''Theatre '62'' is an American dramatic anthology series produced by

Fred Coe Frederick Hayden Hughs Coe (December 23, 1914 – April 29, 1979) was an American television producer and director most famous for '' The Goodyear Television Playhouse''/''The Philco Television Playhouse'' in 1948-1955 and ''Playhouse 90'' from 1 ...

. Seven hour-long episodes aired on the

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during the 1961–62 season. Its episodes were abridged adaptations of popular feature films produced by David O. Selznick.

Production

''Theatre '62'' was announced as a series that would present eight hour-long adaptions of feature films produced by David O. Selznick. The TV plays were to be presented monthly beginning in October 1961, but the last of the announced episodes, ''

Portrait of Jennie ''Portrait of Jennie'' is a 1948 American fantasy film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. At the 21st Academy Awar ...

'', was not produced.

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adapted "Notorious" and "Spellbound" for the series; Robert Goldman adapted "The Spiral Staircase" and "The Paradine Case". Directors included

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and

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. The presentation of "Rebecca" on April 8, 1962, was NBC's last live drama in prime time until 1980, when '' The Oldest Living Graduate'' was presented.

Episodes

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* 1960s American anthology television series 1961 American television series debuts 1962 American television series endings NBC original programming Black-and-white American television shows {{US-tv-prog-stub