The Proposal (1957 film)

The Proposal
The Proposal
Genre	comedy
Based on	The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Directed by	Christopher Muir
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Production company	ABC
Budget	nearly £400
Release
Original network	ABV-2 (Melbourne)
Original release	25 February 1957 (Melbourne, live); 14 March 1957 (Sydney)

The Proposal is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.^[4]

Plot[]

In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The suitor keeps saying the wrong thing.

Cast[]

Paul Bacon as the suitor
Douglas Kelly as the father
Bettine Kauffmann as the girl

Production[]

It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Day, Christopher (1981). "TV Drama". In Peter Beilby (ed.). Australian TV: The First 25 Years. Thomas Nelson. p. 136.
^ "TV Guide". The Age. 21 February 1957. p. 29.
^ "Television Newss". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1957. p. 8.
^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
^ "TV—Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 9 March 1957. p. 35.
^ "SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN". ABC Weekly. 9 March 1957. p. 19.
^ "Radio Stars in "Live" TV Play". The Age. 21 February 1957. p. 23.

External links[]

The Proposal at IMDb

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[day-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Day, Christopher (1981). "TV Drama". In Peter Beilby (ed.). Australian TV: The First 25 Years. Thomas Nelson. p. 136.

[2] "TV Guide". The Age. 21 February 1957. p. 29.

[3] "Television Newss". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1957. p. 8.

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

[5] "TV—Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 9 March 1957. p. 35.

[6] "SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN". ABC Weekly. 9 March 1957. p. 19.

[7] "Radio Stars in "Live" TV Play". The Age. 21 February 1957. p. 23.

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