Pioneers of television. Crime dramas

Author

Steven J Boettcher

Call Number

• DVD 791.456556 P6626 (CEN)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Narrated by Kelsey Grammer.

Publication Information

[Boston] : PBS Distribution, ©2011.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

As viewers reveled in being transported to shadowy underworlds, creative geniuses emerged in the forms of Jack Webb (Dragnet), Desi Arnaz (The Untouchables), and Bruce Geller (Mannix and Mission: Impossible). Groundbreaking actors Bill Cosby (I Spy) and Angie Dickinson (Police Woman) reveal the methods behind their successes as the first African-American and breakthrough female lead characters in a television series. Barbara Bain and Martin Landau share the secrets behind the success of the innovative hit Mission: Impossible, while the evolution of Peter Falk's amazing characterization in his role as Columbo is recalled. And James Garner, in his only recent interview, along with series creator Stephen J. Cannell, recounts the success of The Rockford Files' reluctant crime solver.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the television series Pioneers of television on PBS in 2011.