Donald L. Gold created the 60-minute series. William Sackheim will be executive producer. Stars: Skip Homeier, in the title role, and Paul Anka. Lewis Reed wrote the pilot. The Renegade — Two young opportunists, an Englishman and an Irishman, find America in Civil War time an ideal place to pursue their search for adventure, gold and girls. MahinRackin Productions filmed a pilot at MGM of the hour-long color program for NBC-TV. John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin are co-producers of the series they created and will write some of the episodes. Steve Cochran and Richard Ney portray the two principal characters. Rogue for Hire — A World War II aviator, still seeking adventure, becomes a charter pilot. Created by Seton I. Miller, with Philip N. Krasne as producer, the series stars Jerome Thor. Pilot was filmed at California Studios for CBS Films. Route 66 — Two teenage boys (Martin Milner and George Maharis) seek and find adventure on the road. Herbert B. Leonard is producing the pilot for the 60-minute series which Screen Gems will release. Savage of the Deep — Keith Larsen stars in this hour-long underwater adventure series, packaged by Ziv for CBS-TV. Producer: Ivan Tors. Writer of pilot: Art Arthur. Sea Rover — Adventures on the high seas make up this series, which Jana Enterprises will co-produce with Screen Gems. Art and Jo Napoleon, who created the series, will also be its writers and directors. Harry Ackerman will be executive producer. Still in planning stage. Shock Squad — The advance unit of the Dade County, Fla. (Miami) sheriff’s office lives up to its nickname in this series, created by John Florea, who is producing it for Vortex Productions. Pilot will be filmed this spring. Simon Lash, Detective — Frank Gruber created this Allied Artists series, the adventures of a detective in today’s West, with Jock Mahoney in the title role. Pilot is completed. Series will be syndicated by ABC-TV Films. Sinbad the Sailor — Animation and live action are combined in this color series which Charles Schneer Productions and Screen Gems will co-produce BROADCASTING, April 4, 1960