The Dennis O'Keefe Show

The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Genre	Comedy
Created by	John Fenton Murray
Written by	John Fenton Murray; Bob Fisher (screenwriter); Alan Lipscott
Directed by	Don Weis; Abby Berlin
Starring	Dennis O'Keefe; Hope Emerson; Ricky Kelman; Eloise Hardt; Eddie Ryder
Theme music composer	Leon Klatzkin
Composer(s)	Leon Klatzkin
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	32
Production
Producer(s)	Les Hafner
Cinematography	Kit Carson
Editor(s)	Frank Capacchione; Herbert Smith
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Cypress Productions, Inc.
Distributor	United Artists Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	22 September 1959 –; 14 June 1960

The Dennis O'Keefe Show is an American sitcom produced by Cypress Production/United Artists Television[1] which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile division. It was not a ratings success during its original run, and was largely forgotten until a "Best Of" DVD release by Alpha Video during 2004. Certain episodes of the show can also be seen at the Internet Archive. It appears this series has entered the public domain.

Premise

Dennis O'Keefe portrays Hal Towne, a widower who is trying to balance his career as a newspaper columnist {"All Around Towne"} and rear his 9-year-old son, Randy, in an apartment in New York City, with the help of a tough but lovable housekeeper, Amelia Sargent, better known as "Sarge", played by Hope Emerson.[2]

The series aired at 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesdays, with competition from the last half of two hour-long western series, Laramie on NBC and Sugarfoot and Bronco, alternating on ABC, one of their many Warner Brothers offerings at that time.

Broadcasting History

September 22, 1959—June 7, 1960: Tuesday at 8 p.m. on CBS[1]

DVD release

Alpha Video released a budget DVD with 4 episodes[1] on November 23, 2004. They have yet to release more volumes.

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe as Hal Towne[2]
Hope Emerson as Amelia "Sarge" Sargent[2]
Ricky Kelman as Randy Towne[2]
Eloise Hardt as Karen Hadley[2]
Eddie Ryder as Eliot[2]

Personnel

John Fenton Murray created the program, and Les Hafner was the producer. Abby Berlin, Jerry Hopkins, James V. Kern, and Don Weis were directors. Writers included Bob Fisher, Benedict Freedman, Robert Gottlieb, Seaman Jacobs, Joel Kane, Alan Lipscott, Jack Michael, Murray, and Si Rose.[1]

References

Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN 9780786468126. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links

The Dennis O'Keefe Show on IMDb

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[:0-1] Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN 9780786468126. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[cd-2] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 2 June 2019.