The Dennis O'Keefe Show
| The Dennis O'Keefe Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | John Fenton Murray |
| Written by | John Fenton Murray Bob Fisher (screenwriter) Alan Lipscott |
| Directed by | Don Weis Abby Berlin |
| Starring | Dennis O'Keefe Hope Emerson Ricky Kelman Eloise Hardt Eddie Ryder |
| Theme music composer | Leon Klatzkin |
| Composer | Leon Klatzkin |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Les Hafner |
| Cinematography | Kit Carson |
| Editors | Frank Capacchione Herbert Smith |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Cypress Productions, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | 22 September 1959 – 14 June 1960 |
The Dennis O'Keefe Show is an American sitcom produced by United Artists Television which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile division. It was not a ratings success during its original run, and was largely forgotten until a "Best Of" DVD release by Alpha Video during 2004. Certain episodes of the show can also be seen at the Internet Archive. It appears this series has entered the public domain.[citation needed]
Premise
Dennis O'Keefe portrays Hal Towne, a widower who is trying to balance his career as a newspaper columnist {"All Around Towne"} and rear his 9-year-old son, Randy, in an apartment in New York City, with the help of a tough but lovable housekeeper, Amelia Sargent, better known as "Sarge", played by Hope Emerson.
The series aired at 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesdays, with competition from the last half of two hour-long western series, Laramie on NBC and Sugarfoot and Bronco, alternating on ABC, one of their many Warner Brothers offerings at that time.
Broadcasting History
- September 22, 1959—May 10, 1960: Tuesday at 8:00 pm on CBS
DVD release
Alpha Video released a budget DVD with 4 episodes on November 23, 2004. They have yet to release more volumes.
Cast
- Dennis O'Keefe as Hal Towne
- Hope Emerson as Amelia "Sarge" Sargent
- Ricky Kelman as Randy Towne
- Eloise Hardt as Karen Hadley
- Eddie Ryder as Eliot
See also
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