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'''''Dark Under the Sun''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play. It was written by Brisbane author, Chris Gardner, who also wrote ''[[A Private Island]]'' (1964). Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
'''''Dark Under the Sun''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play. It was written by Brisbane author, Chris Gardner, who also wrote ''[[A Private Island]]'' (1964). Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. ''Filmink'' magazine thought ''Dark Under the Sun'' was "an indication that Australian television was willing to confront some of the nation’s trickier social issues head on."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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It was aired on [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama on Racial Problem|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 April 1960|page=15}}</ref> |
It was aired on [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama on Racial Problem|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 April 1960|page=15}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:12, 16 January 2020
| Dark Under the Sun | |
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| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Written by | Chris Gardner |
Production company | |
Release date | 27 April 1960 |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Dark Under the Sun is a 1960 Australian TV play. It was written by Brisbane author, Chris Gardner, who also wrote A Private Island (1964). Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Filmink magazine thought Dark Under the Sun was "an indication that Australian television was willing to confront some of the nation’s trickier social issues head on."[1]
It was aired on ABC and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne[2]
Plot
A university-educated half-aboriginal man, Jim Robertson, falls for a white woman, his childhood playmate, Julie Handford. Social and family problems begin when they decide to get married. The play is set at a homestead near a Queensland banana plantation.
Cast
- Edward Brayshaw as Jim Robertson
- Moira Carleton as Grannie Hill
- Elizabeth Goodman as Julie Handford
- James Lynch as Les Holland
- Berys Marsh as Beryl Parker
- John Norman as Dave Handford
- Joyce Turner as Mr Handford
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Drama on Racial Problem". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1960. p. 15.
External links
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