Tomorrow's Child (film)
| Tomorrow's Child | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Written by | Alan Seymour |
| Based on | play by John Coates |
Production company |
ABC |
Release date |
9 April 1957 (Sydney) (live) 26 April 1957 (Melbourne) (taped) |
Running time | 66 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Tomorrow's Child is an Australian television film, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. Directed by Raymond Menmuir, it is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy and was Australia's first live hour long drama.
Synopsis
Promoted as A satirical comedy of the future,[1] it was set in a fictional police state.
It was based on a 1947 play by John Coates, and written by Alan Seymour.[2]
Broadcast
It aired on Sydney station ABN-2 on 9 April 1957. A kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown in Melbourne on ABV-2 on 26 April 1957, it is not known if the kinescope recording still exists. Cast included James Condon, Janette Craig, Queenie Ashton, and Mayne Lynton.[3] Craig and Ashton later were regulars on Autumn Affair (1958-1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera.
Cast
- James Condon
- Janette Craig
- Queenie Ashton
- Mayne Lynton
- Tom Farley
- Bernard Barber
See also
- Shell Presents - 1959–1960 series of one-off plays for Australian television
- Ending It - 1957 Australian one-off television play, based on a 1939 BBC TV one-off play
- The Passionate Pianist - 1957 Australian one-off television play
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- ↑ Sydney morning Herald 9 April 1957
- ↑ "U.K. NOT KEEN ON VICTORY PARADE". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JDBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3748%2C3316695
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