Mine Own Executioner (1960 film)

Mine Own Executioner is a 1960 Australian television play based on a novel which had been presented on British television the previous year. It was shot in Melbourne.[4] It was made at a time Australian drama was rare.[5]

Mine Own Executioner
27 Jun 1960 advertisement
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Based onnovel by Nigel Balchin
Production
company
Release date
20 April 1960 (live, Melbourne)[1]
29 June 1960 (Sydney)[2]
Running time
90 mins[3]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Psychiatrist Felix Milne (Brian James) is treating a schizophrenic ex-war pilot Adam Lucian (Edward Brayshaw). Felix and his wife Pat (June Brunell) are incompatible, but he is attracted to Barbara (Beverley Phillips), wife of Peter Edge, who are friends of the Milnes. Adam has made two attempts to kill his wife, who begs Felix to treat her husband.

Cast
  • Brian James as Felix Milne
  • June Brunell as Pat Milne
  • Edward Brayshaw as Adam Lucian
  • Beverley Phillips as Barbara
  • Roland Renshaw as Peter Edge
  • Marcella Burgoyne as Molly Lucian
  • Wynne Roberts
  • Kurt Ludescher
  • Edward Howell
  • Campbell Copelin
  • Kendrick Hudson
  • James Lynch
  • Lloyd Cunnington

Reception

The Australian Woman's Weekly called it "the best live TV drama yet."[6]

The Age said the production was a "waste of time" claiming the script was "dated".[7]

References
  1. "Untitled", The Age, p. 14, 14 April 1960
  2. "TV Guide". 27 June 1960. p. 24.
  3. "TV Guide". The Age. 14 April 1960. p. 35.
  4. "Psychological data". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1960. p. 23.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. "Dreams for winners and losers". The Australian Women's Weekly. 28 (7). 20 July 1960. p. 55. Retrieved 16 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Janus (29 April 1960). "Screaming Need of First Rate Drama Plan". The Age. p. 33.


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