| "Portrait in Celluloid" | |||
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| Climax! episode | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 2 Episode 11 | ||
| Directed by | John Frankenheimer | ||
| Written by | Rod Serling | ||
| Featured music | Jerry Goldsmith | ||
| Original air date | November 24, 1955 (1955-11-24) | ||
| Running time | 0:58:40 | ||
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"Portrait in Celluloid" was an Americantelevision movie broadcast byCBS on November 24, 1955, as part of the television series,Climax!. It was written byRod Serling.John Frankenheimer was the director andMartin Manulis the producer. Frankenheimer was nominated for an Emmy for his direction.
Art Shaddick (played byJack Carson), was an Oscar-winning screenwriter many years ago and is now an unsuccessful, abrasive, and desperate literary agent. His secretary Barbara (played byKim Hunter) presents him with an excellent script written by her friend, a talented young writer. Shaddick insists that the script needs rewriting and proposes to collaborate on the rewrite. Shaddick's contributions remove the script's freshness.
The cast consisted of:[1]
William Lundigan hosted the broadcast.[1]
The movie was broadcast byCBS on November 24, 1955, as part of the television series,Climax!. It was written byRod Serling.John Frankenheimer was the director andMartin Manulis the producer.[1]
Frankenheimer received his first Emmy nomination for the production.[2]