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NBC COLOR TELEVISION NEWS
June 17, 1964
RICARDO MONT ALBAN, STANLEY HOLLOWAY, SUSAN WATSON, JOHN DAVIDSON CAST IN FOUR OF THE TOP ROLES IN 11 THE FANTASTICKS, " NEW SEASON'S OPENING COLORCAST OF "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME"
Ricardo Montalban, Stanley Holloway, Susan Watson and John Davidson have been cast in four of the top roles in the television adaptation of "The Fantasticks, " to be presented on NBC -TV' s "Hallmark Hall of Fame" Sunday, Oct, 18, from 10-11 p.m, EDT, in color. The production which opens the l4th television season for Hallmark, will be produced and directed by George Schaefer.
Montalban will play the role of Spanish bandit-narrator El Gallo, who tells the fanciful love story of a young couple, nextdoor neighbors, who are brought together by their respective fathers through the device of pretending opposition to the match.
Holloway will be cast as the girl's father and Susan Watson and John Davidson will portray the young couple. The role of the boy's father is yet to be cast.
Montalban, an established performer in motion pictures and TV, appeared on Broadway in the musical "Jamaica," with Lena Horne and Seventh Heaven" with Gloria DeHaven. Holloway, a veteran star of the English music halls, earned wide fame in the United States in the original role of Alfred Doolittle in "My Fair Lady."
Miss Watson, who has appeared on Broadway in "Bye Bye Birdie." and "Carnival," was seen twice last season on NBC-TV's "Bell Telephone
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