Night Stop

Night Stop
Night Stop
	Advertisement The Age 20 March 1963
Written by	Norman King
Directed by	Patrick Barton
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	60 mins
Production company	ABC
Release
Original release	20 March 1963 (Melbourne); 12 June 1963 (Sydney)

Night Stop is a 1963 Australian television play. It was filmed in Melbourne and had been performed on British TV.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

In a Midlands market town on the River Trent, a young bargeman, Eddy, is determined to learn the truth about the death of his friend, Frank. He believes the truth can be found in the Midlands market town on the River Trent.^[4]

Cast[]

George Whaley as Eddy
Judith Arthy as Julie
Betty Berrell
Helen Douglas
Alan Hopgood as Gary
Roma Johnstone
Reg Livermore as Ray
Leslie Wright as army corporal

Production[]

It was the second Australian TV production from Patrick Barton. Many of the cast were relative newcomers to Australian screens.^[5]

It was advertised as "live modern suspense drama".^[6]

Reception[]

The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought the script was "pointless sensation seeking... more than ordinarily tiresome. Why this weary reshuffling of mildewed dramatic effects in an English setting should have been called worth reproducing in it Melbourne studio is difficult to understand."^[7]

References[]

^ "The Programmes On Channel 7". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 560). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Suspense Drama On Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 560). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
^ "TV Guide". The Age. 14 March 1963. p. 33.
^ "New Faces". The Age. 14 March 1963. p. 25.
^ "Advertisement". The Age. 20 March 1963. p. 25.
^ ""Night Stop" On ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1963. p. 12.

External links[]

Night Stop at IMDb

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[1] "The Programmes On Channel 7". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 560). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Suspense Drama On Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 560). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.

[4] "TV Guide". The Age. 14 March 1963. p. 33.

[5] "New Faces". The Age. 14 March 1963. p. 25.

[6] "Advertisement". The Age. 20 March 1963. p. 25.

[7] ""Night Stop" On ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1963. p. 12.

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