<Ul> <Li> On October 13, 1954, a 60 - minute adaptation was aired on the CBS Television series The Best of Broadway . </Li> <Li> A Hallmark Hall of Fame production, adapted by Sam Denoff and Bill Persky and directed by Buzz Kulik, was broadcast by NBC on November 29, 1972 . The production starred Orson Welles, who was "a marvelous friend" of Woollcott's and had been offered the role of Sheridan Whiteside in both the original stage production and the 1942 film . Welles later said he was "very smart (to have declined); because if you've seen the film you'll know it was awful and there was no way for anybody to be good in it ." Welles's costars were Lee Remick (Maggie Cutler), Joan Collins (Lorraine Sheldon), Don Knotts (Dr. Bradley), and Marty Feldman (Banjo). The New York Times criticized Denoff's updating of the original play (Welles's Whiteside was a television personality competing with Johnny Carson) and listed the production in its 1972 "Worst of Television" list . </Li> </Ul> <Li> On October 13, 1954, a 60 - minute adaptation was aired on the CBS Television series The Best of Broadway . </Li> <Li> A Hallmark Hall of Fame production, adapted by Sam Denoff and Bill Persky and directed by Buzz Kulik, was broadcast by NBC on November 29, 1972 . The production starred Orson Welles, who was "a marvelous friend" of Woollcott's and had been offered the role of Sheridan Whiteside in both the original stage production and the 1942 film . Welles later said he was "very smart (to have declined); because if you've seen the film you'll know it was awful and there was no way for anybody to be good in it ." Welles's costars were Lee Remick (Maggie Cutler), Joan Collins (Lorraine Sheldon), Don Knotts (Dr. Bradley), and Marty Feldman (Banjo). The New York Times criticized Denoff's updating of the original play (Welles's Whiteside was a television personality competing with Johnny Carson) and listed the production in its 1972 "Worst of Television" list . </Li> <P> A 1980 revival directed by Stephen Porter ran for 19 previews and 85 performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre . The cast included Ellis Rabb, Roderick Cook, Leonard Frey, Carrie Nye, and Jamey Sheridan . Drama Desk Award nominations went to Cook for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and Nye for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play . </P>

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