"The Golden Shandy" is a 1959 episode of the TV series Goodyear Theatre.
| "The Golden Shanty" | |
|---|---|
| Goodyear Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
| Written by | Jameson Brewer |
| Based on | story by Edward Dyson |
| Production code | Screen Gems |
| Original air date | 9 November 1959 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Errol Flynn | |
It marked the last filmed performance of Errol Flynn and was broadcast after he died.[1]
Plot
editTraveling medicine man Doc Boatwright goes through Nugget City. The female co-owner of a saloon throws a brick of the saloon at him. Boatwright realises the brick contains gold and tries to con her out of it.
Cast
edit- Errol Flynn as Doc Boatwright
- Patricia Barry as Adie Walker
- Peter Hansen as Mike Walker
- James McCallion as Hermise Schneider
- Fred Sherman as Clyde Murrow
- Juney Ellis as Henrietta
Production
editThe script was based on a short story by Australian writer Edward Dyson which was first published in 1889.[2] Dyson later turned it into a play.[3]
In August 1959 Hedda Hopper reported that Patricia Barry turned down the chance to appear in Line Up to go to New York to make the production. "She must have wanted a trip to New York," wrote Hopper.[4]
The production was shot in three days. Director Arthur Hiller said Flynn had a great deal of trouble remembering his lines.[5]
References
edit- ^ Flynn's Last Fling L.L. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 8 Nov 1959: G3.
- ^ Graeme Davison, 'Dyson, Edward George (Ted) (1865–1931)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dyson-edward-george-ted-6073/text10397, published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 7 November 2019.
- ^ "THE GOLDEN SHANTY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Looking at Hollywood: Timmy Everett Is First Cast in 'Exodus' Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (31 Aug 1959: a6.
- ^ McNulty, Thomas (2015). Errol Flynn: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 291. ISBN 9781476609720.