The Admirable Crichton (1968 film) explained

Director:	George Schaefer
Producer:	George Schaefer
Starring:	Bill Travers
Network:	NBC
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Admirable Crichton is a 1968 TV movie adaptation of the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. It stars Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna.^[1]

It was filmed for Hallmark Hall of Fame and was directed by George Schaefer.

Cast

• Bill Travers as Crichton
• Virginia McKenna as Lady Mary
• Janet Munro as Tweeny
• Norman Barrs as The Officer
• Pamela Brown as Lady Brocklehurst
• Edward Cicciarelli as Treherne
• Richard Easton as Ernest Woolley
• Christina Gillespie as Fisher
• Estelle Kohler as Lady Agatha
• Laurence Naismith as Lord Loam
• Carrie Nye as Lady Catherine
• Ralph Purdom as Lord Brocklehurst

Production

The show was taped in New York over a month in February and March 1968. McKenna said the play was "a comment on our society, how our social code of behaviour imprisons people and stops them from being natural."^[2]

Reception

The Chicago Tribune called it "absorbing, humorous entertainment".^[3] The New York Times felt it was a "lacklustre production" which suffered from trimming the first act and where Travers "was simply miscast".^[4]

Bill Travers was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actor.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: Bill travers takes special look at lions. Jul 19, 1968. Los Angeles Times. .
2. News: Kramer, C.. Mar 5, 1968. TV today: Miss McKenna talks about role in barrie play. Chicago Tribune. .
3. News: Cross, R.. May 3, 1968. TV today: Show tells how collectors make---or lose---money. Chicago Tribune. .
4. News: TV: N.B.C. Presents Barrie's 'Admirable Crichton': Play Is Produced by George Schaefer 90-Minute Adaptation Suffers From Trims . Gent . George . May 3, 1968 . The New York Times . 95 . .
5. Web site: 21st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners . Television Academy . November 25, 2017.
6. News: Buck, J. . May 6, 1969. 283 emmy nominations made. Chicago Tribune. .