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30-496: Later syndicated under the title Crisis , it was one of the few suspense series then broadcast in color. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season. It was also packaged with episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre under the title Universal Star Time . In Britain, BBC2 screened episodes of this series and Bob Hope Presents

60-1200: A Bob Hope Special . Every season, Hope traveled to Vietnam for Christmas , to entertain the troops. Actors who appeared in episodes included Phyllis Avery , John Cassavetes , Broderick Crawford , Angie Dickinson , Peter Falk , Sean Garrison , Sam Levene , Jack Lord , Carol Lynley , Ida Lupino , George Maharis, Darren McGavin , Dina Merrill , Hugh O'Brian , Suzanne Pleshette , Cliff Robertson , William Shatner , Robert Stack , Robert Wagner , Stuart Whitman , Shelley Winters , and Robert Young . Notable directors included Sydney Pollack , Stuart Rosenberg , John Cassavetes , Sam Peckinpah , Ida Lupino , and Daniel Petrie . Several episodes were rerun from 1968 through 1972 under several different titles: NBC Adventure Theatre (1971–1972), NBC Action Playhouse (1971–1972), NBC Comedy Playhouse (1968–1970) and NBC Comedy Theater (1971–1972). The Hope introductions were replaced by other hosts, such as Peter Marshall (who hosted "Action"), Art Fleming ("Adventure" in 1971), Ed McMahon ("Adventure" in 1972), Monty Hall ("Comedy Playhouse" in 1968) and Jack Kelly ("Comedy Playhouse" in 1970, and "Comedy Theater"). In syndication,

90-468: A Savage Night", released as Nightmare in Chicago , and "In Darkness, Waiting", which was released as Strategy of Terror . John T. Williams 's theme music was revised for this season. *pilot for unsold series Reruns of the series have been shown under the name Suspense Theatre , although many prints of episodes have had the syndicated rerun title Crisis . In the 1990s, Sci-Fi Channel aired

120-590: A bunch of cretins like you!" In 1957, after being released from the exile that followed his imprisonment, Solzhenitsyn began writing One Day . In 1962, he submitted his manuscript to Novy Mir , a Russian literary magazine. The editor, Aleksandr Tvardovsky , was so impressed with the detailed description of life in the labor camps that he submitted the manuscript to the Communist Party Central Committee for approval to publish it—until then Soviet writers had not been allowed to refer to

150-411: A collective farmer, a worker in a chemical laboratory, and simply "young people." These letters reflect a broad spectrum of opinion. On the one hand, jubilant readers lavished praise on Solzhenitsyn, [ Novy mir editor] Aleksandr Tvardovskii , and all that seemed to truly promise a "new world"; on the other hand, skeptical voices remained convinced that the camps had been populated by inveterate enemies of

180-579: A fictitious Soviet prisoner, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn had first-hand experience in the Gulag system, having been imprisoned from 1945 to 1953 for writing derogatory comments in letters to friends about the conduct of the war by Joseph Stalin , whom he referred to by epithets such as "the master" and "the boss". Drafts of stories found in Solzhenitsyn's map case had been used to incriminate him (Frangsmyr, 1993). Solzhenitsyn claimed

210-413: A second ration of food at lunch, and he had smuggled into camp a small piece of metal he would fashion into a useful tool. The 104th is the labor-camp team to which protagonist Ivan Denisovich belongs. There are over 24 members, though the book describes the following characters the most thoroughly: One Day is a sparse, tersely written narrative of a single day of the ten-year labor camp imprisonment of

240-528: A televised adaptation of a play that Marx and Norman Krasna wrote in 1948. Generally, each episode ran for an hour, although for some 'special presentations', NBC expanded the broadcast time to 90 minutes. Hope was paid US$ 25,000 ($ 251,815 in 2023 dollars ) per week for those episodes he merely introduced, and US$ 500,000 ($ 5,036,304 in 2023 dollars ) for those in which he starred. Hope's performances consisted of his typical joke- and celebrity-filled blackout sketches . These were usually called Chrysler Presents

270-630: Is a short novel by the Russian writer and Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn , first published in November 1962 in the Soviet literary magazine Novy Mir ( New World ). The story is set in a Soviet labor camp in the early 1950s and features the day of prisoner Ivan Denisovich Shukhov. The book's publication was an extraordinary event in Soviet literary history, since never before had an account of Stalinist repressions been openly distributed in

