Black Limelight (1959 film)

1959 Australian TV series or program

Black Limelight
Directed by	William Sterling
Starring	Patricia Kennedy
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	75 mins or 90 mins
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	15 July 1959 (1959-07-15) (Melbourne)

Black Limelight is a 1959 Australian TV play. It was shot in ABC's Melbourne studios. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare.

Premise

A married man, Peter, is suspected of murdering his mistress. His wife Mary fights to clear his name. She discovers his lawyer friend is the killer.

Cast

Patricia Kennedy as Mary
Bruce Beeby as Peter
Diana Bell
Moira Carleton
Frank Gatliff as lawyer friend
Kenneth Goodlet
Laurie Lange
Joy Mitchell
Beverley Phillips as the girlfriend
Nevil Thurgood

Production

A bathing scene was shot at Canadian Bay. It also included scenes shot in North Balwyn.

Patricia Kennedy had a five-minute monologue which was reportedly to be the longest speech up to that moment on Melbourne TV drama.

Reception

The TV critic from The Sydney Morning Herald thought that "Patricia Kennedy's remarkable dramatic strength in the big leading role did much to minimise the gimmicky construction of thriller plot and some lack of incisive editing" and that "William Sterling's production was, in most places, worthy of the material."

The critic from The Age said "there wasn't a great deal to enthuse about... Channel 2 can and will do more significant dramas."

References

"TV Guide". The Age. 9 July 1959. p. 33.
"TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 1959. p. 20.
^ "Murder Drama From ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1959. p. 6.
Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
"Beach Scene in Suspense Drama". The Age. 9 July 1959. p. 12.
"Melbourne Beach Scenes in Love TV drama". The Age. 18 June 1959. p. 25.
"Jottings". The Age. 4 July 1959. p. 9.
Janus (23 July 1959). "On Channel". The Age. p. 14.

External links

Black Limelight at IMDb

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