Stealing Through Time: On the Writings of Jack Finney
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"All My Clients Are Innocent." Alcoa Premiere. First broadcast on April 17, 1962.
"Such Interesting Neighbors." Amazing Stories. First broadcast on March 20, 1987.
"The Love Letter." Hallmark Hall of Fame. First broadcast on February 1, 1998.
Appendix II.
Credits for Adaptations of Jack Finney's Work
FILM
5 Against the House
Released in 1955 by Columbia Pictures
Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, William Bowers, John Barnwell
Based upon the Good Housekeeping Magazine story by Jack Finney
Produced by Stirling Silliphant, John Barnwell
Directed by Phil Karlson
• Cast •
Al Mercer — Guy Madison
Kay Greyleg — Kim Novak
Brick — Brian Keith
Roy — Alvy Moore
Ronnie — Kerwin Mathews
Eric Berg — William Conrad
Francis Spieglebauer — Jack Diamond
Virginia — Jean Willes
Robert Fenton — John Zaremba
Jack Roper — George Brand
Brad Lacey — Mark Hanna
Mrs. Valent — Carroll McComas
Pat Winters — Hugh Sanders
(Additional cast information from "5 Against the House (1955)." 3 Sept. 2003 movies.go.com)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Released in 1956 by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring
Based on the Collier's Magazine serial by Jack Finney
Produced by Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc.
Directed by Don Siegel
• Cast •
Dr. Miles Bennell — Kevin McCarthy
Becky Driscoll — Dana Wynter
Dr. Dan Kauffman — Larry Gates
Jack Belicec — King Donovan
Theodora Belicec — Carolyn Jones
Nurse Sally Withers — Jean Willes
Police Chief Nick Grivett — Ralph Dumke
Wilma Lentz — Virginia Christie
Uncle Ira Lentz — Tom Fadden
Stanley Driscoll — Kenneth Patterson
Officer Sam Janzek — Guy Way
Anne Grimaldi — Eileen Stevens
Grandma Driscoll — Beatrice Maude
Eleda Lentz — Jean Andren
Jimmy Grimaldi — Bobby Clark
Dr. Ed Pursey — Everett Glass
Mac Lomax — Dabbs Greer
Baggage man — Pat O'Malley
Restaurant owner — Guy Rennie
Martha Lomax — Marie Selland
Charlie, the meter reader — Sam Peckinpah
Pod carrier in Miles's office — Harry J. Vejar
Dr. Harvey Bassett — Richard Deacon
Dr. Hill — Whit Bissell
Ambulance driver — Robert Osterloh
with Frank Hagney
(Additional cast information from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)." Amazon.com. 11 Sept. 2003.)
House of Numbers
Released in 1957 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Screenplay by Russell Rouse and Don M. Mankiewicz
Based on the Cosmopolitan magazine novel by Jack Finney
Produced by Charles Schnee
Directed by Russell Rouse
• Cast •
Bill Judlow/Arnie Judlow — Jack Palance
Henry Nova — Harold J. Stone
Warden — Edward Platt
Ruth Judlow — Barbara Lang
(Additional cast information from "House of Numbers (1957)." 29 Sept. 2003 movies.go.com.)
Good Neighbor Sam
Released in 1964 by Columbia
Screenplay by James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum, and David Swift
From the novel by Jack Finney
Produced and directed by David Swift
• Cast •
Sam Bissel — Jack Lemmon
Janet Lagerlof — Romy Schneider
Minerva Bissel — Dorothy Provine
Howard Ebbets — Michael Connors
Mr. Burke — Edward Andrews
Reinhold Shiffner — Louis Nye
Earl — Robert Q. Lewis
Girl — Joyce Jameson
Irene — Anne Seymour
Jack Bailey — Charles Lane
Edna — Linda Watkins
Phil Reisner — Peter Hobbs
Sonny Blatchford — Tris Coffin
Larry Boling — Neil Hamilton
Miss Halverson — Rizza Royce
Millard Mellner —William Forrest
The Hi-Los — The Hi-Los
Simon Nurdlinger — Edward G. Robinson
Taragon — Bernie Kopell
Wyeth — Patrick Waltz
Hausner —William Bryant
Jenna —Vickie Cos
Ardis — Kym Karath
Marsha — Quinn O'Hara
McVale — Hal Taggart
Gloria — Jan Brooks
French waiter — Peter Camlin
Assistant director — Tom Anthony
Mrs. Burke — Bess Flowers
Hertz commercial man — Dave Ketchum
Drunk — Gil Lamb
Milkman — Harry Ray
Postman — Joe Palma
TV director — David Swift
Belly dancer — Zanouba
Receptionist — Barbara Bouchet
(Additional cast information from "Good Neighbor Sam (1964). 5 Nov. 2003 movies.go.com.)
