The Wings of the Dove (Playhouse 90)

"The Wings of the Dove (Playhouse 90)"
	Playhouse 90 episode
	File:The Wings of the Dove (Playhouse 90).jpg John Baragrey and Dana Wynter in "The Wings of the Dove"
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 14
Directed by	Robert Stevens
Written by	Meade Roberts (adaptation), Henry James (book)
Produced by	John Houseman
Original air date	January 8, 1959
Running time	1:27:43
Guest actors
	Dana Wynter as Kate Croy; James Donald as Miles Enshaw; Isabel Jeans as Aunt Maude;
Episode chronology
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"The Wings of the Dove" was an American television play broadcast on January 8, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast included Dana Wynter, James Donald, and Isabel Jeans. Robert Stevens was the director. The teleplay was written by Meade Roberts as an adaptation of the novel, The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James.

Plot

In the early 20th century, Kate Croy moves into the London home of her wealthy aunt. The aunt forbids Croy from seeing the writer whom she loves.

Cast

The cast included the following:^[1]

Dana Wynter - Kate Croy
James Donald - Miles Enshaw
Isabel Jeans - Aunt Maude
Inga Swenson - Milly Theale
John Baragrey - Lord Mark
Henry Daniell - Lionel Croy
Lurene Tuttle - Susan Stringham
Alan Napier - Sir Luke
Mavis Neal - Lady Mills
Sally Cooper - Marian Condrip
Bryan Grant - The Young Gentleman
Doris Lloyd - The Elderly Woman
Sheila Keddy - The Nurse
Clive L. Halliday - The Old Man
Grazia Narciso - The Bewigged Lady
Albert Carrier - The Escort
Herbert Deans - The Butler
A.G. Vitanza - The Servant
Dino Bolognese - The Artist

Production

The program aired on January 8, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Robert Stevens was the director. The teleplay was written by Meade Roberts as an adaptation of the novel by Henry James.^[1]^[2]

References

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v t e Playhouse 90
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Season 1	"Forbidden Area" "Requiem for a Heavyweight" "Sizeman and Son" "Rendezvous in Black" "The Country Husband" "The Big Slide" "Heritage of Anger" "Eloise" "Confession" "Made in Heaven" "Sincerely, Willis Wade" "The Family Nobody Wanted" "Massacre at Sand Creek" "Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses" "The Ninth Day" "So Soon To Die" "The Star Wagon" "So Soon To Die" "The Greer Case" "The Miracle Worker" "The Comedian" "The Coat of White" "The Blackwell Story" "Invitation to a Gunfighter" "The Last Tycoon" "The Hostess with the Mostes'" "Charley's Aunt" "Clipper Ship" "If You Know Elizabeth" "Three Men on a Horse" "Four Women in Black" "Child of Trouble" "Homeward Borne" "Helen Morgan" "Winter Dreams" "Circle of the Day" "Without Incident" "Clash by Night" "Ain't No Time for Glory" "The Fabulous Irishman"
Season 2	"The Death of Manolete" "The Dark Side of the Earth" "Topaze" "A Sound of Different Drummers" "The Playroom" "Around the World in 90 Minutes" "The Mystery of Thirteen" "The Edge of Innocence" "The Clouded Image" "The Jet Propelled Couch" "The Troublemakers" "Panic Button" "Galvanized Yankee" "The Thundering Wave" "For I Have Loved Strangers" "The Lone Woman" "Reunion" "The Last Man" "The 80 Yard Run" "Before I Die" "The Gentleman From Seventh Avenue" "The Violent Heart" "No Time at All" "Point of No Return" "Portrait of a Murderer" "The Last Clear Chance" "The Male Animal" "The Right Hand Man" "Turn Left at Mount Everest" "The Dungeon" "Verdict of Three" "Rumors of Evening" "Not the Glory" "Nightmare at Ground Zero" "Bomber's Moon" "Natchez" "The Innocent Sleep" "A Town Has Turned to Dust" "The Great Gatsby" "A Bitter Heritage"
Season 3	"The Plot To Kill Stalin" "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Time of Your Life" "The Long March" "Shadows Tremble" "Word From a Sealed-Off Box" "Heart of Darkness" "Old Man" "The Return of Ansel Gibbs" "Free Weekend" "Seven Against the Wall" "The Nutcracker" "Face of a Hero" "The Wings of the Dove" "The Blue Men" "The Velvet Alley" "A Quiet Game of Cards" "Child of Our Time" "The Second Man" "The Raider" "The Dingaling Girl" "Made in Japan" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "A Trip To Paradise" "In Lonely Expectation" "The Day Before Atlanta" "Judgment at Nuremberg" "A Corner of the Garden" "Dark December" "Diary of a Nurse" "A Marriage of Strangers" "Out of Dust" "The Rank and File" "The Killers of Mussolini" "Project Immortality" "Dark as the Night" "The Second Happiest Day"
Season 4	"Target for Three" "The Sounds of Eden" "Misalliance" "The Hidden Image" "The Grey Nurse Said Nothing" "The Tunnel" "The Silver Whistle" "A Dream of Treason" "To the Sound of Trumpets" "The Cruel Day" "Tomorrow" "The Hiding Place" "Alas, Babylon" "Journey to the Day" "The Shape of the River" "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
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v t e Henry James's The Wings of the Dove (1907)
Film	The Wings of the Dove (1981) The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Other	The Wings of the Dove (1959 play) The Wings of the Dove (1961 opera)

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