Uncle Martino
Uncle Martino | |
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Written by | Victor Rietti |
Music by | William Fitzwater |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Christopher Muir |
Running time | 60 mins[1] |
Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
Release | |
Original release | August 24, 1960 (Melbourne, live)[2][3] 9 November 1960 (Sydney, taped)[4] |
Uncle Martino is a 1960 Australian television play. It was directed by Christopher Muir from a play by Guido Cantini.[5][6]
Premise[]
In an Italian village, a family is unsure if Uncle Martino is a millionaire or a pauper.[7]
Cast[]
- Don Crosby as Martino
- Peter O'Shaughnessy as Salvi
- as Ameila
- as Mansueta
- as Gina
- as Procaccia
- Paul Karo as Silvio
- Dennis Miller as Michel
- as Viola
- as Ghigo
- Wyn Roberts as Trulla
Reception[]
The Sydney Morning Herald thought that the production "lacked the sheer relish in character-drawing and good humoured gusto that would have made it more than a rather laboured dissection of cupidity."[8]
References[]
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 18 August 1960. p. 35.
- ^ "Violin Theme for Play". The Age. 18 August 1960. p. 13.
- ^ "ABV-2 Retains Wedneday Spot". The Age. 11 August 1960. p. 14.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1960. p. 18.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Comedy Lampoons Greedy Relatives". The Age. 18 August 1960. p. 14.
- ^ "Comedy Lampoons Greedy Relatives". The Age Supplement. 18 August 1960. p. 2.
- ^ "Italian Play On Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1960. p. 15.
External links[]
Categories:
- Australian television plays
- Australian films
- 1960 television plays
- Australian television film stubs