"Dark Shadows" (1966) TV series 1966-1971

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creator:

Dan Curtis
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

27 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.

Plot Keywords:

Maine | Gothic | Death | Magic | Cult Favorite

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Jonathan Frid	...	Barnabas Collins / ... (594 episodes, 1967-1971)
Grayson Hall	...	Dr. Julia Hoffman / ... (474 episodes, 1967-1971)
Nancy Barrett	...	Carolyn Stoddard / ... (402 episodes, 1966-1971)
Joan Bennett	...	Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / ... (387 episodes, 1966-1971)
Alexandra Isles	...	Victoria Winters / ... (337 episodes, 1966-1968)
Louis Edmonds	...	Roger Collins / ... (321 episodes, 1966-1971)
Kathryn Leigh Scott	...	Maggie Evans / ... (309 episodes, 1966-1970)
David Selby	...	Quentin Collins / ... (307 episodes, 1968-1971)
David Henesy	...	David Collins / ... (276 episodes, 1966-1970)
Lara Parker	...	Angelique / ... (269 episodes, 1967-1971)

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Series Directed by
Lela Swift		(585 episodes, 1966-1971)
Henry Kaplan		(294 episodes, 1967-1971)
John Sedwick		(252 episodes, 1966-1968)
Sean Dhu Sullivan		(49 episodes, 1968)
Dan Curtis		(20 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Sullivan		(12 episodes, 1968)
John Weaver		(6 episodes, 1968)
Pennberry Jones		(5 episodes, 1968)
Dennis Kane		(5 episodes, 1969)

Series Writing credits
Dan Curtis		(1,225 episodes, 1966-1971)
Art Wallace		(1,155 episodes, 1966-1971)
Gordon Russell		(371 episodes, 1967-1971)
Sam Hall		(315 episodes, 1967-1971)
Ron Sproat		(218 episodes, 1966-1969)
Malcolm Marmorstein		(82 episodes, 1966-1967)
Violet Welles		(82 episodes, 1969-1970)
Joseph Caldwell		(62 episodes, 1967-1970)
Francis Swann		(36 episodes, 1966)
Ralph Ellis		(2 episodes, 1969)

Series Produced by
Dan Curtis	....	executive producer (1,225 episodes, 1966-1971)
Robert Costello	....	producer (843 episodes, 1966-1969)
Peter Miner	....	producer (235 episodes, 1969-1970)
Lela Swift	....	producer (126 episodes, 1970-1971)
Sy Tomashoff	....	associate producer (64 episodes, 1971)
George DiCenzo	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1969)

Series Original Music by
Bob Cobert		(1,224 episodes, 1966-1971)

Series Production Design by
Sy Tomashoff		(1,224 episodes, 1966-1971)
John Dapper		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Ramsey Mostoller		(1,093 episodes, 1966-1970)
Mary McKinley		(131 episodes, 1970-1971)
Hazel Roy		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Irene Hamalin	....	hair stylist (8 episodes, 1966)
Vincent Loscalzo	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1966)
Dennis Eger	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Jack LeGoms	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Dick Smith	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Edith Tilles	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael Brockman	....	unit manager (10 episodes, 1966)
Joe Adams	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Gary Blohm	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Patrick Plevin	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Ream	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Milt Honig	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Trevor Williams	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Frank Bailey	....	sound (11 episodes, 1966)
Ed Blainey	....	sound effects (11 episodes, 1966)
Tom McCue	....	sound (11 episodes, 1966)
Anthony Amodeo	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Neil Bobrick	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Nick Carbonaro	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Bernard Fambrough	....	sound effects (unknown episodes)
Leonard Hirshfield	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Jack Kelly	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Henry Plimack	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Fred Ripple	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Terry Ross	....	sound effects (unknown episodes)
David Thuesen	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Alex Stevens	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1968)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mel Handelsman	....	lighting director (11 episodes, 1966)
Felix Trimboli	....	first assistant camera / assistant camera (4 episodes, 1968-1970)
Nicholas Besink	....	video engineer (unknown episodes)
Roz Bigelow	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Alan Holden	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Everett Melosh	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Howard Sharrott	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
June Puleo	....	wardrobe mistress (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Sybil Weinberger	....	music supervisor (1,224 episodes, 1966-1971)
Arthur De Cenzo	....	music supervisor (11 episodes, 1966)

