Pioneers of "B" television : independent producers, series and pilots of the 1950s /
As television grew more enticing for both viewers and filmmakers in the 1950s, several independent film producers with knowledge of making low-cost films and radio shows transferred their skills to producing shows for the small screen. Rather than funding live programs that were popular at the time,...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2022].
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Table of Contents:
- Hal Roach St. and Jr.: from movie shorts to B TV series
- Roland Reed Productions: a producer of almost all genres
- Jack Chertok: from iconic heroes to fantasy comedies
- Jerry Fairbanks: the art of low cost production
- Bernard J. Prockter: turning real life-life stories into TV series
- Martin Stone: from series featuring critics to kid's shows
- William F. Broidy: one hit, several misses
- Frederick W. Ziv: mastering the art of location filming
- Edward Lewis: a pioneer of back-door pilots
- Albert Gannaway: early country and western TV producer
- Leon Fromkess: the master of the adventure genre
- Walter Wagner: from films to TV and back to films
- Movie star production companies of B television: some more successful than others
- Early female TV producers who sought to make B TV show.