Light Sinister is a 1938 Australian radio play by Maxwell Dunn. It was one of his earliest works and helped establish his reputation.
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Original release | 1938 |
The play sold to New Zealand.[1]
The play was produced again in 1941[2] and 1945.
Premise
edit""Alf Rackstraw!" said old Joe Cartwright. "You'd say he had no nerves, and so would I. But they found him up on the light platform. He was quite mad. Lost his mind entirely. When they questioned him, he kept muttering over and over—'Seven .. flash .. Four .. flash .. Two .. flash.' " Queer, thought Jim and Sybil Livingstone to themselves. Yes, very queer. But more so when they knew there had been found in the tightly clenched fist of Alf Rackstraw a piece of discolored seaweed that could only have come from the very bed of the sea upon which lay the unfathomed wreck of the S.S. Delhi."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Australian Radio Plays". The Canberra Times. Vol. 13, no. 3699. 14 August 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Light Sinister'". Illawarra Mercury. Vol. 64, no. 9. 28 February 1941. p. 11. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Friday Jan.21 National Stations", The Wireless Weekly, January 21, 1938, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
edit- Light Sinister at AustLit
- Light Sinister at Ausstage