American Portraits

Catalogue Number 88870
Program Number
Date July 10, 1951
Title "The Incomparable Doctor"
Description The first show of a series of eight programs; a summer replacement for "The Cavalcade Of America." The series aims to show great men through their common humanity. A program about Benjamin Franklin. Part of the music heard on the show was adapted by a string quartet written by Franklin. The script was previously used on "The Cavalcade Of America" on January 30, 1950 (see cat. #45595).
Artists Martin Blain, Brook Byron, Ivan Cury, Gavin Gordon, Vinton Hayworth, Alan Hewitt, David Pfeffer, Ethel Wilson, Milton Katims (conductor), Alan Shulman (composer), Ben Grauer (announcer), Dee Englebach (producer, director), George Faulkner (writer), Dennis King
Source NBC net
Sponsor Sustaining
Quality Excellent
Complete Complete
Duration 29:57