The Winslow Boy (DuPont Show of the Month)

The Winslow Boy was an American television play broadcast by CBS on November 13, 1958, as part of the television series, DuPont Show of the Month. It was based on the play by Terence Rattigan. Alex Segal was the director and David Susskind the producer.[1] Frederic March starred as Arthur Winslow and was nominated for a Sylvania Award for his performance.

"The Winslow Boy"
DuPont Show of the Month episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 3
Directed byAlex Segal
Written bySumner Locke Elliott (TV adaptation), Terence Rattigan (underlying play)
Produced byDavid Susskind
Original air dateNovember 13, 1958 (1958-11-13)
Running time1:25:36
Guest appearance(s)

Plot

The play was on the Archer-Shee Case, a famous case heard in 1910. A 14-year-old boy, Ronnie Winslow, is unjustly accused of stealing a five shilling postal order and expelled from the Royal Naval College, Osborne. His father, Arthur Winslow (played by Frederic March) hires a famous solicitor who successfully proves the boy's innocence and clears his name. (The real-life Winslow Boy was subsequently killed in World War I at age 19.)

Cast

The cast included performances by:[1]

Production

The production starred Frederic March and his real-life wife Florence Eldridge as the Winslow boy's parents. The program was an adaptation of the play by Terence Ratigan. David Susskind was the producer and Alex Segal the director.[2]

For his performance as Arthur Winslow, March was nominated for outstanding actor at the 1958 Sylvania Television Awards.[3]

Reception

In The New York Times, Jack Gould gave the production a positive review.[4]

References
  1. "DuPont Show of the Month: The Winslow Boy". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. Val Adams (October 3, 1958). "The Marches Sign for C.B.S. TV Play: Will Star in 'Winslow Boy' Nov. 19". The New York Times. p. 58.
  3. Fred H. Russell (January 11, 1959). "Telecast Topics". The Bridgeport Post. p. B13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "TV: 'The Winslow Boy'; Superior Cast Conveys Deeply Human Situation Depicted in Rattigan Play". The New York Times. November 14, 1958. p. 55.
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