[N.B.C trade releases]. (1959)

Record Details:

Title:
[N.B.C trade releases].
Date:
1959
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : National Broadcasting Company]
Volume:
[N.B.C trade releases].
Leaf #:
000365
Language:
English
Subjects:
National Broadcasting Company -- Periodicals, Television programs -- United States -- Periodicals","Radio programs -- United States -- Periodicals","Press releases
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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C TELEVISION NETWORK June 23, 1959 TEDDY ROONEY WILL STAR WITH WILLIAM BENDIX IN 0. HENRY* S ’THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF,* REXALL TV SPECIAL OF AUG. l6 Nine-Year-Old Actor Is the Son of Mickey Rooney Nine-year-old Teddy Rooney, son of Mickey Rooney, will star with William Bendix in O.Henry*s "The Ransom of Red Chief," the Rexall TV Special of Sunday, Aug. 16 on the NBC-TV Network (10 to 11 p.m. EDT). The freckle-faced Teddy varies from the description of Johnny Dorset only in that his hair is blond, rather than the fiery red described by 0. Henry. The role calls for a lad with "bas-relief freckles, " a boy endowed with boundless energy to fulfill the difficult task of portraying the terrible young terror of Summit, Ala. While Teddy Rooney, in real life, is a very personable young¬ ster, he is so gifted he should be able to make himself believable as the little monster who hands out such terrible punishment to his captors that they try to return him to his father before a cent of ransom has been paid. "The Ransom of Red Chief" will mark Teddy’s first dramatic TV appearance, although he has made two appearances "as himself" on "The Jack Paar Show" and last month took part in the CBS program, "America Salutes the Merry Month of May." He has a role in the newly released Doris Day picture, "It Happened to Jane." PRESS DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK 20, NEW YORK