Arrest and Trial

Filmed November 1963 Samuel Goldwyn once said, “Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.” It’s a funny line, but I’m afraid I don’t agree with it. I don’t like propaganda. I don’t like preaching. But I … Continue reading →

Filmed November 1963 In October after a wonderfully busy four months in which I directed six more shows (four on the west coast, two in the east), I returned to New York for the fifth time that year. That trip … Continue reading →

Filmed June 1963 Because the original pilot for ARREST AND TRIAL was scrapped, the first show of the new series to go into production, MY NAME IS MARTIN BURNHAM, in a sense was almost another pilot, similar to NARCISSUS ON … Continue reading →

Filmed June 1963 As I faced the beginning of the 1963-64 season, big changes loomed in front of me. Until then I had led a very sheltered life as a film director. Four of my first six assignments had been … Continue reading →