Assault on a Queen
Released in 1966 by Paramount
Screenplay by Rod Serling
From the novel by Jack Finney
Produced by William Goetz
Directed by Jack Donohue
• Cast •
Mark — Frank Sinatra
Rosa — Virna Lisi
Rossiter — Tony Franciosa
Moreno — Richard Conte
Lauffnauer — Alf Kjellin
Linc — Errol John
Captain — Murray Matheson
Master-at-arms — Reginald Denny
Bank manager — John Warburton
Doctor — Lester Matthews
Trench — Val Avery
1st officer — Gilchrist Stuart
2d officer — Ronald Long
3d officer — Leslie Bradley
4th officer — Arthur E. Gould-Porter
Junior officer — Laurence Conroy
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Released in 1978 by United Artists
Screenplay by W.D. Richter
Based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Produced by Robert H. Solo
Directed by Philip Kaufman
• Cast •
Matthew Bennell — Donald Sutherland
Elizabeth Driscoll — Brooke Adams
Jack Bellicec — Jeff Goldblum
Nancy Bellicec — Veronica Cartwright
Geoffrey — Art Hindle
Katherine — Lelia Goldoni
Dr. David Kibner — Leonard Nimoy
Running man — Kevin McCarthy
Taxi driver — Don Siegel
Ted Hendley — Tom Luddy
Stan — Stan Ritchie
Mr. Gianni — David Fisher
Detective — Tom Dahlgren
Boccardo — Gary Goodrow
Restaurant owner — Jerry Walter
Chef — Maurice Argent
Street barker — Sam Conti
Mr. Tong — Wood Moy
Mrs. Tong — R. Wong
Outraged woman — Rose Kaufman
Beggar — Joe Bellan
Policeman #1 — Sam Hiona
Policeman #2 — Lee McVeigh
Rodent man—Albert Nalbandian
School teacher — Lee Mines
Maxie
Released in 1985 by Orion Pictures
Screenplay by Patricia Resnick
Based upon Marion's Wall by Jack Finney
Produced by
Carter De Haven
Directed by Paul Aaron
• Cast •
Jan/Maxie — Glenn Close
Nick — Mandy Patinkin
Mrs. Lavin — Ruth Gordon
Bishop Campbell — Barnard Hughes
Miss Sheffer — Valerie Curtin
Father Jerome — Googy Gress
Cleopatra Director — Michael Ensign
Commercial Director — Michael Laskin
Art Isenberg — Lou Cutell
Bartender — Nelson Welch
E.T. Reporter — Leeza Gibbons
Channel 4 Announcer — Evan White
Mr. Chu — Harry Wong
Policeman — Charles Douglas Laird
Assistant Director — David Sosna
Charity Patron — Hugo Stanger
Trainer — John O'Neill
Usher — Eddie Wong
Exercise Class Ladies — Pauline Bluestone, Rebecca Greenfield, Jinaki Jobyna Phillips, Gayle Vance
Chinese Movie Patrons — Glen Chin Nancie Kawata Conan Lee
Mr. San Francisco — Cyril Magnin
Reporter — Michael Jordan
Magazine Attendant — Alan Gin
Street Bum — Tony Amendola
Al the Dog — Nelson
Body Snatchers
Released in 1993 by Warner Brothers
Screenplay by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli, and Nicholas St. Joh
Screen story by Raymond Cistheri and Larry Cohen
Based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Produced by Robert H. Solo
Directed by Abel Ferrara
• Cast •
Marti Malone — Gabrielle Anwar
Steve Malone — Terry Kinney
Tim Young — Billy Wirth
Jenn Platt — Christine Elise
Gen. Platt — R. Lee Ermey
Pete — G. Elvis Phillips
Andy Malone — Reilly Murphy
Mrs. Platt — Kathleen Doyle
Dr. Collins — Forest Whitaker
Carol Malone — Meg Tilly
Platt's aide — Stanley Small
Teacher — Tonea Stewart
Soldier at gas station — Keith Smith
Gas attendant — Winston E. Grant
MP gate captain — Phil Neilson
MP #1 — Timothy P. Brown
MP #2 — Thurman L. Combs
Soldier #1 — Sylvia Small
Red — Adrian Unveragh
Neighbor — Johnny L. Smith
MP #3 — Allen Perada
Medic — Candy Orsini
Man in infirmary — Marty Lyons
MP #4 — Rick Kangrga
MP #5 — Michael Cohen
Pod soldier — Kimberly L. Cole
G.I. #1 — James P. Monoghan
G.I. #2 — Craig Lockhart
Alien woman — Darian Taylor
Body double Meg — Jennifer
The Invasion
Released in 2007 by Warner Brothers
Screenplay by David Kajganich
Based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Produced by Joel Silver
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
• Cast •
Carol Bennell — Nicole Kidman
Ben Driscoll — Daniel Craig
Tucker Kaufman — Jeremy Northam
Dr. Stephen Galeano — Jeffrey Wright
Wendy Lenk — Veronica Cartwright
Dr. Henryk Belicec — Josef Sommer
Ludmilla Belicec — Celia Weston
Yorish — Roger Rees
Gene — Eric Benjamin
Pam — Susan Floyd
Carly — Stephanie Barry
Belicec's Aide — Alexis Raben
Richard Lenk — Adam LeFevre
