Underplayed Gems

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (1962)

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon poster
Directed by
Joan Kemp-Welch
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A doctor faces a personal and professional crisis when his research clashes with established medical authorities. The story follows his struggle to balance his scientific integrity with the demands of the people around him.

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What happens

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon is a 1962 American television adaptation from A. J. Cronin's 1948 novel, Shannon's Way. The dramatization was written by Robert Stewart, directed by Joan Kemp-Welch, and produced by Lewis Freedman. The show was the ninth episode of the second season of The DuPont Show of the Week, which was broadcast on NBC, and it starred Rod Taylor and Elizabeth MacLennan. In 1963, it was broadcast in Great Britain on ITV Television Playhouse. The episode was filmed on location in Britain over two weeks. It was the first co-production between a regular American TV dramatic series and a production company from another country (in this case, England). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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