"You Are There" (1953) TV series 1953-1957

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writers:

Shirley Gordon (writer)
Saul Levitt (writer) (episode)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

1 February 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot:

Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".

Plot Keywords:

Reenactment | Scene Based On Painting | Based On Radio Series

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Walter Cronkite

...

Himself - Host / ... (80 episodes, 1953-1957)

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Series Directed by
Bernard Girard		(9 episodes, 1953-1955)
Sidney Lumet		(8 episodes, 1953-1955)
John Frankenheimer		(3 episodes, 1953)
Jack Gage		(3 episodes, 1955)
William D. Russell		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Writing credits
Jeremy Daniel		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
E. Jack Neuman		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Leslie Slote		(2 episodes, 1953)
Maury Stern		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Don Clark		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Bernard Girard		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Leo Davis		(2 episodes, 1955)
Jack Bennett		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Walter Bernstein		(unknown episodes)
Shirley Gordon		(unknown episodes)
Saul Levitt		(unknown episodes)
Arnold Manoff		(unknown episodes)
Howard Merrill		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
James Fonda	....	producer (8 episodes, 1953-1957)
Charles Russell	....	producer (4 episodes, 1953-1955)

Series Cinematography by
Eddie Fitzgerald		(5 episodes, 1953-1955)
J. Burgi Contner		(3 episodes, 1955)
Lloyd Ahern		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Film Editing by
Buddy Small		(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
Lora Hays		(3 episodes, 1955)
Richard Cahoon		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Casting by
Joe Scully		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Robert Markel		(1 episode, 1953)

Series Art Direction by
William Ferrari		(5 episodes, 1953-1955)
Robert Markel		(3 episodes, 1955)
Lewis H. Creber		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Lyle R. Wheeler		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Set Decoration by
Rudy Butler		(5 episodes, 1953-1955)

Series Costume Design by
Oscar Rodriguez		(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
Mary Merrill		(3 episodes, 1955)
Dick James		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Makeup Department
Carmen Dirigo	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 1953-1955)
Jack P. Pierce	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1953-1955)
George Fiala	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1955)

Series Production Management
Walter Blake	....	production supervisor (8 episodes, 1953-1955)
Sidney S. Van Keuren	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1953-1955)
George Justin	....	production supervisor (3 episodes, 1955)
J. Paul Popkin	....	production supervisor (3 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Dixon	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1953-1955)
Charles H. Maguire	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1955)
Wilbur McGaugh	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Jack Fitzstephens	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
John Frankenheimer	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Joel Moss	....	sound (4 episodes, 1953-1955)
Frank Webster	....	sound (3 episodes, 1953-1955)
Edward J. Johnstone	....	sound supervisor (3 episodes, 1955)
Philip Mitchell	....	sound (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Bernard Freericks	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Art Seid	....	supervising editor (3 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Other crew
Valerie Sharaf	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1955)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1953-1957) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Woodhaven Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Quotes:

[last lines]
Narrator: What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times... and you were there.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Xena: Warrior Princess: You Are There (#6.13)" (2001)

An Early Television Gem

Hosted by Walter Cronkite before his bigger successes, "You Are There" created something totally new for television - a reporter with a camera and microphone who covered historical events as though they were breaking news.

One example was, "The Assassination of Julius Caesar." He interviews many of the people who took part as they stand over Caesar"s body.

"Excuse me, sir," he asks Marc Antony. Antony takes a moment to be interviewed. What a fascinating concept.

The only other episode I remember seeing live was, "The Capture of Jesse James," with an unknown James Dean in the title role.

If the episodes have not been lost, they should be put on DVD for today's generation to watch.