Diver Dan - An Unusual Treasure

Описание: Diver Dan was a series of live-action shorts made for children's television. Made by Brian Cartoons, it was syndicated (mainly to NBC affiliates) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. The shows were sometimes re-edited into half-hour (including commercials) blocks by local stations. The series featured the adventures of a diver in an old-fashioned diving suit who talked to the passing fish. The series was filmed in live action with puppet fish; the underwater effect was achieved by shooting through an aquarium. Diver Dan debuted in 1960, the brainchild of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, cartoonist J. Anthony (John) Ferlaine, as a spinoff of his comic strip, Fish Tales. Ferlaine, who worked as an art director at Philadelphia's CBS affiliate WCAU-TV, produced two Fish Tales live-action marionette pilots. When CBS did not pick up the show, Ferlaine and promoter Martin Young partnered with Philadelphia producer Louis W. Kellman, who with his staff produced local TV spots and film shorts and filmed NFL football games. They produced the shorts over nine months and syndicated them.

Cast
Allen Swift ... Baron Barracuda
Frank Freda ... Diver Dan
Suzanne Turner ... Miss Minerva the Mermaid

Directed By Leon Rhodes, Mort Heilig
Created by J. Anthony Ferlaine
Written By Joseph Bonaduce, Ron Ronszel, J. Anthony Ferlaine
Associate Producer Harvey Blake
Executive Producer Hal Tunis, Louis W. Kellman
Produced By Louis W. Kellman
Cinematography By Morris Kellman
Series Editing By Margot Mor, Arthur Spieler
Puppeteers John Caracciolo, Harold Taylor, Martin Kreiner

Details
Country: USA
Original Air Date: 1961
Production Co: Brian Cartoons Inc., Young Productions Inc.

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