The case of Lizzie Borden

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Title

The case of Lizzie Borden

Collection

Agnes de Mille Video Archive

Names

De Mille, Agnes (Speaker)
Welch, Joseph Nye, 1954- (Speaker)
Preston, Robert, 1918-1987 (Actor)
Kiley, Richard (Actor)
Saudek, Robert, 1911-1997 (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1957

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6564
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 20-2161

Subjects

Fall River legend (Choreographic work : De Mille)

Genres

Television Programs
Televised Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Part of the Ford Foundation TV-Radio Workshop's Omnibus series, devoted to the legend of Lizzie Borden. Telecast on ABC-TV March 24, 1957. Producer: Robert Saudek. Director: Richard Dunlap. Host: Alistair Cooke.
Performers: Cast includes Katherine Bard (Lizzie Borden), Richard Kiley (Prosecuting attorney), and Robert Preston (Defense attorney).
Content: For the second half of this program, Agnes de Mille's ballet, see *MGZHB 12-572 Fall River legend.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 film reel (56 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16mm

Abstract

A discussion between Agnes de Mille and Joseph N. Welch, distinguished Boston attorney, of the facts behind the legend of Lizzie Borden, the basis of de Mille's ballet Fall River legend. A dramatization of the story includes actual testimony from the trial, which is commented on throughout by Miss de Mille and Mr. Welch.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY837031551-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12159990
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1a66a860-c7ed-0135-e9f3-0b310121ce9b

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1957

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The case of Lizzie Borden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1957. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a66a860-c7ed-0135-e9f3-0b310121ce9b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1957). The case of Lizzie Borden Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a66a860-c7ed-0135-e9f3-0b310121ce9b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The case of Lizzie Borden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a66a860-c7ed-0135-e9f3-0b310121ce9b

Wikipedia citation

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