Mr. Adams and Eve (1957)
Mr. Adams and Eve is a CBS sitcom starring Howard Duff and his then wife, Ida Lupino, as a fictitious acting couple, Howard and Eve Adams, residing in Beverly Hills, California. In the television series, Lupino is known professionally as Eve Drake. The program aired sixty-six episodes from January 4, 1957, to July 8, 1958, with rebroadcasts continuing until September 23, 1958. Lupino was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Best Actress in a Continuing Role" for both seasons of Mr. Adams and Eve.
Seasons & Episode
Howard and Eve are all set to appear in a production of Shakespeare's ""Taming of the Shrew"".
Rajah Ahmed Khan, an Eastern potentate, visits the studio where Eve and Howard are making a picture. The Rajah immediately decides that Eve would be a lovely acquisition for his harem and offers to buy her from Howard.
When Hollywood scenario writers prepare a film biography of Eve and Howard, any resemblance to the real people are purely coincidental.
Howard decides to act ""Richard III"" and invites a thespian of the old school to his home.
Eve is flattered and Howard skeptical when an egotistical artist asks Eve to sit for a portrait.
Howard, spending two weeks with the Air Force Reserve, finds his troubles with the commanding officer aggravated when Eve comes to the base to entertain.
Eve and Howard turn producers and repair to a small town to film a simple story derived from real life. Their first mistake is the hiring of an Italian director.
The Adamses entertain at an Army camp. Howard can't understand why the wolf whistles from the darkened audience are only for him.
Darkest Africa is all aglow when a white hunter gets a yen for Eve while on location.
In the midst of making a movie, Eve receives a call to jury duty. She insists that she must fulfill her responsibilities as a citizen.
Eve falls heir to a massive castle high on the desolate moors of Scotland.
Studio chief J.B. Hafter hires an astrologer to advise him as to the best time for making movies. Stars Howard and Eve become intrigued with this method and decide to follow Hafter's example.
Howard is given the opportunity to direct a movie and receives enthusiastic support from Eve. But when Howard reads the script he is afraid the picture will be a flop.
Howard and Eve fall asleep in their producer's office. They discover that the ghosts of the silent-picture era take over in the wee small hours.
Ed Sullivan invites Howard and Eve to guest write a column for him. With visions of Pulitzer Prizes dancing in their heads, they set out among the city's teeming millions.
Eve and Howard practically rewrite ancient history when they study the Etruscan Age in college.
Eve and Howard are asked to serve as hosts to a newly married couple who have won a ""perfect marriage"" contest on a TV program. But the Adamses find that the constant round of nightclubs is a strain.
In this episode, Ida Lupino plays both Eve and herself. Studio chief Hafter hires Ida Lupino to direct a Howard and Eve film. Howard used to date Ida, so Eve is jealous and gives her a very difficult time. Eve comes to realize she's a good person, though, and defends her when she gets fired for pushing her artistic vision.
Howard and Eve overhear a telephone conversation in which J.B. Hafter, the studio head, grants many concessions to another star. When they make the same demands, Hafter tells them that the star has a ranch and is independently wealthy. So, Howard and Eve decide to buy a ranch.
After a hectic day at the studio, Howard and Eve decide it is too late to go home. So they fall asleep in their producer's office.
Studio chief J.B. Hafter sends Howard and Eve to Europe to publicize the premiere of one of his films. They visit a small country where the ruler is a grand duchess. Eve tries to sell the duchess on the advantages of democracy--in fact she even suggests the duchess abdicate!
A neighbor, who apparently hates movie people, complains to the police about Howard and Eve. Then he bombards them with phone calls. Eve, who has been reading up on psychology, devises a plan to cure the bothersome neighbor.
While at a party, Eve is tricked into agreeing to appear on a nationwide television interview with a man known to hate the movie colony. On the show, Eve makes an unfortunate remark, which makes her look ridiculous. Later, Howard makes a few remarks of his own at a press interview.
Eve and Howard buy a half interest in a restaurant. They become so absorbed in their new enterprise that they incur the anger of their boss, J.B. Hafter, who demands that they either give up the restaurant or give up acting.
Eve mistakes an old copy of Variety for a recent one and gets the impression that the studio is about to close down.
Howard and Eve take a vacation, but they can't decide where to spend it.
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