Series Other crew
Ken McEwen	....	associate director (511 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gloria Banta	....	assistant to producer (11 episodes, 1966)
John Devoe	....	stage manager (11 episodes, 1966)
J.J. Lupatkin	....	technical director (11 episodes, 1966)
Ed Pontorno	....	video (11 episodes, 1966)
Harriet Rohr	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 1966)
John Sedwick	....	associate director (11 episodes, 1966)
Amber Brie	....	stand-in (2 episodes, 1970)
George DiCenzo	....	stand-in (2 episodes, 1970)
Syd Andrews	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Andy Balint	....	video (unknown episodes)
Patricia Bannon	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Bill Degenhardt	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Melissa Foster	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Deet Jonker	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Karen Kayser	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Hector Kicelian	....	video (unknown episodes)
Robert Livingston	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Edward Melton	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Michael Michaels	....	video (unknown episodes)
Dick Moller	....	video (unknown episodes)
Pat Moran	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bill Morris	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Murdock Pemberton	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Rudy Piccirillo	....	video (unknown episodes)
Alan Pultz	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Indra Sadoo	....	video (unknown episodes)
Ross Skipper	....	video (unknown episodes)
Al Smith	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Michael Stanislavsky	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
George Whitaker	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Dave White	....	video (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Dan Curtis Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966-1971) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MPI Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• MPI Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Junior Sophisticates  miss scott's clothes
• Ohrbach's  fashions
• Screen Time Images  DVD authoring and encoding

Also Known As:

Shadows on the Wall (USA) (working title)
The House on Storm Cliff (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (1225 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1966-1967) | Color (1967-1971)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Essex, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Dan Curtis Productions

Trivia:

Ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Top Cult Shows Ever!" (30 May 2004 issue).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Jeremiah Collins's headstone is misspelled "Jerimiah Collins."

Quotes:

Quentin Collins: On your way to grandmothers house and low and behold who should you meet but the big bad wolf.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' (2001) (V)

Detailing a tormented New England family's continuing involvement with ghosts, witches, werewolves, vampires, and other fearsome creatures, this was certainly unlike any other daytime TV soap opera ever made

This daytime television soaper-shocker serial has evolved into a cult classic since originally airing on ABC from 1966-71, and is certainly a contender for one of the most unusual television series ever made. In addition to its Gothic tales involving the supernatural, what set DARK SHADOWS apart from the other TV soap operas of its day was the remarkable cast, including famous and glamorous Hollywood screen star Joan Bennett as the aristocratic matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Oscar-nominated actress Grayson Hall(THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA) as Dr. Julia Hoffman who tried to develop a cure for vampire Barnabas Collins but wound up falling in love with him instead. And of course, the superb Jonathan Frid as reluctant vampire Barnabas Collins himself. Incidentally, Frid's perpetually tormented character was what brought the show such tremendous success and remains the best remembered aspect of this enduringly popular series. Made on a noticeably low budget, DARK SHADOWS concentrated on plot and character rather than cheap thrills, though there were plenty of eerie, spooky moments and creepy Gothic atmosphere. The primetime revival of the ever-popular series in 1991 featured more elaborate settings and special effects but was less successful and lasted barely two months on the airwaves. Like it or not, DARK SHADOWS completely changed television history and remains one of the most well-remembered TV series of all time. The show's success led to two offshoot feature films starring a number of the series regulars. The first and most successful was HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS in 1970, followed by NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS in 1971.