1957 Australian TV series or program
| The Right Person | |
|---|---|
| Story by | Philip Mackie |
| Directed by | Eric McCleery |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 21 August 1957 (1957-08-21) (Melbourne, live) |
| Release | 18 September 1957 (1957-09-18) (Sydney, taped) |
The Right Person is a 1957 Australian television play. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare.
It was filmed in ABC's Melbourne studios.
Plot
A suspense play about three people faced with events from the past in present-day Copenhagen.
Cast
- Norman Griffiths
- Laura James
- Carl Bleazby.
Production
The play had previously been shot for English television on the BBC and turned into a short film in 1955 made by Hammer Films.
John Peters, who designed the Australian production, had worked on the film in England. The play was shot in Melbourne with some insert scenes filmed at the Hotel Federal on Collins Street. Frank Few was the cameraman.
Eric McCleery also directed Holiday in Biarritz.
See also
References
- "Rugby Film School Adaptation on TV". The Age. 15 August 1957. p. 23.
- ^ "Melbourne Hotel Film Scenes in "Live" TV Drama". The Age. 15 August 1957. p. 21.
- "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 18 September 1957. p. 34.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast". The Age. 2 January 1958. p. 8.
- 1954 TV version at IMDb
- 1955 Film version at IMDb
External links
 | This article related to an Australian made-for-TV movie is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |