Detective's Wife
| Detective's Wife | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Lynn Bari Donald Curtis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | July 7 (1950年07月07日) – September 29, 1950 (1950年09月29日) |
Detectives's Wife is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from July 7 to September 29, 1950. The series was the summer replacement for Man Against Crime .[1]
Synopsis
[edit ]Set in New York City,[2] the sustaining program [3] focused on Adam Conway, a private detective, and his wife Connie, who always got involved in his cases.[4] Episodes focused more on her involvement than on his work.[1]
Lynn Bari portrayed Connie Conway, and Donald Curtis played Adam Conway.[3] Bari narrated each episode in her first regular role on a TV series.[5]
Production
[edit ]Franklin Schaffner was the producer and director,[6] and the writer was Milton Lewis.[3] or Mort Lewis.[5] It was broadcast live from New York[7] with a total of 14 episodes.[8]
Critical response
[edit ]A review of the July 14, 1950, episode in the trade publication Billboard described the program as "a brightly satirical comedy-mystery series with some of the smartest dialog to hit video yet."[3]
Jack Gould, writing in The New York Times , said that he gave up on the show's first episode after it became too complicated with five characters in addition to the two stars. "It takes more than a crowd to make a play," he concluded.[9]
A review in the trade publication Variety said the show "makes a fairly amusing whodunit."[6] It noted that the debut episode "foundered at times" but complimented Bari and Curtis on their work in the show.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (1976). The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs, 1947-1976 (PDF). South Brunswick: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc. p. 203. ISBN 0-498-01561-0 . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Bundy, June (July 22, 1950). "The Detective's Wife" (PDF). Billboard. pp. 9–10. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Tucker, David C. (March 26, 2015). The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms. McFarland. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-7864-8732-5 . Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Radio and Television: C.B.S. to Offer 5,000ドル a Week for Clues Leading to Murder-Case Solutions" . The New York Times. June 24, 1950. p. 28. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Detective's Wife". Variety. July 12, 1950. pp. 26, 32. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 214. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Romanko, Karen A. (February 24, 2016). Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present. McFarland. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7864-9637-2 . Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Gould, Jack (July 8, 1950). "Radio and TV in Review: C.B.S. Video Has Busy Evening--Visits Stork Club, Starts Mystery Series and Plugs Songs" . The New York Times. p. 26. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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