Black Limelight (1959 film)

Black Limelight is a 1959 Australian TV play. It was shot in ABC's Melbourne studios.[3] It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare.[4]

Black Limelight
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Based onplay Black Limelight by Gordon Sherry
StarringPatricia Kennedy
Production
company
ABC
Release date
15 July 1959 (Melbourne)
22 July 1959
Running time
75 mins[1] or 90 mins[2]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Premise

A married man, Peter, is suspected of murdering his mistress. His wife Mary fights to clear his name. She discovers his lawyer friend is the killer.

Cast
  • Patricia Kennedy as Mary
  • Bruce Beeby as Peter
  • Diana Bell
  • Moira Carleton
  • Frank Gatliff as lawyer friend
  • Ken Goodlet
  • Laurie Lange
  • Joy Mitchell
  • Beverley Phillips as the girlfriend
  • Nevil Thurgood

Production

A bathing scene was shot at Canadian Bay.[5] It also included scenes shot in North Balwyn.[6]

Patricia Kennedy had a five minute monologue which was reportedly to be the longest speech up to that moment on Melbourne TV drama.[7]

Reception

The TV critic from The Sydney Morning Herald thought that "Patricia Kennedy's remarkable dramatic strength in the big leading role did much to minimise the gimmicky construction of thriller plot and some lack of incisive editing" and that "William Sterling's production was, in most places, worthy of the material."[3]

The critic from The Age said "there wasn't a great deal to enthuse about... Channel 2 can and will do more significant dramas."[8]

References
  1. "TV Guide". The Age. 9 July 1959. p. 33.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 1959. p. 20.
  3. "Murder Drama From ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1959. p. 6.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. "Beach Scene in Suspense Drama". The Age. 9 July 1959. p. 12.
  6. "Melbourne Beach Scenes in Love TV drama". The Age. 18 June 1959. p. 25.
  7. "Jottings". The Age. 4 July. p. 9. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. Janus (23 July 1959). "On Channel". The Age. p. 14.


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