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NBC TELEVISION NETWORK NEWS
January 11, 196 1
PREMIERE OP 'THE AMERICANS'
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Family Is Divided as Civil War Start s. Brother Opposes Brother In Opening Episode of New Weekly NBC-TV Dramatic Series
A family is split asunder by the opening guns of the Civil War, and brother is pitted against brother on the field of battle, in "Harpers Perry, 1861, " premiere episode of "The Americans" on the NBC-TV Network Monday, Jan. 23 (7-30-8:30 p.m. EST).
Darryl Hickman and Dick Davalos — respectively as Ben and Jeff Canfield, brothers who find themselves in violent disagreement when Virginia secedes from the Union - are regular stars of "The Americans." Guest stars for the opening episode include John Mclntire as their father, tortured by the prospect of war; and Gigi Perreau, the girl -next -door who is mystified by the brothers' bitter conflict.
"The Americans," with Frank Telford of the NBC Program De¬ velopment Department as producer (of all except the opening episodes), has an original musical score by Hugo Priedhofer. It is the first weekly dramatic series in television history to be set with historical authenticity against a Civil War background. Historian and author Henry Steele Commager is historical consultant.
Harpers Ferry, site of the U. S. arsenal attacked by John Brown only 18 months before, is teeming with sympathizers from North and South when Virginia secedes. Capt, Turner Ashby (Ron Randell) of the Virginia Militia learns of Jeff Canfield's compassion for the Confederate cause, and asks him to determine how many federal troops are stationed at the arsenal.
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