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| released = 20 September 1961 (Sydney)
| released = 12 July 1961 (Melbourne, live)<ref name="age">{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=The Dance of the Lonely|date=6 July 1961|page=22}}</ref><br>20 September 1961 (Sydney)
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*David Mitchell
*David Mitchell as Sammy Moles
*Jane Oehr
*Jane Oehr as Martha
*Barbara Brandon
*Barbara Brandon
*[[Campbell Copelin]]
*[[Campbell Copelin]]
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*Jane Oehr
*Jane Oehr
*David Warbeck
*David Warbeck
==Production==

William Sterling gave the lead to Jane Oehr, who was relatively inexperienced.<ref name="age"/>
==Reception==
==Reception==
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' TV critic said the production "had the lightness of heart and the deftness of touch so necessary to such a whimsical part-comedy, part-sentimental drama."<ref name="smh">{{cite news|work=Sydney Morning Herald|title="Call Me A Liar" On Television|date=21 September 1961|page=21}}</ref>
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' TV critic said the production "had the lightness of heart and the deftness of touch so necessary to such a whimsical part-comedy, part-sentimental drama."<ref name="smh">{{cite news|work=Sydney Morning Herald|title="Call Me A Liar" On Television|date=21 September 1961|page=21}}</ref>

Revision as of 13:17, 29 May 2020

Call Me a Liar
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Written byJohn Mortimer
Production
company
Release dates
12 July 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1]
20 September 1961 (Sydney)
Running time
80 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Call Me a Liar is a 1961 Australian TV play.[2] It was shot in Melbourne in studio with some location work.[3]

Cast

  • David Mitchell as Sammy Moles
  • Jane Oehr as Martha
  • Barbara Brandon
  • Campbell Copelin
  • Rose du Clos
  • Ken Goodlet
  • Joe Jenkins
  • Jane Oehr
  • David Warbeck

Production

William Sterling gave the lead to Jane Oehr, who was relatively inexperienced.[1]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald TV critic said the production "had the lightness of heart and the deftness of touch so necessary to such a whimsical part-comedy, part-sentimental drama."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Dance of the Lonely". The Age. 6 July 1961. p. 22.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. ^ a b ""Call Me A Liar" On Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 1961. p. 21.


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