Broadway Theatre Archive Movie Trailers

The School for Scandal Trailer (1975)

02 April 1975

London society matron Lady Sneerwell loves to gossip and spends her free time engaged in manipulation.

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate Trailer (1979)

30 July 1979

This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil War.

Tartuffe Trailer (1978)

31 May 1978

Donald Moffat stars in Moliere's classic comedy about lovable scoundrel Tartuffe, who befriends the wealthy Orgon and then attempts to seduce both his new friend's wife and daughter in this TV presentation from the Broadway Theatre Archive.

Enemies Trailer (1971)

11 November 1971

A humble and long-suffering New York waiter finally turns the tables on a regular, insufferable customer who delights in pestering him about the service.

An Enemy of the People Trailer (1966)

02 December 1966

Set in a Norwegian hamlet, an idealistic physician discovers that the town's hot springs are contaminated.

Beyond the Horizon Trailer (1975)

17 July 1975

On a Connecticut farm, James Mayo's two sons both love Ruth Atkins. Robert, the younger son, is sickly and dreams of escaping to a romantic life somewhere "beyond the horizon.

Lemonade Trailer (1971)

16 September 1971

A perceptive and funny study about the fantasies, inhibitions and dreams of two frustrated and lonely middle-class matrons who set up competing lemonade stands along a jammed highway.

Out of Our Fathers' House Trailer (1978)

02 August 1978

Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer "Mother" Mary Jones, this unique production paints a compelling portrait of the women's liberation movement.

Feasting with Panthers Trailer (1974)

27 March 1974

Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.

Knuckle Trailer (1975)

04 June 1975

Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.

Fifth of July Trailer (1982)

11 October 1982

Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with his lover, Jed.

The Time of Your Life Trailer (1976)

10 March 1976

William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939.

The Patriots Trailer (1976)

26 May 1976

This absorbing 1976 production of dramatist Sidney Kingsley's historical play centers on the formative days of the United States and the disputes between founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.

Story Theatre Trailer (1969)

28 November 1969

Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm come to vivid life in this innovative production. Taking classic narrative stories — such as "The Golden Goose," "The Clever Gretel," "The Goose Girl," and "The Bremen Town Musicians" — Paul Sills eliminated the customary use of elaborate sets and costumes and relied instead on the transforming talents of his gifted actors.

The Sorrows of Gin Trailer (1979)

24 October 1979

An affluent suburban couple's empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year old daughter.

All Over Trailer (1976)

28 April 1976

As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge outside for news of his death in this filmed-for-television staging of Edward Albee's play.

Much Ado About Nothing Trailer (1973)

02 February 1973

Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to matchmake her with Benedick (her former boyfriend), but she being an independent-minded, bicycle-riding Suffragette type, it's going to take a bit of trickery.

The Typists Trailer (1971)

07 October 1971

Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia.

Death of a Salesman Trailer (1966)

07 May 1966

Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.

Zalmen, or The Madness of God Trailer (1975)

13 January 1975

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

In Fashion Trailer (1974)

20 March 1974

This charming musical comedy, set in turn-of-the-century Paris and based on George Feydeau's classic romp, "Tailleur Pour Dames," turns on a case of mistaken identity, chance meetings and deceptions big and small.

Happy Days Trailer (1980)

25 June 1980

Winnie, a woman in her fifties, is buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth, with just a large, black shopping bag and a collapsed parasol.

Birdbath Trailer (1971)

29 October 1971

During the course of one night, two strangers, a lonely waif and a prodigal poet, form an unexpected connection.

The Andersonville Trial Trailer (1970)

17 May 1970

A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.

Hogan's Goat Trailer (1971)

11 October 1971

A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure the candidate's wife learns about his affair with a just-deceased rich girl.

Working Trailer (1982)

13 April 1982

This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average.

Freeman Trailer (1977)

31 December 1977

This 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves.

Play of the Week: Rashomon Trailer (1960)

12 December 1960

Set in ancient Japan, Rashomon follows the aftermath of a bandit’s attack on a warrior and his wife, as the bandit, the wife, the husband, and a woodcutter each offer different versions of what happened.

Lullaby Trailer (1960)

18 January 1960

Truck driver Johnny Horton and cigarette girl Eadie elope after a hasty romance, but after the wedding, the couple realizes they don't know each other very well.

The Trial of the Moke Trailer (1978)

03 May 1978

Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the object of a conspiracy by his fellow cadets to rid the base of its only black graduate.

Awake and Sing! Trailer (1972)

06 March 1972

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play.

