Norman Felton, John Cassavetes, Janice Rule, and Robert E. Sherwood rehearse the staging of "Diary" for Robert Montgomery Presents (1954).
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Cassavetes
In conceiving this nine-part series, I was curious about how John Cassavetes's work as an actor in 1950s live television informed his work as a independent feature director, beginning with Shadows (1959). Sadly, most of the kinescopes of his live dramas (some forty roles) turned out to have been destroyed or lost. What remained included his breakthrough as a bullfighter in "Paso Doble" (Omnibus, 1954); his turn as a juvenile delinquent in Reginald Rose and Sidney Lumet's "Crime in the Streets" (Elgin Hour, 1955); and his appearance with Gena Rowlands in "Time for Love" (Armstrong Circle Theatre, 1955). A major discovery for this series was a previously unknown work: "In Pursuit of Excellence," a characteristically intense and personal film he wrote and directed for Universal Television in the 1960s about an ambitious college student struggling to reconcile his integrity with his drive for success. |
Exhibition Catalog + Brochures
Parts 1 – 3
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Parts 4 – 6
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Parts 7 – 9
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Press
Village Voice
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