Alex Segal

Ransom! (1956)

A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Donna Reed  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Juano Hernández

A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Donna Reed  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Juano Hernández

Joy in the Morning (1965)

Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country - and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Oskar Homolka

Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country - and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Oskar Homolka

My Father's House (1975)

Recovering from a heart attack, a workaholic editor recalls the simple days of his youth. Robertson adds an emotional center to this messy, flashback-filled 'heavy' dramatic piece. Plenty of co-star talent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Cliff Robertson  •  Robert Preston  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Rosemary Forsyth

Recovering from a heart attack, a workaholic editor recalls the simple days of his youth. Robertson adds an emotional center to this messy, flashback-filled 'heavy' dramatic piece. Plenty of co-star talent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Cliff Robertson  •  Robert Preston  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Rosemary Forsyth

Death of a Salesman (1966)

Adaptation of Arthur Miller's play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Lee J. Cobb  •  Mildred Dunnock  •  Stanley Adams  •  Edward Andrews

Adaptation of Arthur Miller's play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Lee J. Cobb  •  Mildred Dunnock  •  Stanley Adams  •  Edward Andrews

The Crucible (1967)

Landmark adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. Nominated for 3 Emmy awards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Colleen Dewhurst  •  Henry Jones

Landmark adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. Nominated for 3 Emmy awards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Colleen Dewhurst  •  Henry Jones

The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Peter Beiger  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Viveca Lindfors  •  Donald Pleasence

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Peter Beiger  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Viveca Lindfors  •  Donald Pleasence

The Lie (1973)

An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  George Segal  •  Victor Buono  •  Robert Culp  •  Allan Arbus

An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  George Segal  •  Victor Buono  •  Robert Culp  •  Allan Arbus

Hedda Gabler (1962)

Hedda Gabler has just come back from her honeymoon, married to boring but reliable academic George Tesman. Refusing to tie herself down in life and name, Hedda is banking on George being appointed a professorship to secure a better life for the young couple, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Ingrid Bergman  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Trevor Howard

Hedda Gabler has just come back from her honeymoon, married to boring but reliable academic George Tesman. Refusing to tie herself down in life and name, Hedda is banking on George being appointed a professorship to secure a better life for the young couple, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Ingrid Bergman  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Trevor Howard

The Story of David (1976)

The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and decorum. Also in the cast are Anthony Quayle as King Saul, and Terence Hardiman as Bathsheba's unfortunate warrior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich  •  Alex Segal
CAST:  Timothy Bottoms  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Norman Rodway  •  Oded Teomi

The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and decorum. Also in the cast are Anthony Quayle as King Saul, and Terence Hardiman as Bathsheba's unfortunate warrior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich  •  Alex Segal
CAST:  Timothy Bottoms  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Norman Rodway  •  Oded Teomi

All the Way Home (1963)

In the early 1900's Tennessee, a loving family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden, accidental death. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Jean Simmons  •  Robert Preston  •  Pat Hingle  •  Aline MacMahon

In the early 1900's Tennessee, a loving family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden, accidental death. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Jean Simmons  •  Robert Preston  •  Pat Hingle  •  Aline MacMahon

Harlow (1965)

Loosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two "Harlow" film biographies that appeared in 1965, this one stars Carol Lynley in the title role that begins as Jean Harlow, a bit player in Laurel and Hardy comedies, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Carol Lynley  •  Efrem Zimbalist Jr.  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Barry Sullivan

Loosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two "Harlow" film biographies that appeared in 1965, this one stars Carol Lynley in the title role that begins as Jean Harlow, a bit player in Laurel and Hardy comedies, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Carol Lynley  •  Efrem Zimbalist Jr.  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Barry Sullivan

No Time for Sergeants (1955)

Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy -- no one more than Sgt. King.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Harry Clark  •  Eddie LeRoy  •  Robert Emhardt

Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy -- no one more than Sgt. King.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Harry Clark  •  Eddie LeRoy  •  Robert Emhardt

Decisions! Decisions! (1971)

A precedent-setting comedy-drama special in which a salesman (Bob Newhart) and a sexologist (Jill St. John) have misadventures with plot development determined by the votes of the studio audience.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Jean Simmons  •  Bob Newhart  •  Jill St. John  •  Lou Jacobi

A precedent-setting comedy-drama special in which a salesman (Bob Newhart) and a sexologist (Jill St. John) have misadventures with plot development determined by the votes of the studio audience.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Jean Simmons  •  Bob Newhart  •  Jill St. John  •  Lou Jacobi

The Winslow Boy (1958)

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Peter Bathurst  •  Florence Eldridge  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Norah Howard

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Peter Bathurst  •  Florence Eldridge  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Norah Howard

Bloomer Girl (1956)

In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Barbara Cook  •  Keith Andes  •  Carmen Mathews  •  Paul Ford

In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Barbara Cook  •  Keith Andes  •  Carmen Mathews  •  Paul Ford

Certain Honorable Men (1968)

The protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Peter Fonda  •  Hiram Sherman  •  Alexandra Isles

The protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Peter Fonda  •  Hiram Sherman  •  Alexandra Isles