The Late Edwina Black (TV play)
The Late Edwina Black | |
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Genre | mystery |
Based on | play by William Morum and William Dinner |
Written by | Noel Robinson |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins |
Production company | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 23 September 1964 (Melbourne) 16 September 1964 (Sydney) [1] 7 October 1964 (Brisbane)[2] |
The Late Edwina Black is a 1964 Australian television play, filmed in Sydney.[3] It was based on a play by William Morum and William Dinner which had been filmed numerous times before. It was adapted by Noel Robinson.
Plot[]
At Amberwood, a country estate not far from London, Edwina Black has been murdered with arsenic and lies in a coffin. Several people could be suspects including her husband Gregory, his spinster lover Linda, and elderly housekeeper Ellen. Inspector Grey investigates. The love between Linda and Gregory explodes into tension.
Cast[]
- Anne Haddy as Linda Graham
- Ron Haddrick as Gregory Black
- Ethel Gabriel as Ellen,
- John Grey as Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard
Production[]
The play had been performed numerous times on stage in Australia and had been adapted for radio on several occasions, most recently in 1960.[4] The play had also been turned into a British film in 1951.
ABC designer Jack Montgomery found two 70 year old dresses in a house in Ashfield.[5][6]
Reception[]
The Canberra Times said "everyone involved was at the peak of their form, from the anonymous member of the Drama department responsible for selecting such a completely worthless and unimportant murder mystery, up to the producer, designer and splendid cast who were able to make of it an enjoyable, if thoroughly unmemorable, hour of viewing."[7]
References[]
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 September 1964. p. 27.
- ^ "Old Sydney Home Had Props for ABC=TV Play". TV Times. 30 September 1964. p. 10.
- ^ "Original Dress for Period play". The Age. 17 September 1964. p. 17.
- ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. 34 (9, 679). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 August 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dresses for the Parts". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 1964. p. 14.
- ^ "Victorian costumes find". The Canberra Times. 39 (10, 952). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 September 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The die now pay later way". The Canberra Times. 39 (10, 954). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[]
- 1964 television plays
- 1960s Australian television plays
- Australian television film stubs