Fair Passenger is a 1957 Australian television film which aired on ABC. It was the first one-hour television drama produced in Melbourne, and aired there live on 17 July 1957.[3][4]
| Fair Passenger | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Aimée Stuart |
| Directed by | Bill Eldridge |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 17 July 1957 (Melbourne, live) |
| Release | 1 September 1957 (Sydney, taped)[1][2] |
It was described as a "drama of mixed romances".[5]
Although it was kinescoped in order to be shown in Sydney, it is not known if the kinescope still exists. The UK version is lost.[6]
Plot
editErica Tranmore is dissatisfied in her marriage with a quiet adoring husband. She goes to London on the pretext of visiting an old school friend, Meg, but actually to see an infatuated young man, Clive. She meets Rosemary, a young film star, at Meg's flat and sets out to captivate Meg's boss with a screen test.
Rosemary falls in love with Clive. Erica has an unsuccessful screen test and returns home.
Cast
edit- Philip Stainton as Frank Clayton
- Nicolette Bernard as Meggie Craig
- Beverley Dunn[7]
- Marcia Hart as Erica Tramore
- Walter Brown
- Margaret Wolfit
Production
editThe show was based on a play by Aimee Stuart. It had been adapted for Australian radio in 1951[8] 1952[9] and 1954[10] and for British TV in 1955 as part of anthology series London Playhouse.[11]
The ABC had a site in the Melbourne suburb of Rippon Lea. However it did not have normal TV studio facilities yet so the production was filmed at a temporary studio at Coppin Hall in Richmond. (The studio was used for a six-month period from 1 July while the Rippon Lea studios were being built. Among the shows made there were variety shows, musicals and the Village Glee Club.)[4][12]
It was the first hour-long television drama broadcast in Melbourne. Marcia Hart, who was in the cast, had previously appeared in the first hour long television drama broadcast in Chicago (a production of Gaslight).[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ TV Guide Sydney Morning Herald 6 November 1957
- ^ "LOOKING AHEAD ON CHANNEL 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 13 November 1957.
- ^ "Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast". The Age. 2 January 1958. p. 8.
- ^ a b "ABV-2 To Make "Live" Drama History", The Age 11 July 1957
- ^ TV Guide "The Age" 11 July 1957
- ^ "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "From School Plays to Success on TV". The Age. 19 September 1958. p. 20.
- ^ "SATURDAY, 9th June". The Age. No. 29, 987. Victoria, Australia. 8 June 1951. p. 3 (THE AGE RADIO supplement). Retrieved 22 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Wings" To Broadcast". The Newcastle Sun. No. 10, 690. New South Wales, Australia. 14 May 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 22 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PICK OF THE PROGRAMMES". Truth. No. 3379. New South Wales, Australia. 31 October 1954. p. 54. Retrieved 22 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Fair Passenger 1955 British TV version at IMDb
- ^ "ABV-2 Shows Staged at Coppin Hall". 20 June 1957. p. 21.
- ^ "Firsts". The Age. 17 July 1957. p. 2.
External links
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