High Tor
1956High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
Acted in
Bing Crosby
as Van Van Dorn
Julie Andrews
as Lise
Nancy Olson
as Judith
Everett Sloane
as DeWitt
Hans Conried
as Biggs
Lloyd Corrigan
as Skimmerhorn
Dan Barton
as Buddy
Robert Foulk
as Elkus
James Gavin
as Patsy
Kay E. Kuter
as Dope
Charles Meredith
as Biggs Sr.
George N. Neise
as Budge
John Pickard
as Captain
Micheal Miller
as Pieter
Jack Pepper
as 1st Sailor
Richard Keene
as 2nd Sailor
Bobby Jordan
as 3rd Sailor
Lee Turnbull
as 4th Sailor