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'''''Eye of the Night''''' is a 1960 Australian television play. It was written by [[Kay Keavney]] and directed by [[Christopher Muir]].<ref name="age">{{cite news|title=Psychological Drama|newspaper= The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19600218&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=18 February 1960|page=12}}</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>
'''''Eye of the Night''''' is a 1960 Australian television play. It was written by [[Kay Keavney]] and directed by [[Christopher Muir]].<ref name="age">{{cite news|title=Psychological Drama|newspaper= The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jn41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GKwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5610%2C3058671|date=18 February 1960|page=12}}</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>


It was broadcast live on the ABC from Melbourne on the night of 24 February. In Sydney the ABC were doing a live broadcast of the play ''[[Turning Point (1960 film)|The Turning Point]]''. These two were the first in a series of ten plays made by the ABC using local writers around this time, others including ''The Astronauts''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=January 31, 1960|page=80|title=TV Merry Go Round}}</ref>
It was broadcast live on the ABC from Melbourne on the night of Wednesday 24 February. In Sydney on the same night the ABC were doing a live broadcast of the play ''[[Turning Point (1960 film)|The Turning Point]]''. These two were the first in a series of ten plays made by the ABC in 1960 using local writers, others including ''The Astronauts'' and ''The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Valda|last=Marshall|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T7cyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6420%2C4571928|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=January 31, 1960|page=80|title=TV Merry Go Round}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
A man oppressed by his mother murders people.
In the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, a man oppressed by his mother murders people.

==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Brian James (actor)|Brian James]]
*[[Brian James (actor)|Brian James]]
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*Dennis Miller
*Dennis Miller
*Nevil Thurgood
*Nevil Thurgood
*Syd Conabere

*Moira Carleton
*Agnes Dobson
==Production==
==Production==
To prepare for the production, Muir visited the Police department to study criminal detection techniques and meet psychologists.<ref name="age"/>
To prepare for the production, Muir visited the police department to study criminal detection techniques and meet psychologists. According to ''The Age'' Beverly Dunn "has a difficult role to play, involving several emotional scenes."<ref name="age"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:13, 29 May 2020

Eye of the Night
Genrethriller
Written byKay Keavney
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release24 February 1960 (live, Melbourne)[1]

Eye of the Night is a 1960 Australian television play. It was written by Kay Keavney and directed by Christopher Muir.[1] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]

It was broadcast live on the ABC from Melbourne on the night of Wednesday 24 February. In Sydney on the same night the ABC were doing a live broadcast of the play The Turning Point. These two were the first in a series of ten plays made by the ABC in 1960 using local writers, others including The Astronauts and The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day.[3]

Plot

In the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, a man oppressed by his mother murders people.

Cast

  • Brian James
  • Beverley Dunn
  • Dennis Miller
  • Nevil Thurgood
  • Syd Conabere
  • Moira Carleton
  • Agnes Dobson

Production

To prepare for the production, Muir visited the police department to study criminal detection techniques and meet psychologists. According to The Age Beverly Dunn "has a difficult role to play, involving several emotional scenes."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Psychological Drama". The Age. 18 February 1960. p. 12.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. ^ Marshall, Valda (31 January 1960). "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 80.


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