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'''''The Caine Mutiny''''' is a 1959 Australian TV play based on ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court Martial]]'' broadcast by Melbourne's Channel 7. It was the first commercial TV channel in Australia to present a full-length live drama and was broadcast on January 11, 1959 over two hours. Peter Randall produced and the cast had performed the play for three weeks at the Little Theatre in South Yarra.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47248265 |title=TELE VISION PARADE |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=21 January 1959 |access-date=16 January 2020 |page=58 |via=Trove }} </ref><ref>"Caine Mutiny" on TV, The Age, T.V. Supplement, 9 January 1959 </ref> |
'''''The Caine Mutiny''''' is a 1959 Australian TV play based on ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court Martial]]'' broadcast by Melbourne's Channel 7. It was the first commercial TV channel in Australia to present a full-length live drama and was broadcast on January 11, 1959 over two hours. Peter Randall produced and the cast had performed the play for three weeks at the Little Theatre in South Yarra.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47248265 |title=TELE VISION PARADE |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=21 January 1959 |access-date=16 January 2020 |page=58 |via=Trove }} </ref><ref>"Caine Mutiny" on TV, The Age, T.V. Supplement, 9 January 1959 </ref> |
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It aired on [[TCN]] 9 Sydney on 7 February 1959.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date= February 7, 1959|page=6}}</ref> |
It aired on [[TCN]] 9 Sydney on 7 February 1959. It was the first live TV drama in Australia to not come from the ABC studios.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date= February 7, 1959|page=6}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
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*George Fairfax as Barney Greenwald |
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*Kevin Colebrook as Commander Queeg |
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==Reception== |
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''The Age'' called it "a triumph".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19590115&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=15 January 1959|page=13|title=Little Theatre Plays Adapt Themselves on TV}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:47, 1 May 2020
The Caine Mutiny is a 1959 Australian TV play based on The Caine Mutiny Court Martial broadcast by Melbourne's Channel 7. It was the first commercial TV channel in Australia to present a full-length live drama and was broadcast on January 11, 1959 over two hours. Peter Randall produced and the cast had performed the play for three weeks at the Little Theatre in South Yarra.[1][2]
It aired on TCN 9 Sydney on 7 February 1959. It was the first live TV drama in Australia to not come from the ABC studios.[3]
Cast
- George Fairfax as Barney Greenwald
- Kevin Colebrook as Commander Queeg
Reception
The Age called it "a triumph".[4]
References
- ^ "TELE VISION PARADE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 21 January 1959. p. 58. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Caine Mutiny" on TV, The Age, T.V. Supplement, 9 January 1959
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. February 7, 1959. p. 6.
- ^ "Little Theatre Plays Adapt Themselves on TV". The Age. 15 January 1959. p. 13.
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