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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''. (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]]''.) |
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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<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> |
<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><ref>{{cite news|first=Valda|last=Marshall|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123407271/?terms=keavney|date=21 February 1960|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=107|title=TV Merry Go Round}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==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> |
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|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122800653/?terms=keavney}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
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*Beverley Dunn as Ruth Arnott |
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*Dennis Miller as her husband Ian Arnott |
*Dennis Miller as her husband Ian Arnott |
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*Nevil Thurgood |
*Nevil Thurgood |
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*Syd Conabere as a detective |
*[[Syd Conabere]] as a detective |
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*Moira Carleton as the next door neighbour |
*Moira Carleton as the next door neighbour |
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*Agnes Dobson |
*Agnes Dobson |
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Early Australian TV drama production was dominated by using imported scripts but in 1960 the ABC was undertaking what has been described as "an Australiana drive" of producing local stories.<ref name="film">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|title=Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa’s Day|first=Stephen|last= Vagg|date=October 19, 2020|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-tv-plays-the-slaughter-of-st-teresas-day/}}</ref> |
Early Australian TV drama production was dominated by using imported scripts but in 1960 the ABC was undertaking what has been described as "an Australiana drive" of producing local stories.<ref name="film">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|title=Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa’s Day|first=Stephen|last= Vagg|date=October 19, 2020|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-tv-plays-the-slaughter-of-st-teresas-day/}}</ref> This was based on an original script by [[Kay Keavney]] an experienced writer for radio as well as TV series like ''[[The Story of Peter Gray]]''. |
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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"/> |
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"/> |
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Revision as of 04:43, 25 October 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[3] |
| 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.[4]
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.) [5][6]
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.[7]
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
Early Australian TV drama production was dominated by using imported scripts but in 1960 the ABC was undertaking what has been described as "an Australiana drive" of producing local stories.[8] This was based on an original script by Kay Keavney an experienced writer for radio as well as TV series like The Story of Peter Gray.
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.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 18 February 1960. p. 33.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Marshall, Valda (21 February 1960). "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 107.
- ^ "Victorian Thriller". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 1960. p. 13.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (19 October 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day". Filmink.
External links
- Eye of the Night at IMDb
- Eye of the Night at AustLit (subscription required)
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