My Three Angels (film)
| My Three Angels | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Written by | Noel Robinson |
| Based on | play My Three Angels by Samuel and Bella Spewack |
| Starring | Brigid Lenihan |
Production company |
ABC |
Release date | 19 December 1962 |
Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
My Three Angels is a 1962 Australian TV adaptation. It was based on the play My Three Angels by Samuel and Bella Spewack which in turn was based on the French play La Cuisine Des Anges by Albert Husson.
Plot
On Christmas Eve in French Guiana, Felix and Emillie Ducotel struggle to maintain a small shop and the arrival of Felix's unpleasant cousin, Henri (Owen Weingott). They have a daughter, Marie-Louise (Anna Volksa).
Three convicts (Gordon Chater, Richard Davies, Murray Rose), decide that, as a Christmas gift to the family, they will set everyone's problems to rights.
Cast
- Gordon Chater
- Murray Rose
- Richard Davise
- Laurie Lange as Felix
- Nancye Stewart as Emilie
- Owen Weingott as Henri
- Anna Volska as Marie-Louise
- Olive Walter
Production
The show marked the acting debut of swimmer Murray Rose.[1]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "moderately successful" because it did not manage to treat the material "so whimsically and delicately that its rather dubious morality remains in the realm of fantasy." However he did think that "on its own rather obvious terms it [the production] was efficient enough." The critic added that Murray Rose was "amiable and decorative and obviously did everything the producer had told him to do; but it would be overcharitable to suggest that he did it with any conviction or distinction."[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Murray Rose In Acting Debut". The Canberra Times. 37, (10, 412). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Adaptation of Stage Comedy", Sydney Morning Herald, December 20, 1962
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