Roundabout (1957 film)
| Roundabout | |
|---|---|
 Ad from 4 Jan 1957 | |
| Based on | play by Michael Clayton-Hutton |
| Written by | William Sterling |
| Directed by | Bill Eldridge |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 4 January 1957[2] |
Roundabout is a television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired on Australian television in 1957. Broadcast 4 January 1957 on ABC station ABV-2, it is notable as the first example of television drama produced in Melbourne.[3][4]
It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare.[5]
"Official" television broadcasting in the city had only begun two months earlier. There seems to have been a Melbourne production and a Sydney production, as happened with The Twelve Pound Look.
Plot[edit]
The original TV listing in The Age newspaper described the plot as "a woman's reactions to her husband's suspected affair with another woman".[6]
Melbourne cast[edit]
- British actor Patrick Horgan
- Mary Ward as the wife
- Beverley Dunn as the other woman
- Sydney Conabere
- Mira Carleton
Production[edit]
The show is based on a 1952 one-act play by Michael Clayton-Hutton.
A Melbourne production was aired live on 4 January 1957 over 30 minutes. Production was by Bill Eldridge.[7] Filming took place at ABC's studios at Ripponlea. Star Patrick Horgan was appearing on stage at the time and had to get in a taxi to the theatre after filming.[8] Beverly Dunn went on to appear in a number of live TV productions.[9]
Sydney production[edit]
| Roundabout | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Michael Clayton-Hutton[11] |
| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 19 February 1957[10] |
A Sydney production was directed by Raymond Menmuir and aired February 19, 1957.[12][13]
Cast[edit]
- Roger Climpson as David
- Anne Bullen as Ruth
- Judith Godden as Paula
See also[edit]
- The Passionate Pianist
- Box for One
- Tomorrow's Child
- Ending It
- The Shadow of Doubt
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References[edit]
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 3 January 1957. p. 20.
- ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 4 January 1957. p. 18. Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "From School Plays to Success on TV". The Age. 19 September 1958. p. 20.
- ^ "Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast". The Age. 2 January 1958. p. 8.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "ABC Channel 2". The Age. 3 January 1957. p. 11.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 3 January 1957. p. 8.
- ^ "Drama, Interviews "Live" on ABV-2". The Age. 3 January 1957. p. 15.
- ^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 132–134.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydey Morning Herald. 4 January 1957. p. 14.
- ^ "TV—Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. Vol. 19, no. 7. 16 February 1957. p. 31.
- ^ "TV—Channel 2 ABn". ABC Weekly. 19 February 1957. p. 39.
- ^ "TV, Radio Programs". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 February 1957. p. 13.
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