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"Jane Eyre" is a 1949 American television play adapting the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It aired as an episode of Studio One and starred Charlton Heston as Rochester.

Premise

A woman, Jane Eyre, goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, run by the mysterious Rochester.

Cast

• Charlton Heston as Rochester
• Mary Sinclair
• Viola Roache
• Ethel Remey
• Joan Wetmore
• Adelaide Klein

Production

It was Heston's sixth appearance for Studio One. He had previously made Of Human Bondage for the show; like that, this was adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott.

Reception

The episode was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner whose biographer wrote "From the start of the show to its end, Miner's influence is apparent: Schaffner's camera is constantly on the move; in a few years he would be known for his long and graceful tracking shots. Oddly enough, none of the other networks used a moving camera to any extent."

The Independent called it "moving and well integrated."

Producer Hal Wallis was so impressed by Charlton Heston's performance he offered him a contract and put Heston in Dark City.

References

1. "A business-minded young author". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 93. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 23. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "MUSIC AND THE THEATRE "Radio Is Doomed"As "Rusty Bugles" Author Sees It". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 50. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1950. p. 6 (Features). Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Heston TV traied actor returning for sixth tie". The Evening Sun. 12 December 1949. p. 26.
4. Kim, Erwin (1985). Franklin J. Schaffner. Scarecrow Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8108-1799-9.
5. "Tele Vues". Independent. 26 December 1949. p. 18.
6. "Heston says movies tougher than video". The Los Angeles Times. 23 November 1950. p. 30.

External links

• "Jane Eyre" at IMDb
• Jane Eyre at Letterbox DVD
• Complete film at Internet Archive

• 1949 television plays
• Works by Sumner Locke Elliott
• Films based on Jane Eyre
• Studio One (American TV series)