(Syndicated, 1958) [a European import, filmed in Switzerland by a British crew but with American actor's union rates...and distributed in the U.S. by National Telefilm Associates (NTA); The legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero was amplified considerably to stretch it over 39 weeks]
[Contrary to what one might expect, they did not use Rossini's 1829 "William Tell Overture" in its original version, which was overexposed via "The Lone Ranger"; instead the producers hired a British team to adapt a melody from Rossini's "William Tell Overture" and add lyrics to it -- to make it a vocal THEME song (perhaps hoping for something like the "Robin Hood" THEME) -- somewhat, but not completely disguising its origins] Composer: Giacchino Rossini (predates ASCAP & BMI), and Adapters: Sidney John Kay (British PRS/ASCAP/BMI) [professional name of Kurt Kaiser], and Geoffrey Clarmont ("Geoff") Parsons (British PRS/ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Maurice Peters Mus. Co., Ltd. (British PRS/ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP) div. of EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY Published Copyright Date: Sep. 25, 1958; EP 123 609. Published Renewal Date: June 3, 1986; RE-295-203. Recording: