Blue Murder (film)
| Blue Murder | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Ray Menmuir |
| Written by | George F. Kerr[1] |
| Starring |
Ric Hutton Colin Croft |
Production company |
ABC |
Release dates |
2 December 1959 (Sydney (live) 25 February 1960 (Melbourne) (tape)[2] |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Blue Murder is an Australian live television play which aired in 1959 on ABC. Broadcast live in Sydney on 2 December 1959, a kinescope ("telerecording") was made of the broadcast so it could be shown in Melbourne (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's then-new stations in Adelaide and Brisbane). It was set in Sydney's North Shore.
It is not known if the kinescope recording still exists.
Plot
On Sydney's north shore, an ageing actress (Nancye Stewart) is killed by her bitter and untalented son (Ric Hutton). The son's girlfriend has a brother who is a theatre critic.
Cast
- Ric Hutton as Ricky Lane-Forest
- Nancye Stewart as Thelma Lane-Forest
- Derani Scarr as Jeanette Gage
- Colin Croft as Philip Gage, the critic
- Hugh Stewart as Martin Johnson
- Richard Davies as Lundy, a journalist
Reception
Sydney Morning Herald felt the plot was illogical, but also called it a "neatly constructed thriller, very competently produced" with "enough gloss on the writing and production to overcome any lingering questions raised by logic; and the play succeeded admirably on its own chosen level - it was craftsmanlike, thoroughly professional and pleasantly diverting."[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. 35, (9,697). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 September 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ TV Guide The Age 25 Feb 1960
- ↑ "Live TV Show of Thriller", Sydney Morning Herald 3 December 1959