300-484: Is generally well-respected. Rations are meager – prisoners only receive them on the basis of how productive their work units are (or how productive the authorities think they have been) – but they are one of the few things that Shukhov lives for. He conserves the food that he receives and is always watchful for any item that he can hide and trade for food at a later date, or for favors and services he can do for prisoners that they will thank him for in small gifts of food. At

330-459: Is sentenced to ten years in a forced labor camp. The day begins with Shukhov waking up feeling unwell. For arising late, he is forced to clean the guardhouse, but this is a comparatively minor punishment. When Shukhov is finally able to leave the guardhouse, he goes to the dispensary to report his illness. It is relatively late in the morning by this time, however, so the orderly is unable to exempt any more workers and Shukhov must work. The rest of

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360-540: Is the only one that is based on the canonical Russian text and the only one authorized by Solzhenitsyn. The English spelling of some character names differs slightly among the translations. Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has been sentenced to a camp in the Soviet Gulag system. He was accused of becoming a spy after being captured briefly by the Germans as a prisoner of war during World War II . Although innocent, he

390-558: The Chrysler Theatre under the banner of Impact. Ben Cooper , Richard Crenna , John Forsythe , Ron Foster , Vivi Janiss , Brad Johnson , Jack Kelly , Robert Loggia , Ida Lupino , Martin Milner , Ellen McRae (who later changed her name to " Ellen Burstyn " and appeared as twin sisters in "The Deep End" with Clu Gulager and Aldo Ray ), Leslie Nielsen , Larry Pennell , Mickey Rooney , James Whitmore , Jeffrey Hunter , Tippi Hedren , Telly Savalas , and Robert Ryan were among

420-614: The Soviet Union. Novy Mir editor Aleksandr Tvardovsky wrote a short introduction for the issue entitled "Instead of a Foreword". At least five English translations have been made. Of those, Ralph Parker's translation (New York: Dutton, 1963) was the first to be published, followed by Ronald Hingley and Max Hayward 's (New York: Praeger , 1963), Bela Von Block's (New York: Lancer 1963), and Gillon Aitken 's (New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1971). The fifth translation, by H.T. Willetts (New York: Noonday/Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991),

450-500: The Soviet people. Yet in the extant corpus of citizens' letters, such stark positions appear relatively rare. Such open publicity was, however, short lived. In October 1964, Khrushchev was ousted and the gulag theme was disallowed in the Soviet press. Solzhenitsyn's later novels were published abroad and circulated within the Soviet Union illegally. In 1969, Solzhenitsyn was expelled from the Soviet Writers' Union . In 1970, he

480-446: The actors and actresses cast on Kraft Suspense Theatre. Directors included prominent names in television and later features, examples being Robert Altman , Richard L. Bare , Roy Huggins , Buzz Kulik , David Lowell Rich , Ida Lupino , Sydney Pollack , Elliot Silverstein , Jack Smight , Ralph Senensky , and Paul Wendkos . Some episodes doubled as pilots for potential series. The episode "Rapture At Two-Forty", in particular,

510-410: The camps. From there it was sent to the de-Stalinist Nikita Khrushchev , who, despite the objections of some top party members, ultimately authorized its publication with some censorship of the text. After the novel was sent to the editor, Aleksandr Tvardovsky of Novy Mir , it was published in November 1962. The labor camp featured in the book was one that Solzhenitsyn had served some time at, and

540-482: The end of the day, Shukhov is able to provide a few special services for Tsezar (Caesar), an intellectual who does office work instead of manual labor. Tsezar is most notable, however, for receiving packages of food from his family. Shukhov is able to get a small share of Tsezar's packages by standing in lines for him. Shukhov reflects on his day, which was both productive and fortuitous for him. He did not get sick, his group had been assigned well paid work, he had filched

570-596: The episode "Two is the Number" (1964), Shelley Winters won for outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie. Simone Signoret won for outstanding lead actress for her performance in "A Small Rebellion" (1966) which also starred Sam Levene as theatre owner Noel Greb and George Maharis as playwright Michael Kolinos. Cliff Robertson won for outstanding lead actor for his performance in "The Game" (1966). Rod Steiger won for outstanding lead actor for his performance in "A Slow Fade to Black" (1964). Sydney Pollack

