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Film, Video [Court of human relations. 1959-07, no. 2, The debater] Debater / Inventory title: Court of human relations / Court of human relations

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Title

  • [Court of human relations. 1959-07, no. 2, The debater]

Other Title

  • Debater
  • Inventory title: Court of human relations
  • Court of human relations

Summary

  • A three-member board mediates disputes and disagreements submitted for review by the people involved. Complainants and respondents are interviewed by A.L. Alexander and the mediators. In this episode, the board considers the case of an elderly couple with health problems. The husband is outspoken and argumentative. He insults people who don't agree with him, and alienates their friends. She has a repiratory illness that is aggravated by stress, and his behavior is making her a nervous wreck. He has a heart condition and his doctor wants him to avoid stress as well, but he enjoys controversy. He is aggravated by the state of the world, and by people who believe everything they hear. He believes he has a right to express his feelings.

Names

  • Alexander, A. L., 1906-1967, creator, television producer, moderator
  • Gimbel, Roger, television producer
  • Gillaspy, Richard, television producer
  • Nathanson, Ted, 1925-1997, television director
  • Ankers, Kathleen, production designer
  • Blaney, James, sound designer
  • Kross, Anna M. (Anna Moscowitz), 1891-1979, panelist
  • Foster, Lloyd E., 1894-1986, panelist
  • Coudert, Frederic René, Jr., 1898-1972, panelist
  • Collins, Fred, 1925-2006, contributor
  • National Broadcasting Company production company

Created / Published

  • 1959.

Headings

  • -  Mediation
  • -  Marital conflict
  • -  Personality and emotions
  • -  Older men--Attitudes
  • -  Quarreling
  • -  Older women--Health and hygiene

Genre

  • Panel discussions
  • Nonfiction television programs

Notes

  • -  Broadcast date could not be determined. Date in title derived from research, appearance of mediators, and date on slate board.
  • -  Erroneous title on slate board: Flame open.
  • -  Moderator: A.L. Alexander.
  • -  Mediators: Judge Anna M. Kross, Dr. Lloyd E. Foster, Hon. Frederic R. Coudert.
  • -  Announcer: Fred Collins.
  • -  Associate directors, Richard Gillaspy, Larry Owen, Jr. ; scenic designer, Kathy Ankers ; technical director, Jack Irving ; lighting director, Leo Farrenkopf ; audio, Jim Blaney.
  • -  Most credits taken from Court of human relations production documents in M/B/RS Acquisition files. Moderator and mediators taken from film.
  • -  LC copy is not the broadcast copy; contains a slate board, and is lacking end credits.
  • -  Incomplete: first case of a two case episode.
  • -  Filmed on June 22, 1959 in New York, N.Y.
  • -  Case number 4788.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  The Court of human relations originated as a popular radio program, also created and moderated by A.L. Alexander. In one or two cases per episode, a panel of mediators, including clergymen, authors, judges, educators, and other notables give advice on interpersonal problems presented to them by actual people, called "complainants" and "respondents". The cases involve family and other personal disputes, marital entanglements, emotional problems, and financial disagreements. The show aired in the afternoon on NBC from June 22, 1959 to August 21, 1959.
  • -  Sources used: Court of human relations production documents in M/B/RS Acquisition files (Alexander (A. L., Mrs.)); McNeil's Total television, 4th ed., p. 183; TV guide (New York edition), June-August, 1959; episode slate board.

Medium

  • 1 video file (inc.) (digital) (17 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Alexander (A. L., Mrs.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020600069

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Alexander, A. L., Creator, Television Producer, Moderator, Roger Gimbel, Richard Gillaspy, Ted Nathanson, James Blaney, Anna M Kross, Lloyd E Foster, Frederic René Coudert, Fred Collins, and National Broadcasting Company Production Company. Court of human relations. -07, no. 2, The debater. produceds by Ankers, Kathleenuction Designer 1959. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600069/.

APA citation style:

Alexander, A. L., Gimbel, R., Gillaspy, R., Nathanson, T., Blaney, J., Kross, A. M. [...] National Broadcasting Company Production Company. (1959) Court of human relations. -07, no. 2, The debater. Ankers, K. D., prod [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600069/.

MLA citation style:

Alexander, A. L., Creator, Television Producer, Moderator, et al. Court of human relations. -07, no. 2, The debater. prod by Ankers, Kathleenuction Designer 1959. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600069/>.