High Tor (1956)
High Tor (1956)
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.

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Bing Crosby Bing Crosby As: Van Van Dorn
Julie Andrews Julie Andrews As: Lise
Nancy Olson Nancy Olson As: Judith
Everett Sloane Everett Sloane As: DeWitt
Hans Conried Hans Conried As: Biggs
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High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.


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Certification: NR

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Genres: Fantasy, Music

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Release Date: 10 March 1956

Country: US

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: CBS Productions

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Executive Producer

Arthur Schwartz

Arthur Schwartz

Producer

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Costume and Makeup

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Lester Shorr

Lester Shorr

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Robert Tyler Lee

Robert Tyler Lee

Art Direction

Other Crew

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