The Case of Private Hamp

The Case of Private Hamp
Directed by Colin Dean
Based on the novel King and Country by James Lansdale Hodson.
Distributed by ABC
Release date
 17 October 1962 (Sydney)
28 November 1962 (Melbourne)[1]
Running time
 55 mins
Country Australia
Language English

The Case of Private Hamp is a 1962 Australian television film which aired on the ABC. Despite the wiping of the era, a copy of the presentation exists as a kinescope recording.

It was based on a novel which was turned into the 1964 film King and Country.

Plot

The court martial of Private Arthur Hamp who was accused of desertion in Passchendaele, France, 1917.

Cast

  • Edward Hepple as Private Hamp
  • John Llewellyn as Lt Webb
  • John Armstrong as Cpl Haslem
  • Donald Philps as Col Eckersley
  • Rhod Walker as court martial president
  • Richard Howe as Lt Midgeley
  • James Scullin as Cpl Barnes
  • Richard Parry as Captain O'Sullivan
  • Ron Haddrick as padre
  • John O'Sullivan as Johnson
  • Don Pascoe as sergeant major

Reception

The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said it featured "capable acting"[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 22 November 1962. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Army Play Televised". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 October 1962. p. 8.


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