The Last Foot is an Australian radio play by F. B. Vickers. It was produced in Perth for the ABC's Jubilee Celebration.[2][3]

The Last Foot
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins[1] (8:30 am – 9:30 am)
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
StarringJohn Nugent Hayward
Written byF. B. Vickers
Directed byAlexander Turner
Recording studioPerth
Original releaseJanuary 14, 1951 (1951-01-14)

According to Leslie Rees, the play was one of the most highly regarded Australian radio plays of the 1950s that came from Perth.[4]

Premise

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A young prospector and his Italian friend strike what looks like a promising lead but the prospector falls in love at the same time.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Week-End Highspots". The Herald. No. 22, 977. Victoria, Australia. 13 January 1951. p. 18. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Notes On Radio". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 103. New South Wales, Australia. 14 January 1951. p. 10 (Features). Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Radio Plays for Next Week A.B. C. Jubilee Productions of Radio Plays Both Old and New", ABC Weekly, 12 (52), Sydney, 30 December 1950, retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Trove
  4. ^ Rees, Leslie (1953), Towards an Australian drama, Angus and Robertson, retrieved 15 October 2023. page 167
  5. ^ "A.B.C. Radio Plays", ABC Weekly, 13 (2), Sydney, 13 January 1951, retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Trove