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AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE: NOON WINE (TV)

Summary

One in this dramatic anthology series. Set on a small Midwestern farm in the early 1900's, this program is an adaptation of a short story by Katherine Anne Porter. The story concerns Royal Earle Thompson, a dairy farmer who struggles to sustain an unproductive farm with the help of his family. Olaf Helson, a taciturn Swedish immigrant, is hired to work on the farm, and it prospers under Helson's attention. But Thompson's good fortune dissipates with the arrival of a suspicious visitor, who reveals a mysterious secret about Helson's veiled past.

Details

  • NETWORK: PBS
  • DATE: January 21, 1985
  • RUNNING TIME: 1:24:30
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T:21363
  • GENRE: Drama, historical
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; Farmers
  • SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1982-
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Lindsay Law … Executive Producer
  • James Ivory … Executive Producer
  • Ismail Merchant … Executive Producer
  • Doro Bachrach … Producer
  • Marcus Viscidi … Associate Producer
  • Charles Yassky … Music Producer
  • Michael Fields … Director
  • Katherine Anne Porter … Based on the short story by
  • Michael Fields … Adapted by
  • Paul Chihara … Music by
  • Fred Ward … Cast, Royal Earle Thompson
  • Stellan Skarsgard … Cast, Olaf Helson
  • Adam Faraizl … Cast, Young Arthur
  • Enrique Brown … Cast, Young Herbert
  • Lise Hilboldt … Cast, Ellie Thompson
  • James N. Harrell … Cast, Tom Allbright
  • Jon Cryer … Cast, Teenage Herbert
  • Brent Hadaway … Cast, Teenage Arthur
  • Pat Hingle … Cast, Homer T. Hatch
  • James Gammon … Cast, Sheriff
  • Roberts Blossom … Cast, Mr. McClellan
  • Wayne Tippet … Cast, Mr. Burleigh
  • Billie Keller … Cast, Mrs. McClellan
  • Shawn Satler … Cast, McClellan Boy
  • Jerry Biggs … Cast, Mr. Manning
  • Doris Hargrave … Cast, Mrs. Manning
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