Matinee Theatre Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1 (1955–1958) Online
- Original Title :
- Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance
- Year :
- 1955–1958
- Directror :
- Alan Cooke
- Cast :
- John Conte,Jack Albertson,Herschel Bernardi
- Writer :
- Alan Cooke,William Shakespeare
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
The Shakespeare classic, done live for this daytime color series, the first time a two part story was offered. It tells of a woman, a rich merchant's daughter about to be married to a man she loves, but a devious rival to the groom sets up an incident to fool him into thinking she's been sleeping around just before the wedding day.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | John Conte | - | Himself - Host |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Jack Albertson | - | Dogberry |
 | Herschel Bernardi | - | Borachio |
| Philip Bourneuf | ||
| Joey Faye | - | Verges |
 | Nina Foch | - | Beatrice |
 | Robert Horton | - | Benedick |
 | Stephen Joyce | - | Claudio |
 | Patrick Macnee | - | Don Pedro |
 | Norma Moore | - | Hero |
 | Pernell Roberts | - | Don John |
This may be the first time a Shakespeare play was telecast in color, if not, surely of this title.
Joey Faye and Jack Albertson are not credited. Peggy McCay also stars.