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'''''Call Me a Liar''''' is a 1961 Australian TV play.<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 shot in Melbourne in studio with some location work.<ref name="smh"/>
'''''Call Me a Liar''''' is a 1961 Australian TV play.<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 shot in Melbourne in studio with some location work.<ref name="smh"/>
==Plot==

Sammy Moles lives in a world of make believe. He meets a girl called Martha.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=6 July 1961|page=31|title=TV Guide}}</ref>
==Cast==
==Cast==
*David Mitchell as Sammy Moles
*David Mitchell as Sammy Moles
*Jane Oehr as Martha
*Jane Oehr as Martha
*Barbara Brandon
*Barbara Brandon as landlady
*[[Campbell Copelin]]
*[[Campbell Copelin]] as man on park bench
*Rose du Clos
*Rose du Clos as lady boarder
*Ken Goodlet
*Ken Goodlet as Mr Pheeming
*Joe Jenkins
*Joe Jenkins as Dr Bowker
*James Lynch as solitary drinker
*Jane Oehr
*Stewart Weller as street musician
*David Warbeck
*Ligia Monamis as Indian girl
*James Lych as solitary drinker
*Nancy Cato and Peter Oliver as English couple
*Abdul Ghani a African
*Ron Pinnell as father
*Reginald Newsom as businessman
*Cecile Glass as Finnish girl
==Production==
==Production==
William Sterling gave the lead to Jane Oehr, who was relatively inexperienced.<ref name="age"/>
William Sterling gave the lead to Jane Oehr, who was relatively inexperienced.<ref name="age"/>

Revision as of 14:23, 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]

Plot

Sammy Moles lives in a world of make believe. He meets a girl called Martha.[4]

Cast

  • David Mitchell as Sammy Moles
  • Jane Oehr as Martha
  • Barbara Brandon as landlady
  • Campbell Copelin as man on park bench
  • Rose du Clos as lady boarder
  • Ken Goodlet as Mr Pheeming
  • Joe Jenkins as Dr Bowker
  • James Lynch as solitary drinker
  • Stewart Weller as street musician
  • Ligia Monamis as Indian girl
  • James Lych as solitary drinker
  • Nancy Cato and Peter Oliver as English couple
  • Abdul Ghani a African
  • Ron Pinnell as father
  • Reginald Newsom as businessman
  • Cecile Glass as Finnish girl

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.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 6 July 1961. p. 31.


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