600-407: The magazine Ogoniok wrote: "The Soviet Union was destroyed by information – and this wave started from Solzhenitsyn's One Day ". A one-hour dramatization for television, made for NBC in 1963, starred Jason Robards Jr. in the title role and was broadcast on November 8, 1963. A 1970 film adaptation based on the novella starred British actor Tom Courtenay in the title role. Finland banned

630-411: The novel deals mainly with Shukhov's squad (the 104th, which has 24 members), their allegiance to the squad leader, and the work that the prisoners ( zeks ) do in hopes of getting extra food for their performance. For example, they are seen working at a brutal construction site where the cold freezes the mortar used for bricklaying if not applied quickly enough. Solzhenitsyn also details the methods used by

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660-430: The prisoners to survive; the whole camp lives by the rule of day-to-day survival. Tyurin, the foreman of gang 104, is strict but kind, and the squad's fondness for him becomes more evident as the book progresses. Though a morose man, he is liked because he understands the prisoners, talks to them, and helps them. Shukhov is one of the hardest workers in the squad, possessing versatile skills that are in great demand, and he

690-424: The prisoners wept when news of Stalin's death reached them. He uses the epithet batka usaty ( батька усатый ) in his novel, which translates to "Old Whiskers" or "Old Man Whiskers". This title was considered offensive and derogatory, but prisoners were free to call Stalin whatever they liked: "Somebody in the room was bellowing: 'Old Man Whiskers won't ever let you go! He wouldn't trust his own brother, let alone

720-584: The series under the Suspense Theatre and Crisis titles as part of its late-night primetime programming lineup. Retro TV and Antenna TV , the small broadcast networks, ran the series in the early 2010s. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series , sponsored by Chrysler Corporation , which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show

750-527: The series was presented as Universal Star Time and Theatre of the Stars , minus Hope's opening and closing segments. Several of the dramatic episodes of the series aired in Britain on BBC2 as Impact , which also included episodes of Kraft Suspense Theatre . The show won a total of seven Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for six more. Among them were the following: For her performance in

780-469: Was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. Solzhenitsyn was arrested, stripped of his Soviet citizenship, and exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974. Two days after his expulsion, Glavlit issued an order removing all his books from libraries' open stacks. Until Gorbachev's perestroika allowed their re-publication, they circulated only illegally, as samizdat . Vitaly Korotich , the perestroika-era editor of

810-599: Was hosted by Bob Hope , but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy. The program included such events as an adaptation of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich , starring Jason Robards (from the 1962 novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ); The Seven Little Foys , starring Mickey Rooney , Eddie Foy Jr. and the Osmond Brothers ; Think Pretty , a musical starring Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase ; and Groucho Marx in "Time for Elizabeth",

840-866: Was located in Karaganda in northern Kazakhstan . One Day was published in 1962 in Novy mir with the endorsement of CPSU First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev , who praised the novella at the Party plenum. In 1964, it was a candidate for the Lenin Prize and evoked heated debates among the prize committee, but ultimately failed to win the nomination. It evoked heated debates among the Soviet reading public, as well. As Miriam Dobson notes: The Novyi mir mailbag contains letters from lawyers, teachers, party members, purge victims and their relatives, self-confessed thieves, prisoners, camp workers, pensioners, an army captain,

870-693: Was nominated for directing "Something About Lee Wiley" (1963), and won for directing "The Game" (1966). Rod Serling won for writing the episode, "It's Mental Work" (1964). Additionally, the show was nominated twice for the Directors Guild of America Award and twice for the Edgar Allan Poe Award . One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Russian: Один день Ивана Денисовича , romanized:  Odin den' Ivana Denisovicha , IPA: [ɐˈdʲin ˈdʲenʲ ɪˈvanə dʲɪˈnʲisəvʲɪtɕə] )

900-536: Was the pilot for the series Run for Your Life , which premiered on NBC in the fall of 1965 and ran till 1968. The 1968 theatrical film Sergeant Ryker , starring Lee Marvin , was a two-part made-for-television film that was first broadcast on Kraft Suspense Theatre under the title "The Case Against Paul Ryker". It also served as a pilot for the 1966 series Court Martial , which ABC would broadcast. Other episodes that were later expanded into theatrical films (initially for European release) included "Once Upon

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