NET Drama Festival; A Woman of No Importance
- Series
- NET Drama Festival
- Episode
- A Woman of No Importance
- Producing Organization
- Associated-Rediffusion
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-m61bk17q5p
- NOLA Code
- WONI
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Oscar Wildes light-hearted romance is set in a country home of Edwardian England. The central figure, Lord Illingworth, a bachelor, engages as his secretary a young man without knowing that he is his own illegitimate son. When Lord Illingworth proceeds to make advances to his own sons fiance, a situation develops that is ideally suited to the said brilliance of Wildes dialogue. The Paul Dun adaptation, used in this production, has stripped away the melodrama while retaining the Wildean comedy. Most of the costumes for this production were specially designed by Associated Rediffusion s head costume designer, Ernest Hewitt. One dress, worn by Helen Cherry in the last act, is a sixty-year-old original. Other gowns were made from a length of 1908 French embroidered fabric found in London by Ernest Hewitt. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Episode Description
- 2 hour piece produced by Associated-Rediffusion and initially distributed by NET in 1961. It was originally shot on film.
- Broadcast Date
- 1961-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Drama
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Actor: Logan, Michael
Actor: Pack, Charles Lloyd
Actor: Cherry, Helen
Actor: Hannen, Nicholas
Actor: Elkin, Clifford
Actor: Batemen, Tony
Actor: Heath, Eira
Actor: Seyler, Athene
Actor: Waterford, Gwen
Actor: Davis, Stringer
Actor: Jones, Griffth
Actor: Aston, Marcia
Actor: Ely, Michael
Actor: Spencer, Marian
Actor: Fairweather, Coral
Costume Designer: Hewitt, Ernest
Director: Kemp-Welch, Joan
Producing Organization: Associated-Rediffusion
Writer: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2409515-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NET Drama Festival; A Woman of No Importance,” 1961-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-m61bk17q5p.
- MLA: “NET Drama Festival; A Woman of No Importance.” 1961-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-m61bk17q5p>.
- APA: NET Drama Festival; A Woman of No Importance. 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-m61bk17q5p