Uneasy Paradise
Ad in The Age 26 Jun 1963
Written byLaurence Collinson[2]
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
Release26 June 1963 (1963-06-26) (Melbourne)
3 July 1963 (1963-07-03) (Sydney)[1]

Uneasy Paradise is a 1963 Australian television film directed by William Sterling. It is a 60-minute drama set in Melbourne about a gambler married to Sally. He loses much money at a club run by Paolo.

Australian drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Premise

Neville is a gambler married to Sally. He loses much money at a club run by Paolo.

Cast

Production

The show was written by Melbourne writer Laurence Collinson. It was based on a true story and was written as part of a challenge by Sterling at a UNESCO conference in Adelaide.[5] William Sterling decided to treat the subject matter "neo-realistically".[6]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the plot "carried a spell of authenticity which was broken only by a contrived and comfortable ending" in which Sterling's production "exploited camera angles and action scenes vividly enough to make the-television medium, seem eminently suitable for an effective if somewhat sordid play that took all the tricks except the final, one of a satisfactory, ending."[7]

The Age criticised the writing saying, "every development could be telegraphed."[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 13.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 20 June 1963. p. 27.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. ^ "GAMBLING PLAY BY MELBOURNE AUTHOR". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 578. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 July 1963. p. 29. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Challenge accepted". The Age. 20 June 1963. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Gambler's Story as TV Play". The Age. 20 June 1963. p. 10.
  7. ^ "ABN Drama On Gambling". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1963. p. 9.
  8. ^ Televiewer (4 July 1963). "Teletopics". The Age. p. 12.

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