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'''''Murder Story''''' is a 1958 Australian television play. It was based on a script by [[Ludovic Kennedy]] based on the Croydon roof top murder and starred Neva Carr-Glynn, [[John Ewart]] and Douglas Kelly. It was directed by [[Raymond Menmuir]] and aired May 19, 1958.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Suspense Drama|date=June 16, 1958|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=All the TV Programmes|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1435955887|magazine=ABC Weekly|date=21 May 1958|page=34}}</ref>
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'''''Murder Story''''' is a 1958 Australian television play. It was based on a script by [[Ludovic Kennedy]] based on [[Derek Bentley case|the Croydon roof top murder]] and starred Neva Carr-Glynn, [[John Ewart]] and Douglas Kelly. It was directed by [[Raymond Menmuir]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=All the TV Programmes|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1435955887|magazine=ABC Weekly|date=21 May 1958|page=34}}</ref>


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>
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>
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*Douglas Kelly
*Douglas Kelly
==Production==
==Production==
Kennedy's play had been performed for British TV in 1958 as an episode of ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098447/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_11 Murder Story 1958 British version] at [[IMDB]]</ref>
The show was filmed live at ABC's Sydney studios.
The show was filmed live at ABC's Sydney studios.
==Reception==
==Reception==
The production was well received.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51940428 |title=Western heroes revolt |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=18 June 1958 |access-date=17 January 2020 |page=13 |via=Trove }} </ref>
The production was well received, the ''Woman's Weekly'' reviewer saying "Murder Story" and its actors engrossed—indeed hypnotised—me."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51940428 |title=Western heroes revolt |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=18 June 1958 |access-date=17 January 2020 |page=13 |via=Trove }} </ref>


There was a production of Kennedy's original play put on at the Independent Theatre in Sydney shortly after the TV play aired.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225603984 |title=“MURDER STORY” |newspaper=[[Le Courrier Australien]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 September 1958 |access-date=17 January 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }} </ref>
There was a production of Kennedy's original play put on at the Independent Theatre in Sydney shortly after the TV play aired.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225603984 |title=“MURDER STORY” |newspaper=[[Le Courrier Australien]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 September 1958 |access-date=17 January 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }} </ref>

Revision as of 06:40, 24 April 2020

Murder Story
Genrethriller
Written byLudovic Kennedy
Directed byRaymond Menmuir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 19, 1958.[1]

Murder Story is a 1958 Australian television play. It was based on a script by Ludovic Kennedy based on the Croydon roof top murder and starred Neva Carr-Glynn, John Ewart and Douglas Kelly. It was directed by Raymond Menmuir[2]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Plot

A 19 year old is sentenced to death for the murder of Constable Albert Tomkins.

Cast

Production

Kennedy's play had been performed for British TV in 1958 as an episode of Armchair Theatre.[4] The show was filmed live at ABC's Sydney studios.

Reception

The production was well received, the Woman's Weekly reviewer saying "Murder Story" and its actors engrossed—indeed hypnotised—me."[5]

There was a production of Kennedy's original play put on at the Independent Theatre in Sydney shortly after the TV play aired.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Suspense Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1958. p. 15.
  2. ^ "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 21 May 1958. p. 34.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. ^ Murder Story 1958 British version at IMDB
  5. ^ "Western heroes revolt". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 18 June 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ ""MURDER STORY"". Le Courrier Australien. New South Wales, Australia. 19 September 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via Trove.


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