Author Archives: Ralph

The Easter Breach

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed Spring 1965 Late morning the second day of filming THE EASTER BREACH I received a telephone call from the producer. He had just viewed the first day’s rushes and was calling to tell me how pleased he was with … Continue reading →

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The Jack Is High

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed August 1964 I am constantly amazed that an episode of a series I directed almost a half a century ago, an episode that I hoped would be good enough to make the short list that would be aired again … Continue reading →

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A Hero For Our Times

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed August 1963 After completing THE BULL ROARER at Desilu Studio in Hollywood, it was over the hills and back to Universal Studio on Lankershim Boulevard, the factory in the valley. It was my first SUSPENSE THEATRE assignment and my … Continue reading →

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Shadow Of A Starless Night

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed January 1964 After completing filming FUNNY MAN with Mickey Rooney I was pleased to learn I would be returning to Desilu Studio for another episode of BREAKING POINT, my favorite series of that season. Desilu was a pleasant place … Continue reading →

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The Bull Roarer

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed July 1963 I think that was a historic moment in television. I am 99 and 44/100 percent sure that was the first time the word “homosexual” was uttered in a drama in an American television show. And it happened … Continue reading →

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Age Of Consent

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed July 1963 In April, 1963 during my preparation period for COLOR SCHEMES LIKE NEVER BEFORE on NAKED CITY, one of my agents in the New York office took me to meet David Susskind. He had a new series going … Continue reading →

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Ordeal

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Ralph

Filmed June-July 1963 One day in the mid-seventies on the set of THE WALTONS Will Geer said to me, “You’re one of the pioneers of American television.” My response was to deny that. I thought the pioneers were those on … Continue reading →

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Funny Man With A Monkey: The Trial

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Ralph

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 →

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Funny Man With A Monkey: The Arrest

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Ralph

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 →

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My Name Is Martin Burnham: The Trial

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Ralph

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 →

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