Mr. Adams and Eve
| Mr. Adams and Eve | |
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Ida Lupino, Morris Miller and Howard Duff in a 1957 episode
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Collier Young |
| Written by | Louella MacFarlane Sam Peckinpah Sol Saks Collier Young |
| Directed by |
Frederick de Cordova Richard Kinon Don Weis |
| Starring |
Howard Duff Ida Lupino Hayden Rorke Olive Carey Alan Reed Larry Dobkin Patrick Wayne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Collier Young |
| Producer(s) | Frederick de Cordova Warner Toub, Jr. Warner Toub, Jr. |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Bridget Productions Four Star Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | January 4, 1957 – July 8, 1958 |
Mr. Adams and Eve is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 1957 to July 1958. The series stars Howard Duff and his then wife, Ida Lupino. Mr. Adams and Eve was created and executive produced by Lupino's second husband, Collier Young.
Duff stars as actor Howard Adams while Lupino stars as his wife, actress Eve Adams (the latter professionally known as Eve Drake). Mr. Adams and Eve portrays the private lives of celebrities with considerable reality but with an added dose of comedy. In the story line, the Adamses deal with script problems, manipulative agents, and unreasonable producers, directors, and studio bosses. Sol Saks, who wrote many of the episodes, based many of the incidents on Duff and Lupino's real lives and marriage. Lupino later said that Saks' scripts were "at least 60 percent true."
Supporting cast members:
As the series centered around the lives of an acting couple living in Los Angeles, several episodes included guest appearances from well known celebrities and actors. These include:
Other guest stars include:
Collier Young, Lupino's second husband, was the creator and executive producer of the series.Sam Peckinpah was one of the series' writers as was Sol Saks.
The series, produced by Bridget Productions (Duff and Lupino's production company) and Four Star Productions, aired at 9 p.m. Eastern on Fridays between Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater and the anthology series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars. The program aired for a total of 66 episodes from January 4, 1957 to July 8, 1958, with rebroadcasts continuing until September 23, 1958.
Ratings for the first season were solid and Ida Lupino was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Best Actress in a Continuing Role". Ratings for the second season fell and CBS canceled the series in 1958.
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