Showcase Productions, Inc. was the original packager/producer of much of the prime time, live, dramatic, color, 60 minute and 90 minute programming which appeared primarily on NBC during the period between September 1954 and September 1957.

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"ROMEO AND JULIET"

Directed By: Clark Jones
Written By: William Shakespeare, adapted for television by Joseph Schrank
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Air Date: 3/4/57
Stars: Claire Bloom, Paul Rogers, John Neville, Richard Wordsworth, Jack Gwillim, Ernest Hare, Wynne Clark, Denis Holmes, Charles Gray, Jeremy Brett, Margaret Courtenay, Jennifer Wilson
Show: Sol Hurok presentation of Old Vic Company's performance of William Shakespeare play, based on stage production by Robert Helpmann, adapted for television by Joseph Schrank, directed by Michael Benthall (for the Old Vic) and Clark Jones (for Showcase); stars Claire Bloom, Paul Rogers, John Neville, Richard Wordsworth, Jack Gwillim, Ernest Hare, Wynne Clark, Denis Holmes, Charles Gray, Jeremy Brett, Margaret Courtenay, Jennifer Wilson, and large supporting cast.

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