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The critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it a "routine medical-domestic drama... given a routine performance... the play bad a kind of tired professional finish but no real originality in its plot or its techniques"in which the leads "all acted competency but without much real conviction."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title="Live" Play on TV| date=10 March 1960|page=17}}</ref> |
The critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it a "routine medical-domestic drama... given a routine performance... the play bad a kind of tired professional finish but no real originality in its plot or its techniques"in which the leads "all acted competency but without much real conviction."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title="Live" Play on TV| date=10 March 1960|page=17}}</ref> |
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''The Age'' said it "had one of the feeblest plots ever peddled on Melbourne TV... 65 minutes of incoherent mush."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19600121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|newspaper=The Age|title=Feeble Play Unfair To Actors, Viewers|date=21 January 1960|page=14}}</ref> |
''The Age'' said it "had one of the feeblest plots ever peddled on Melbourne TV... 65 minutes of incoherent mush."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19600121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|newspaper=The Age|title=Feeble Play Unfair To Actors, Viewers|date=21 January 1960|page=14}}</ref> That paper later said it was the worst Australian drama of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19601229&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Year ABC Gave Us a Heart Attack - and Remedy|newspaper=The Age|date=29 December 1960|page=9}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb title|3666764|Heart Attack}} |
*{{IMDb title|3666764|Heart Attack}} |
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Revision as of 00:25, 1 May 2020
| Heart Attack | |
|---|---|
| Written by | George F. Kerr |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 13 January 1960 (Melbourne, live) 9 March 1960 (Sydney) |
Heart Attack is a 1960 Australian television play written by George F. Kerr. It was recorded in Melbourne, broadcast "live" there, recorded and shown later on Sydney television.[1] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]
The play was also adapted for radio with a 75-minute running time.[3]
Plot
Dr Brian Wynter's career is threatened by a blackmailer called Pearce. Pearce learns of Wynter's affair with another woman before his marriage and threatens to tell the doctor's wife, Judith, unless he is paid. Dr Wynter pays him off but Pearce keeps asking for money. Dr Wynter decides the solution is murder.
Cast
- John Morgan as Dr. Wynter
- Beverley Phillips as Judith
- Edward Brayshaw as Pearce
- Wyn Roberts as Dr. Rutherford
- Marcella Burgoyne as Clare Mackay
- Bruce Archer
- Carol Armstrong
- June Brunelle
- Campbell Copelin
- Edward Howell
- Kendrick Hudson
- Carole Potter
Production
It was Edward Howell's twentieth appearance in live television drama.[4]
Reception
The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald called it a "routine medical-domestic drama... given a routine performance... the play bad a kind of tired professional finish but no real originality in its plot or its techniques"in which the leads "all acted competency but without much real conviction."[5]
The Age said it "had one of the feeblest plots ever peddled on Melbourne TV... 65 minutes of incoherent mush."[6] That paper later said it was the worst Australian drama of the year.[7]
External links
- Heart Attack at IMDb
- Heart Attack at AustLit
References
- ^ "New Play by Kerr". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 March 1960. p. 15.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 589. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 April 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "20th "Live" Apperance". The Age. 14 January 1960. p. 14.
- ^ ""Live" Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1960. p. 17.
- ^ "Feeble Play Unfair To Actors, Viewers". The Age. 21 January 1960. p. 14.
- ^ "Year ABC Gave Us a Heart Attack - and Remedy". The Age. 29 December 1960. p. 9.
See also
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