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8/10 TV Theme music composer Henry Mancini Original language(s) English Final episode date 31 March 1964 Network NBC | 8.8/10 IMDb Genre Anthology Country of origin USA First episode date 24 September 1963 Presented by Richard Boone Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Reuben Bercovitch
Harry Julian Fink
William D. Gordon
John Haase
J.R. Littlefield
Joel Madison
E. Jack Neuman
Clifford Odets
Dale Wasserman
Bob Wehling Directed by Richard Boone
Robert Butler
Robert Gist
Lamont Johnson
Buzz Kulik
Harry Morgan Cast Richard Boone, Harry Morgan, Robert Blake, Lloyd Bochner, Bethel Leslie Similar The Barbara Stanwyck, Bob Hope Presents the Chrys, Letter to Loretta, Alcoa Theatre, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Richard Boone Show is an anthology television series. It aired on NBC during the 1963-64 season.
Synopsis
Richard Boone hosted the series and starred in about half of the episodes, garnering an Emmy nomination for himself and a Golden Globe award for the show. His repertory company of 15 actors included up-and-comers such as Guy Stockwell and Robert Blake as well as such established performers as Bethel Leslie (who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the series), Warren Stevens and Harry Morgan. They rotated parts freely; each appeared in most episodes, and each starred in at least one. The regular writers included Clifford Odets. Producer Buck Houghton was overseen by the prolific team of Mark Goodson and Bill Todman.
Programmed against the CBS sitcom, Petticoat Junction, Boone's anthology show was unable to find or keep an audience. It was cancelled after only one season, and has not been syndicated or released on home video, except for a brief showing on the Global Television Network in Canada in the late 1980s.