Joan Kaufman — Joanna Merlin
Census Taker — Field Blauvelt
Dina Twain — Rhonda Overby
NASA Official — Reid Sasser
John — Brandon Price
Mrs. Cunningham — Ava Lenet
Dog Owner — Michael Kelly
Andy — Jeremiah Hake
Cop in Tunnel — Luray Cooper
Panicked Woman in Tunnel — Nanna Ingvarsson
Transit Cop — Jeff Wincott
News Stand Vendor — Wes Johnson
Mrs. Robinson — Becky Woodley
Man in Rags — Parker Webb
Sobbing Teen — Cloie Wyatt Taylor
Field Reporter — John Colton
Tucker's Colleague — John Leslie Wolfe
Butler — Michael Stone Forrest
Subway Girl — Tara Garwood
Sleep Deprived Screamer — Genevieve Adell
Helpful Cop — Derren Fuentes
Boy in Train Station — Benjamin Bullard
Elderly Lady — Jean Schertler
Security Guard — James Bouchet
TELEVISION
"Time Is Just a Place"
Broadcast on April 16, 1955, in syndication as part of the series, Science Fiction Theatre
Screenplay by Lee Berg
From a short story by Jack Finney
Directed by Jack Arnold
• Cast •
Al Brown — Don DeFore
Nell Brown — Marie Windsor
Ted Heller — Warren Stevens
Ann Heller — Peggy O'Connor
"All My Clients Are Innocent"
Broadcast on April 17, 1962, on the ABC television network as part of the series, Alcoa Premiere
Teleplay by Jameson Brewer
Story by Jack Finney
• Cast •
Max Mclntyre — Barry Morse
Alan Michaels — Richard Davalos
Carl Balderson — Vic Morrow
Cora Pierson — Joan Staley
Martha — Mari Aldon
Nurse — Lillian Bronson
(Credits and cast from "Guest Appearances for 'Alcoa Premiere.'" 15 Mar 2005 imdb.com and "Alcoa Premiere —All My Clients Are Innocent." TV Tome. 17 Dec. 2004)
"Such Interesting Neighbors"
Broadcast on March 20, 1987, on the NBC television network as part of the series, Amazing Stories
Teleplay by Mick Garris and Tom McLoughlin
Based upon the story by Jack Finney
Directed by Graham Baker
• Cast •
Al Lewis — Frederick Coffin
Nel Lewis — Marcia Strassman
Randy Lewis — Ian Fried
Ann Hellenbeck — Victoria Caitlin
Fed Hellenbeck — Adam Ant
Brad Hellenbeck — Ryan McWhorter
(Credits and cast from Brown, Michael L., and Loren Heisey. "Amazing Stories." 12 May 2004
"The Love Letter"
Broadcast on February 1, 1998, on the CBS television network as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series
Screenplay by James Henerson and Pamela Gray
Based on a story by Jack Finney
Produced by Dan Curtis and Lynn Raynor
Directed by Dan Curtis
• Cast •
Scotty Corrigan — Campbell Scott
Elizabeth Whitcomb — Jennifer Jason Leigh
Everett Reagle — David Dukes
Beatrice Corrigan — Estelle Parsons
Debra Zabriskie — Daphne Ashbrook
Clarice Whitcomb — Myra Carter
Warren Whitcomb — Gerrit Graham
Mae Mullen — Irma P. Hall
Jacob Campbell — Richard Woods
(Credits from Joyner, Will. "Television Review; A May-December, of Sorts." New York Times 31 January 1998: B13.)
STAGE
This Winter's Hobby
Performed in New Haven, Connecticut, from March 23, 1966, to March 26, 1966, at the Shubert Theater
Performed in Philadelphia from March 28, 1966, to April 9, 1966, at the Walnut Street Theater
Written by Jack Finney
Direct
ed by Donald McWhinnie
• Cast •
Charles Bishop — E.G. Marshall
Duffy Bishop — Nan Martin
Arnold — William Hickey
Tommy — Michael Beckett
Laura Amling — Martha Bundy
Sheriff McCarthy — Norman Bly
Time and Again
Performed in Waterford, Connecticut, in summer 1993 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Performed in San Diego from May 4, 1996, to June 9, 1996, at the Old Globe Theater
Performed in New York from May 18, 1999, to May 22, 1999, at The Altman Building, and from January 9, 2001, to February 18, 2001, at the City Center Stage II
Book by Jack Viertel
Music and lyrics by Walter Edgar Kennon
Based on the novel by Jack Finney
Directed by Susan H. Schulman
• Cast (2001) •
Si — Lewis Cleale
Kate — Julia Murney
Julia — Laura Benanti
Danziger — David McCallum
with Melissa Rain Anderson, Ann Arvia, Jeff Edgerton, Eric Michael Gillett, Gregg Goodbrod, Christopher Innvar, Patricia Kilgarriff, Joseph Kolinski, George Masswohl, Amy Walsh, and Lauren Ward.
(Credits from "MTC 2000-2001 Season." 23 Oct. 2001
Works Cited
Quotations in the text from works by Jack Finney are from first editions or first magazine publications, except where noted below.