{"id":1795,"date":"2008-09-27T11:08:35","date_gmt":"2008-09-27T15:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizzieandrewborden.com\/MondoLizzie\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2008-09-27T11:08:35","modified_gmt":"2008-09-27T15:08:35","slug":"lizzie-borden-and-teevee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lizzieandrewborden.com\/mondolizzie\/lizzie-borden-and-teevee\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzie Borden and TeeVee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lizzie Borden murder case has been examined in only one movie: the made for TeeVee film from 1975, The Legend of Lizzie Borden. It is the one we all remember. Elizabeth Montgomery played Lizzie to perfection, even if there were many anachronisms and mistakes in fact. Just watch the opening scene to observe the neighborhood surrounded by mountains (!) and the brick (!) house in which the Bordens reside. There is no John Morse in this film, and, like Oliver Stone&#8217;s JFK, the dialogue is mostly invented as we do not know what they said to one another in their private world. <\/p>\n<p>However, it is a really wonderful movie. Scary and provocative in all the right places. Its ending is spooky and atmospheric and memorable.<\/p>\n<p>BUT DID YOU KNOW . . . .  that there were many other TeeVee Lizzie&#8217;s out there, just not in full-length form. <a href=\"http:\/\/tv.com\">TV.com<\/a> has a nice list of titles that have been aired. Now to find them all and watch them! Please feel free to comment on any of the ones you remember.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Second Verdict (1976): Lizzie Borden. <\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 1, Episode 5, Aired 6\/24\/1976.<br \/>\nEpisode Overview: Abby Durfee Borden was murdered with an axe on 4 August 1892. Ninety minutes later, her husband, Andrew Jackson Borden, was killed in the same way. Lizzie Andrew Borden was tried for the murder of her father and sepmother, but was acquitted due to a lack of evidence. Was she guilty? Barlow and Watt examine the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Writers: Elwyn Jones<br \/>\nDirector: Michael Simpson<br \/>\nStars:<br \/>\nFrank Windsor (Detective Chief Superintendent John Watt)<br \/>\nStratford Johns (Detective Chief Superintendent Barlow)<br \/>\nGuest Star:<br \/>\nTony Sibbald (Asst. Marshal Fleet)<br \/>\nNorwich Duff (Thomas Kieran)<br \/>\nPatti Love (Bridget Sullivan)<br \/>\nJames Berwick (George Robinson)<br \/>\nRobert Henderson (Judge Blaisdell)<br \/>\nRosemary Leach (Lizzie Borden)<br \/>\nDavid Healy (Hosea Knowlton)<br \/>\nGordon Sterne (Dr. Dolan)<br \/>\nChristopher Malcolm (Mullaly)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. GhostHunters: Shawshank Prison\/Lizzie Borde<\/strong>n<br \/>\nSeason 2, Episode 12, First Aired 10\/12\/2005<br \/>\nEpisode Overview: The TAPS gang tackle two famous locations in this hour. The Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio, the prison where Stephen King&#8217;s &#8220;Shawshank Redemption&#8221; was filmed, and the site of the infamous axe murder of Lizzie Borden&#8217;s parents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Sightings: Lizzie Borden; demonic possession<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 2, Episode 3, First Aired 10\/21\/1992<br \/>\nHost: Tim White<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Actors Studio: Good Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 1, Episode 9, First Aired 11\/21\/1948<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. History&#8217;s Mysteries: The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 14, Episode 3, First Aired 1\/1\/2006<br \/>\nHost: Arthur Kent<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. The Armstrong Circle Theatre: Legend of Murder: The Untold Story of Lizzie Borden<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 13, Episode 1, First Aired 10\/11\/1961<br \/>\nStars: Ron Cochran (host narrator)<br \/>\nGuest Star:<br \/>\nStaats Cotsworth (Knowlton)<br \/>\nAnn Hegira (Emma)<br \/>\nMary Doyle (Bridget)<br \/>\nPaul McGrath (Andrew)<br \/>\nClarice Blackburn (Lizzie Borden)<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Suspense: The Legend of Lizzie<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 5, Episode 27, First Aired 3\/10\/1953<br \/>\nEpisode Overview: This telling of the story of accused axe-murderer Lizzie Borden is based on the actual court transcripts. Flashbacks are used to jump from the courtroom to the day her parents were hacked to death in the family home.<br \/>\nCast: Katharine Bard as Lizzie Borden<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Unsolved Mysteries: Episode #462<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 12, Episode 14, First Aired 7\/23\/2001<br \/>\nHost: Robert Stack<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Older Siste<\/strong>r<br \/>\nSeason 1, Episode 17, First Aired 1\/22\/1956<br \/>\nWriters:<br \/>\nLillian de la Torre and Robert C. Daniels<br \/>\nDirector:<br \/>\nRobert Stevens<br \/>\nStars:<br \/>\nAlfred Hitchcock (Host)<br \/>\nRecurring Role:<br \/>\nCarmen Mathews (Lizzie Borden)<br \/>\nPat Hitchcock (Margaret)<br \/>\nGuest Star:<br \/>\nKay Stewart (Neighbor)<br \/>\nPolly Rowles (Nell Cutt)<br \/>\nJoan Lorring (Emma Borden)<br \/>\nWendy Winkelman (Little Girl)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Scariest Places on Earth: Urban Legends 2<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 4, Episode 4, First Aired 10\/23\/2005<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Monsterquest: Ghosts<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 2, Episode 3, First Aired 6\/11\/2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Cher: Show 10<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 1, Episode 10, First Aired 4\/20\/1975<br \/>\n&#8220;Cher and Nancy portray the principle and nutritionist of the Lizzie Borden High School.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lizzie Borden murder case has been examined in only one movie: the made for TeeVee film from 1975, The Legend of Lizzie Borden. It is the one we all remember. Elizabeth Montgomery played Lizzie to perfection, even if there were many anachronisms and mistakes in fact. 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