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| released = 27 April 1960 |
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| runtime = 60 mins |
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*John Norman as Dave Handford |
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*Joyce Turner as Mr Handford |
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William Sterling said the play was written in the style of [[Paddy Chayevsky]] or Ted Willis.<ref name="age">{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FZ5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sa0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7113%2C2926980|date=March 17, 1960|page=13|title=Untitled}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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''The Age'' said it was "outstanding".<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> |
''The Age'' said it was "outstanding".<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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Revision as of 02:35, 15 May 2020
{{Infobox film
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| director = William Sterling
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| writer = Chris Gardner
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| studio = Australian Broadcasting Commission
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| released = 23 March 1960 (Melbourne)Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
It was aired on ABC and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne[1]
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
Production
William Sterling said the play was written in the style of Paddy Chayevsky or Ted Willis.[2]
Reception
The Age said it was "outstanding".[3]
References
- ^ "Drama on Racial Problem". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1960. p. 15.
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 17 March 1960. p. 13.
- ^ "Year ABC Gave Us a Heart Attack - and Remedy". The Age. 29 December 1960. p. 9.
External links
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