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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?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> |
'''''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> |
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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> |
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''. (Other plays possibly included ''[[Close to the Roof]]'', ''[[Dark Under the Sun]]'', ''[[The Square Ring (play)#1960 Australian TV adaptation|The Square Ring]]'', ''[[Who Killed Kovali?]]'', and ''[[Swamp Creatures#1960 TV adaptation|Swamp Creatures]]''.) |
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==Plot== |
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A man breaks into homes at night and terrorises women. He eludes police for two years. In the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, a woman, Ruth Arnott, fears that a man in her own house, a man oppressed by his mother, may be the attacker. The opening scenes take place at Victorian Police Headquarters with the rest at a house in Sunshine.<ref name="smh">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=4 April 1960|title=Victorian Thriller|page=13}}</ref> |
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In the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, a man oppressed by his mother murders people. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Brian James (actor)|Brian James]] |
*[[Brian James (actor)|Brian James]] as her accountant brother-in-law, Frank Arnott |
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*Dennis Miller |
*Dennis Miller as her husband Ian Arnott |
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*Nevil Thurgood |
*Nevil Thurgood |
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*Syd Conabere |
*Syd Conabere as a detective |
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*Moira Carleton |
*Moira Carleton as the next door neighbour |
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*Agnes Dobson |
*Agnes Dobson |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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Revision as of 03:07, 29 May 2020
| Eye of the Night | |
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| Genre | thriller |
| Written by | Kay Keavney |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 February 1960 (live, Melbourne)[1] 6 April 1960 (Sydney, taped)[2] |
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.[3]
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. (Other plays possibly included Close to the Roof, Dark Under the Sun, The Square Ring, Who Killed Kovali?, and Swamp Creatures.) [4]
Plot
A man breaks into homes at night and terrorises women. He eludes police for two years. In the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, a woman, Ruth Arnott, fears that a man in her own house, a man oppressed by his mother, may be the attacker. The opening scenes take place at Victorian Police Headquarters with the rest at a house in Sunshine.[5]
Cast
- Beverley Dunn as Ruth Arnott
- Brian James as her accountant brother-in-law, Frank Arnott
- Dennis Miller as her husband Ian Arnott
- Nevil Thurgood
- Syd Conabere as a detective
- Moira Carleton as the next door neighbour
- 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
- ^ a b c "Psychological Drama". The Age. 18 February 1960. p. 12.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 1960. p. 14.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Marshall, Valda (31 January 1960). "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 80.
- ^ "Victorian Thriller". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 1960. p. 13.
External links
- Eye of the Night at IMDb
- Eye of the Night at AustLit (subscription required)
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