The Shadow of a Gunman Trailer (1972)

04 December 1972

Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920s, this was the first part of Sean O'Casey's celebrated "Dublin Trilogy.

Guests of the Nation Trailer (1981)

09 February 1981

This drama tells the story of Irish insurgents and the captured British soldiers whom they are assigned to guard.

Alice at the Palace Trailer (1982)

16 January 1982

Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.

Scarecrow Trailer (1972)

10 January 1972

Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil, and brings a scarecrow to life as part of her diabolical revenge on the judge who was once her lover.

The Shady Hill Kidnapping Trailer (1982)

12 January 1982

John Cheever's wry comedy of errors comes to the screen in this filmed presentation from the Broadway Theatre Archive.

June Moon Trailer (1974)

30 January 1974

In this rousing satire a native upstate New York clerk comes to 1920s Manhattan with dreams of making in big on Tin Pan Alley.

Big Blonde Trailer (1980)

01 December 1980

High-spirited model Hazel decides that she should settle down in this stage play based on a Dorothy Parker short story.

Ah, Wilderness! Trailer (1976)

13 October 1976

On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home.

William Shakespeare's Hamlet Trailer (1990)

02 November 1990

A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.

The Rules of the Game Trailer (1975)

30 April 1975

Dramatist Luigi Pirandello's mordant comedy of manners tells the tale of upper-crust Italians Silia Gala and her sneering spouse, Leone, who finds his impassivity tested when he has to duel his wife's frustrated paramour.

The Taming of the Shrew Trailer (1976)

10 November 1976

San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant.

Uncommon Women and Others Trailer (1979)

20 June 1979

While at an impromptu reunion lunch, five women reminisce and relive their college days at Mount Holyoke, and weigh their goals and aspirations against their lives.

Incident at Vichy Trailer (1973)

06 December 1973

Adapted from Arthur Miller's play, film focuses on a group of Frenchmen who are detained at Vichy, the capital of France while under Nazi occupation, and "investigated" under suspicion of secretly being Jewish.

Particular Men Trailer (1972)

15 April 1972

A fictitious but powerful look at the dawn of the nuclear age, this stage performance follows several government scientists as they develop the atomic bomb, grapple with the morality of their work, and confront major problems with their superiors.

Antigone Trailer (1974)

13 February 1974

A 1974 PBS production of Jean Anouilh's 1944 play "Antigone" adapted from the original Sophocles.

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories Trailer (1981)

01 June 1981

Three Irwin Shaw short stories are dramatized. In "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" a young married couple stop for a drink on a Sunday morning in Manhattan, and the conversation turns to the husband's fidelity.

Another Part of the Forest Trailer (1972)

02 October 1972

A television adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about the Hubbards, a rich Southern family of greedy, ruthless individuals.

Secret Service Trailer (1977)

12 January 1977

Set in Richmond, Virginia in October 1864, tells the story of a Union spy working to seize control of the telegraph office.

The First Breeze of Summer Trailer (1976)

28 January 1976

A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a young woman and a hard-working father's current conflict with his two unhappy sons.

Let Me Hear You Whisper Trailer (1969)

23 May 1969

A scrub-woman attempts to rescue a dolphin who will talk to no one but her from a research laboratory.

Back to Back Trailer (1959)

02 November 1959

These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when his client confesses to killing his wife.

The Master Builder Trailer (1960)

21 March 1960

Famed playwright Henrik Ibsen tells the tale of a master builder in the twilight of his career who reaches for love in response to his work's demise.

The Year of the Dragon Trailer (1975)

15 January 1975

Frank Chin's edgy story breaks down the stereotypes of Asian Americans and centers on San Francisco Chinatown tour operator Fred Eng.

Nourish the Beast Trailer (1974)

05 June 1974

Baba Goya is a loudmouth mother who goes through husbands and orphans like the Turkish coffee she makes in a dirty old soup pan.

Steambath Trailer (1973)

04 May 1973

Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit. After spending some time there, it becomes clear that the steambath is a sort of Afterlife, where indifferent souls come to tell their stories to God who happens to be the attendant picking up the towels.

Sea Marks Trailer (1976)

12 May 1976

Tony and Emmy Award winner George Hearn stars as a fisherman in love -- and hopelessly out of water -- in this Broadway Theatre Archive production of Gardner McKay's stage play romance.

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf Trailer (1982)

23 February 1982

The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play.

The Glass Menagerie Trailer (1973)

16 December 1973

An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

Ten Blocks on the Camino Real Trailer (1966)

07 October 1966

A collection of ten vignettes by Tennessee Williams offering various viewpoints on life, love, and death.