Dark Brown
| Dark Brown | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Christopher Muir[2] |
| Written by | Philip Johnston[3] |
| Starring | Agnes Dobson Laura James |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 24 June 1957 (live, Melbourne) 23 August 1957 (taped, Sydney)[1] |
Running time | 30 mins[4] or 45 mins[5] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Dark Brown is an early Australian television film, broadcast during 1957 on ABC.[6]
It was broadcast live in Melbourne, one of the first TV productions from that city.[7][8]
The play was later filmed again by the ABC in Brisbane in 1963.
Plot[]
In London in 1900, a young woman fears that her husband is going to murder her. She is encouraged in this belief by her mother. But all is not as it appears to be.[1]
One listing called it "a psychological drama with a suspense twist".[9]
Cast[]
- Walter Brown
- Agnes Dobson
- Laura James
- Roma Johnston
- Max Meldrum
- Margaret Cruikshank
- Lorna Forbes
Production[]
It was kinescoped (and was repeated several months after the original telecast), and was shown in Sydney (these were the only two cities in Australia with television at the time).[1] Its cast included Walter Brown, Agnes Dobson and British actress Laura James.
Original telecast was on 24 June 1957, repeat telecast via kinescope recording on 30 September 1957.
Repeat[]
The show was repeated in Melbourne on 30 September 1957.[10]
See also[]
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "All the TV Programs". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 36.
- ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 24 June 1957. p. 12.
- ^ "Television News". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 1957. p. 7.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 20 June 1957. p. 29.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 August 1957. p. 9.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast". The Age. 2 January 1958. p. 8.
- ^ Television guide, The Age, 26 September 1957, p.14.
- ^ "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 1957. p. 7.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 26 September 1957. p. 27.
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