| Mr. Adams and Eve | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sitcom |
| Written by | Frederick De Cordova |
| Directed by | Richard Kinon |
| Starring | Howard Duff Ida Lupino Hayden Rorke Olive Carey Alan Reed Larry Dobkin Patrick Wayne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Collier Young |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | Black and white |
| Original run | January 4, 1957 – September 23, 1958 |
Mr. Adams and Eve is a CBS sitcom starring Howard Duff and his then wife, Ida Lupino, as a fictitious acting couple, Howard and Eve Adams, residing in Beverly Hills, California.[1] In the television series, Lupino is known professionally as Eve Drake. The program aired sixty-six episodes from January 4, 1957, to July 8, 1958, with rebroadcasts continuing until September 23, 1958.[2] Lupino was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Best Actress in a Continuing Role" for both seasons of Mr. Adams and Eve.[3]
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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. The series failed to be extended for a third season. Few programs centered about the entertainment industry have succeeded. The subsequent 1969-1970 NBC series Bracken's World also failed to attract audiences.[1]
Collier Young, Lupino's second husband, was the executive producer of the series.[2] The series aired at 9 p.m. Eastern on Fridays between Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater and the anthology series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars. It succeeded Brian Keith's drama series, Crusader, and ran opposite Lee Marvin's crime drama M Squad on NBC and The Frank Sinatra Show on ABC.[4]Sam Peckinpah was one of the series directors.[5]
The series premiere is entitled "The Young Actress"; the finale, "The Teenage Idol".[5]
Collier Young penned the pilot episode for Mr. Adams and Eve, which was produced by Four Star Playhouse. According to TV.com, much of the original film of Mr. Adams and Eve was believed to have been destroyed or lost in warehouse storage because of legal issues stemming from the cancellation of the series. Few records remain of the actual episodes.[3] However, the Harry Ransom Archives contains many episodes which were donated by the Lupino estate.