Ordeal by Fire; 9; Unconquerable
- Series
- Ordeal by Fire
- Episode Number
- 9
- Episode
- Unconquerable
- Producing Organization
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-fj29883j8n
- NOLA Code
- ORBF
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Ambrose Burnside, appointed General of the Army of the Potomac in place of McClellan, attacks Confederate forces at Fredericksburg, Maryland, in December 1862, and loses over 12,000 men. Fletcher Pratts Ordeal by Fire further analyses the Souths fanatic devotion which, coupled with their splendid valor, makes them seemingly unconquerable. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- From Fletcher Pratt's outstanding history of the Civil War comes an adaptation of Ordeal by Fire which presents in the form of a dramatic reading a narrative of the War between the States. Staring with a prologue describing John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, the series proceeds through the firing on Fort Sumter with a seventeen episode series describing the military course of the war and the political and social effects of the four-year conflict. The Chicago Drama Quartet, which does most of the reading of the text, is assisted by the Art Logan Gospel Singers and the Fifth Army Band, performing music of Thomas A. Dorsey. The series was prepared by WTTW in Chicago. The Chicago Drama Quartet was founded by William Friedkin, who produced and directed Ordeal by Fire, for the purpose of doing local dramatic productions. Members include Francis Coughlin, Stanley Gordon, Charles Spoon, Win Stracke, Thomas Garvey and Gordon Gould. Among other things which the Quartet has done have been special programs on Oliver Wendell Holmes, Clarence Darrow, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This is the first large scale production for television, which the Quarter has done. The Art Logan Singers are a group which has previously made special television appearances on Channel 11 in Chicago, singing chiefly religious music. They also sing at special church meetings in the Chicago area. This series of 17 half-hour episodes was originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1960-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Performance
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Friedkin, William
Performer: Gould, Gordon
Performer: Gordon, Stanley
Performer: Stracke, Win
Performer: Spoon, Charles
Performer: Coughlin, Francis
Performer: Garvey, Thomas
Performing Group: The Art Logan Singers
Producer: Friedkin, William
Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Writer: Pratt, Fletcher, 1897-1956
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2300805-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2300805-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Ordeal by Fire; 9; Unconquerable,” 1960-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 6, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fj29883j8n.
- MLA: “Ordeal by Fire; 9; Unconquerable.” 1960-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 6, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fj29883j8n>.
- APA: Ordeal by Fire; 9; Unconquerable. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-fj29883j8n