| Kings Row | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Jack_Kelly_1957.JPG) Series lead Jack Kelly | |
| Also known as | Warner Bros. Presents |
| Genre | medical drama |
| Starring | Jack Kelly Nan Leslie Robert Horton |
| Theme music composer | Max Steiner (end theme) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William T. Orr |
| Producer | Roy Huggins |
| Production location | California |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 13, 1955 – January 17, 1956 |
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Kings Row is an hour-long American television period drama starring Jack Kelly, Nan Leslie and Robert Horton which was broadcast on ABC between September 13, 1955 and January 17, 1956 as part of the wheel series Warner Bros. Presents.[1][2] It was the first of 20 filmed shows produced for ABC between 1955 and 1963 by Warner Bros Television, under the supervision of executive producer William T. Orr, Kings Row is also the only straight drama among those shows, whereas Westerns and detective/adventure series comprised 14 of the 20 productions.[3][4]
The series' protagonist is psychiatrist Parris Mitchell, who has recently set up his practice in a small town of the Midwestern United States. He is met with mistrust and prejudice.
- ^ "Warner Brothers Presents / U.S. Dramatic Series" (The Museum of Broadcasting Communications — Encyclopedia of Television)
- ^ "Warner Bros. Presents" at the Square One website
- ^ Paietta, Ann Catherine and Kauppila, Jean L. Health Professionals on Screen. Scarecrow Press, 1999
- ^ Brodie, Douglas. Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present. University of Texas Press, 2010