Tomorrow's Child (film)
| Tomorrow's Child | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Written by | Alan Seymour |
| Based on | play by John Coates |
Production company |
ABC |
Release dates |
9 April 1957 (Sydney) (live) 26 April 1957 (Melbourne) (taped) |
Running time | 66 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Tomorrow's Child is an Australian television movie, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. It is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy and was Australia's first live hour long drama.
Promoted as A satirical comedy of the future,[1] it was set in a fictional police state.
It was based on a 1947 play by John Coates.[2]
It aired on Sydney station ABN-2 on 9 April 1957. A kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown in Melbourne on ABV-2 on 26 April 1957, it is not known if the kinescope recording still exists. Cast included James Condon, Janette Craig, Queenie Ashton, and Mayne Lynton.[3] Craig and Ashton later were regulars on Autumn Affair (1958-1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera.
Cast
- James Condon
- Janette Craig
- Queenie Ashton
- Mayne Lynton
- Tom Farley
- Bernard Barber
See also
- Shell Presents - 1959–1960 series of one-off plays for Australian television
- Ending It - 1957 Australian one-off television play, based on a 1939 BBC TV one-off play
- The Passionate Pianist - 1957 Australian one-off television play
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- ↑ Sydney morning Herald 9 April 1957
- ↑ "U.K. NOT KEEN ON VICTORY PARADE". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JDBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3748%2C3316695