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'''''The Golden Shandy''''' is a 1959 episode of the TV series ''[[Goodyear Theatre]]''. |
'''''The Golden Shandy''''' is a 1959 episode of the TV series ''[[Goodyear Theatre]]''. |
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It marked the last filmed performance of [[Errol Flynn]].<ref>Flynn's Last Fling |
It marked the last filmed performance of [[Errol Flynn]] and was broadcast after he died.<ref>Flynn's Last Fling |
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L.L. The Washington Post, Times Herald 8 Nov 1959: G3. </ref> |
L.L. The Washington Post, Times Herald 8 Nov 1959: G3. </ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Traveling medicine man Doc Boatwright goes through Nugget City. The female co-owner of a saloon throws a brick of the saloon at him. Boatwright realises the brick contains gold and tries to con her out of it. |
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On his return to Nugget City, traveling medicine man Doc Boatwright is spotted by Adie Walter who has been conned into buying Boatwright's saloon. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Errol Flynn]] as Doc Boatwright |
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*[[Patricia Barry]] as Adie Walker |
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*[[Peter Hansen]] as Mike Walker |
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*[[James McCallion]] as Hermise Schneider |
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*[[Fred Sherman]] as Clyde Murrow |
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*[[Juney Ellis]] as Henrietta |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The script was based on a short story by Australian writer [[Edward Dyson]] which was first published in 1889.<ref>Graeme Davison, 'Dyson, Edward George (Ted) (1865–1931)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dyson-edward-george-ted-6073/text10397, published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 7 November 2019.</ref> Dyson later turned it into a play.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15446869 |title="THE GOLDEN SHANTY." |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=23,601 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=1 September 1913 |accessdate=7 November 2019 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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In August 1959 Hedda Hopper reported that Patricia Barry turned down the chance to appear in ''Line Up'' to go to New York to make the production. "She must have wanted a trip to New York," wrote Hopper.<ref>Looking at Hollywood: Timmy Everett Is First Cast in 'Exodus' |
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Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (31 Aug 1959: a6. </ref> |
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The production was shot in three days. Director Arthur Hiller said Flynn had a great deal of trouble remembering his lines.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WW5TBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=%22golden+shanty%22+errol+flynn&source=bl&ots=SqUPZEtk3g&sig=ACfU3U1Jn3Rz4fJtW3VJhMWUB8fI48R8Sw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEirTZ-r3iAhUWbn0KHe-9Bos4ChDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=%22golden%20shanty%22%20errol%20flynn&f=false|page=291|title=Errol Flynn: The Life and Career|first=Thomas|last= McNulty|publisher=McFarland|year= 2015}}</ref> |
The production was shot in three days. Director Arthur Hiller said Flynn had a great deal of trouble remembering his lines.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WW5TBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=%22golden+shanty%22+errol+flynn&source=bl&ots=SqUPZEtk3g&sig=ACfU3U1Jn3Rz4fJtW3VJhMWUB8fI48R8Sw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEirTZ-r3iAhUWbn0KHe-9Bos4ChDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=%22golden%20shanty%22%20errol%20flynn&f=false|page=291|title=Errol Flynn: The Life and Career|first=Thomas|last= McNulty|publisher=McFarland|year= 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.telelib.com/authors/D/DysonEdward/prose/goldenshanty/index.html Complete text of ''The Golden Shanty'' by Edward Dyson] |
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*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0591291/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 The Golden Shanty] at [[IMDb]] |
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0591291/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 The Golden Shanty] at [[IMDb]] |
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[[Category:1959 in television]] |
[[Category:1959 in television]] |
Revision as of 06:13, 7 November 2019
"The Golden Shanty" | |
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'Goodyear Theatre' episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
Written by | Jameson Brewer |
Based on | story by Edward Dyson |
Produced by | Winston O'Keefe |
Production code | Screen Gems |
Original air date | 9 November 1959 |
Guest appearance | |
Errol Flynn |
The Golden Shandy is a 1959 episode of the TV series Goodyear Theatre.
It marked the last filmed performance of Errol Flynn and was broadcast after he died.[1]
Plot
Traveling medicine man Doc Boatwright goes through Nugget City. The female co-owner of a saloon throws a brick of the saloon at him. Boatwright realises the brick contains gold and tries to con her out of it.
Cast
- Errol Flynn as Doc Boatwright
- Patricia Barry as Adie Walker
- Peter Hansen as Mike Walker
- James McCallion as Hermise Schneider
- Fred Sherman as Clyde Murrow
- Juney Ellis as Henrietta
Production
The script was based on a short story by Australian writer Edward Dyson which was first published in 1889.[2] Dyson later turned it into a play.[3]
In August 1959 Hedda Hopper reported that Patricia Barry turned down the chance to appear in Line Up to go to New York to make the production. "She must have wanted a trip to New York," wrote Hopper.[4]
The production was shot in three days. Director Arthur Hiller said Flynn had a great deal of trouble remembering his lines.[5]
References
- ^ Flynn's Last Fling L.L. The Washington Post, Times Herald 8 Nov 1959: G3.
- ^ Graeme Davison, 'Dyson, Edward George (Ted) (1865–1931)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dyson-edward-george-ted-6073/text10397, published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 7 November 2019.
- ^ ""THE GOLDEN SHANTY."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Looking at Hollywood: Timmy Everett Is First Cast in 'Exodus' Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (31 Aug 1959: a6.
- ^ McNulty, Thomas (2015). Errol Flynn: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 291.