Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck: Television |
Barbara Stanwyck, (The Triple C) |
The Barbara Sytanwyck Show 1960 -1961 NBC-TV |
Walk on the wild side 1962. Columbia Director:Edward Dmytryk Cast: Laurence Harvey, Capucine, Jane Fonda, Anne Baxter, Barbara Stanwyck (Jo Courtney) Joanna Moore, Juanita Moore, Screenplay: John Fante & Edmund Morris from the novel by NelsonAlgren Costumes: Charles LeMaire |
Here are pictures from some of the segments of the Barbara Stanwyck Show. The series was consistently well reviewed and drew good ratings; In May of 1961 ,the Television Academy of Arts ans Sciences honored Barbara Stanwyck with an Emmy Award as 'Outstanding Actress in a Series |
"During the early sixties there were rumors that Barbara would return to the Broadway stage, but she quashed them firmly, she had no intention to act in front of a live audience any longer. Then she got the offer for a good role in a big production, and she accepted. |
Later in May 1961, NBC announced that The Barbara Stanwyck Show was not picked up for the next season. with great surprise of everybody. |
Barbara Stanwyck, Anne Baxter |
The film was based on Nelson Algren torrid novel, but the original script was watered down and the film was not the success it could have been, Also the set of the film was not a happy one and Laurence Harvey was a pain in the neck, always late and fighting with the director. One day made everybody wait for almost 2 hours. Barbara was furious and when he finally arrived she chewed him out with such icy grace that everybody cheered her, He was never late again. Barbara's role was that of the madam of the "Doll's House" a ritzy New Orleans bordello who hates her invalid husband and is in love with one of her girls. She relished it and said to reporters" Chalk up another first for Stanwyck!" |
Barbara Stanwyck,Bruce Gordon (The secret of Mrs.Randall) |
Barbara Stanwyck, (Confession) |
Barbara Stanwyck,George Givot (Dragon by the tail) |
Barbara was heartbroken, and in subsequent interviews expressed a great deal of anger and confusion. She said that it was ironic that after all the romancing of her that took place trying to get her to do a show that was a success, now they'd decided to drop it after a year. When Barbara was told that there was a movement among her fans to keep the show on the air and that hundred of letters were reaching NBC protesting the cancellation, she remarked bitterly, "What's the difference, no one at NBC can read." |