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William Sterling came down from Sydney to direct. It was the eleventh play to be performed live on Melbourne television - the others were ''[[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19580102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|Roundabout]]'', ''[[The Twelve Pound Look (1956 film)|The Twelve Pound Look]]'', ''[[Holiday in Biarritz]]'', ''[[Fair Passenger]]'', ''[[The Right Person]]'', ''[[Dark Brown]]'', ''[[The Duke in Darkness]]'', ''[[Sound of Thunder]]'' and ''[[Killer in Close Up]]''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19580102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=2 January 1958|page=8}}</ref> |
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| Gaslight | |
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| Directed by | William Sterling |
Release dates | 8 January 1958 (Melbourne, live) 4 March 1958 (Sydney, taped)[1] |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Gaslight is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation based on the 1938 play Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton. It starred Beverley Dunn.[2] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
It was one of a number of TV performances given by Dunn, others including Roundabout, The Lark, The Small Victory and Fair Passenger.[2]
Plot
Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman, Bella Manningham, moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.[4]
Cast
- Beverley Dunn as Bella Manningham
- Brian James as Manningham
- John Morgan as Inspector Rough
- Mary Ward as Elizabeth
- Judith Godden as Nancy the housemaid
Production
William Sterling came down from Sydney to direct. It was the eleventh play to be performed live on Melbourne television - the others were [[1]], The Twelve Pound Look, Holiday in Biarritz, Fair Passenger, The Right Person, Dark Brown, The Duke in Darkness, Sound of Thunder and Killer in Close Up.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 1958. p. 10.
- ^ a b "From School Plays to Success on TV". The Age. 19 September 1958. p. 20.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ ""GASLIGHT" on TV". ABC Weekly. 26 February 1958. p. 33.
- ^ "Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast". The Age. 2 January 1958. p. 8.
External links
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