The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon

*The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon*
The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon
Directed by	Joan Kemp-Welch
Starring	Rod Taylor; Elizabeth MacLennan
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	60 min.
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	16 December 1962

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon is a 1962 American television adaptation from A. J. Cronin's 1948 novel, Shannon's Way. The dramatization was written by Robert Stewart, directed by Joan Kemp-Welch, and produced by Lewis Freedman. The show was the ninth episode of the second season of The DuPont Show of the Week, which was broadcast on NBC, and it starred Rod Taylor and Elizabeth MacLennan. In 1963, it was broadcast in Great Britain on ITV Television Playhouse.

The episode was filmed on location in Britain over two weeks. It was the first co-production between a regular American TV dramatic series and a production company from another country (in this case, England).^[1]

Cast[edit]

Rod Taylor as Robert Shannon
Elizabeth MacLennan as Jean Law
Alan Casley as the Policeman
Madeleine Christie as Mrs. Law
Finlay Currie as Sir Wilfred Challis
Archie Duncan as Reverend Law
Hugh Evans as Malcolm Hodden
Ronald Fraser as Dr. James Mathers
Betty Henderson as Mrs. Maclaren
Moultrie Kelsall as Dr. Usher
Frank Olegario as Chattergee

References[edit]

^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p91

External links[edit]

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[1] Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p91

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v t e Works by A. J. Cronin
Novels	Hatter's Castle Three Loves Grand Canary Woman of the Earth Country Doctor The Stars Look Down The Citadel Vigil in the Night Enchanted Snow The Valorous Years The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years Shannon's Way The Spanish Gardener Beyond This Place Escape from Fear A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb The Northern Light The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden The Judas Tree A Song of Sixpence A Pocketful of Rye The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde Lady with Carnations Gracie Lindsay
Short stories	"Kaleidoscope in "K"" "The Innkeeper's Wife"
Play	Jupiter Laughs
Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds
Film adaptations	Once to Every Woman Grand Canary The Citadel Vigil in the Night The Stars Look Down Shining Victory Hatter's Castle The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years The Spanish Gardener Web of Evidence
Television adaptations	Escape From Fear Beyond This Place Nicholas The Citadel (1960 American) The Citadel (1960 British) Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon Memorandum van een dokter La Cittadella (1964) Novi asistent O Jardineiro Espanhol E le stelle stanno a guardare The Stars Look Down Les Années d'illusion The Citadel (1983) Doctor Finlay La Cittadella (2003)