"Babe in the Woods" is a 1957 American television play by Sumner Locke Elliott. It was the live television debut of Jody McCrea and one of the first television appearances from James Coburn.[1]
| "Babe in the Woods" | |
|---|---|
| Studio One episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 31 |
| Directed by | Tom Donovan |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | May 13, 1957 |
| Running time | 60 mins |
Plot
editA naive man arrives from New York.
Cast
editReception
editThe Des Moines Register said it was promising "but never really delivered."[2]
Variety wrote "The comedy elements were fairly solid, a. lot of ’ them coming through the deliberate use of repetition. Of course, once the pattern was established, there could have been a tightening up toward the end of the show, and some other tangent Introduced. But the other elements of the* layout seemed to work out nicely."[3]
The Montreal Star felt McCrea was "engaging but hardly up to the strain of soliloquy as well."[4]
Another review declared it "had some wonderfully light moments before breaking down in the final stretch."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jody McCrea, 22, film star's son, plays hick". The Buffalo News. 13 May 1957. p. 24.
- ^ "TV's Betty Furness Out of Kitchen". The Des Moines Register. 14 May 1957. p. 7.
- ^ "Studio One". Variety. 15 May 1957. p. 44.
- ^ "Two tv quiz titans contrast composure". The Montreal Star. 14 May 1957. p. 26.
- ^ Sokolsky, Robert L. (15 May 1957). "Looking and listening". Syracuse Herald-Journal. p. 30.