His Excellency (1958 film)
His Excellency is a 1958 Australian television film. It was one of the earliest films made for Australian television. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
| His Excellency | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Campbell Christie Dorothy Christie |
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes[1] |
| Release | |
| Original release | 3 December 1958 (Sydney, live) 28 December 1958 (Melbourne, taped)[2] |
It was based on a play which had been previously adapted into a 1952 film, His Excellency.
The play was performed in Australia in 1953.[4]
Plot
An ex-docker is appointed governor of a British island colony.
Cast
- Stewart Ginn as the Governor
- Harvey Adams
- Lola Brooks
- Ric Hutton
- John Juson
- Eric Reiman
- John Tate
- Owen Weingott
Production
It was Stewart Ginn's first appearance in a TV play. It was directed by Alan Burke who had just done Rose without a Thorn for the ABC and directed Look Back in Anger on stage for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Burke went on to become one of the ABC"s leading directors.[5]
See also
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 1958. p. 22.
- "TV Guide". The Age. 26 December 1958. p. 22.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "AT SYDNEY THEATRES". Le Courrier Australien (41). New South Wales, Australia. 9 October 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "ABN "Live" Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 1958. p. 23.
External links
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