Joan Tewkesbury

Peter Pan

Clark Jones

Mary Martin, Cyril Ritchard

This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the following year, and again four years later.

On Promised Land

Joan Tewkesbury

Carl Lumbly, Juanita Jennings

In the 1950s, the Ween family live and work on land that was promised to their family. The landowners, the Appletree family, use the promise of the land to keep the family working for them, putting the transfer of the land in doubt.

Peter Pan

Mary Martin, Cyril Ritchard

This SECOND live broadcast aired a year after the success of the first. Utilizing much of the same cast, it nevertheless is its own unique performance which charmed millions of households in 1956.

Nashville

Robert Altman

David Arkin, Barbara Baxley

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Player

Robert Altman

Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

The Acorn People

Joan Tewkesbury

Ted Bessell, Cloris Leachman

An unemployed teacher becomes a counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children.

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Kenneth Bowser

Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich

A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

Peter Pan

Vincent J. Donehue

Mary Martin, Cyril Ritchard

In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy, Michael and John Darling. With a sprinkling of pixie dust, Peter and his new friends fly out the nursery window and over London to Never-Never Land. The children experience many wonderful and exciting adventures with the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily's Indian tribe, and Peter's arch enemy the dastardly pirate Captain Hook.

The Tenth Month

Joan Tewkesbury

Carol Burnett, Keith Michell

An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.

Calling the Shots

Janis Cole, Holly Dale

Karen Arthur, Lizzie Borden

Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.

Man's Favorite Sport?

Howard Hawks

Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.

Thieves Like Us

Robert Altman

Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall

Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.

Sudie and Simpson

Joan Tewkesbury

Louis Gossett Jr., Sara Gilbert

A television movie about the friendship that develops between a young white girl and an older black man in a racist, rural Georgia town during the 1940s.

Way Out on a Limb

Keith Carradine, René Auberjonois

Documentary with several of director Robert Altman's longtime collaborators, as they discuss making the film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), the style and themes of the story and working with Altman.

Cold Sassy Tree

Joan Tewkesbury

Faye Dunaway, Richard Widmark

In the early 20th century, an independent lady from up North causes a scandal when she decides to wed an older local general-store owner just three weeks after he's been widowed.

Wild Texas Wind

Joan Tewkesbury

Dolly Parton, Gary Busey

Wild Texas Wind is an 1991 American made-for-television drama film distributed by Sandollar Productions, directed by Joan Tewkesbury and starring Dolly Parton, Gary Busey, and Ray Benson. Parton co-wrote the story with Mark Kiracofe, as well as multiple songs from the film with Benson.