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A Fourth for Bridge is a 1957 Australian TV play starring Richard Meikle. It aired on the ABC.

Plot

Several POWs travel in Italian aircraft in World War Two. They play a card game.

Cast

• Hans Eisler
• Al Garcia
• Nigel Lovell as the Air Force Type
• Richard Meikle
• Don Pascoe as the Hussar
• Melpo Zarokosta

Production

It was directed by Alan Burke, who was borrowed from the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. It was the first directing he did for the ABC. "In those days there were no people there to provide support and guidance," recalled Burke. "All one could do was talk to other producers afterwards. What I was not confident about was 'calling the shots'. But as we had only 2 cameras in those days it was not a big problem."

See also

• List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

References

1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1957. p. 7.
2. "TV Guide". The Age. 15 August 1957. p. 26.
3. "Television News". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 1957. p. 7.
4. "Looking Ahead on Channel 2, (ABN)". ABC Weekly. 13 July 1957. p. 33.
5. "Alan Burke talks about the early days of Television". ABC TV Gore Hill.

External links

• A Fourth for Bridge at IMDb

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