High Tor

Mar 10, 1956

1h 30m

★ 7.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Music

Production Companies

CBS Productions

High Tor Trailers

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Cast

Van Van Dorn

Bing Crosby

Lise

Julie Andrews

Judith

Nancy Olson

DeWitt

Everett Sloane

Biggs

Hans Conried

Skimmerhorn

Lloyd Corrigan

Buddy

Dan Barton

Elkus

Robert Foulk

Patsy

James Gavin

Dope

Kay E. Kuter

Biggs Sr.

Charles Meredith

Budge

George N. Neise

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