Spellbound (Theatre '62)
| "Spellbound" | |
|---|---|
| Theatre '62 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Paul Bogart |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Teleplay by | Ben Hecht |
| Based on | novel by Francis Beeding |
| Original air date | February 11, 1962 |
| Running time | 60 mins |
"Spellbound" is a 1962 American television play which adapted the 1945 feature film of the same name.
Cast
Reception
Variety claimed the adaptation "was so abbreviated that the keen character development and surprise of the Hecht screenplay were lost."[1] Newsday called it "an unsatisfactory shadow of the earlier film."[2]
References
- ^ "Spellbound". Variety. 14 February 1962. p. 36.
- ^ "On television". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). 12 February 1962. p. 50.
External links
- "Spellbound" at IMDb