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Confidential File is an American syndicated television interview and documentary series of 39 episodes that began in 1955.[1]
Overview
editConfidential File began as a local series by Paul Coates on KTTV-TV in Los Angeles. After several seasons it was expanded nationally via syndication.[1]
Besides TV broadcasts, at least 200 civic groups requested private screenings of episodes on particular topics.[2]
Production
editCoates and Jim Peck were the producers. Directors included Irvin Kershner. Guild Films produced the series.[1]
Episodes sometimes re-enacted significant incidents "to bring their stories into shaper focus".[1]
Critical response
editHal Erickson wrote in his book Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987, "Paul Coates' sincerity was never in doubt, though he could be a bit priggish, especially when not in full possession of the facts."[1]
A review in the trade publication Motion Picture Daily said that the series shone a "spotlight on various economic, social and moral problems facing the nation today", adding that it "combines dramatic intensity and civic values".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 86. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
- ^ a b "In Our View". Motion Picture Daily. January 16, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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