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{{About|a 1957 Australian television play|the 1933 American pre-Code comedy film|Three-Cornered Moon}}
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'''''Three Cornered Moon''''' is a 1957 Australian television play starring [[James Condon]].


==Plot==
'''''Three Cornered Moon''''' is a 1957 Australian television play starring [[James Condon]]. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=18 February 2019}}</ref>
The play is set on the Duke of Mall’s yacht at Cannes years ago. Lenora, the Duke's wife, leaves her philandering husband. The Duke seeks solace in Lenora's identical twin sister in Paris.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title= TV-Channel 2 ABN

|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1553702937|date=2 March 1957|page=31}}</ref>
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Costumes were done by [[Thelma Afford]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48530309 |title=RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=25 |issue=13 |location=Australia, Australia |date=4 September 1957 |accessdate=20 May 2016 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Desmonde Dowling did the set design. The play was broadcast live in Sydney.<ref name="syd">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 February 1957|page=7|title=Television news}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*James Condon
*[[James Condon]] as the Duke of Mall
*[[Margo Lee]]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Ordered to Assassinate|date=March 6, 1961|page=11}}</ref>
*[[Margo Lee]] as the Duchess of Mall<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Ordered to Assassinate|date=March 6, 1961|page=11}}</ref>

==Production==
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Costumes were done by [[Thelma Afford]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48530309 |title=RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=25 |issue=13 |location=Australia |date=4 September 1957 |accessdate=20 May 2016 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Desmonde Dowling did the set design. The play was broadcast live in Sydney.<ref name="syd">{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 February 1957|page=7|title=Television news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/126115261/?terms=%22three%20cornered%20moon%22&match=1}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 25 October 2024

This article is about a 1957 Australian television play. For the 1933 American pre-Code comedy film, see Three-Cornered Moon.

Three Cornered Moon
Ad from SMH 5 Mar 1957
Genrecomedy
Based onplay by Michael Arlen
Directed byPaul O'Loughlin
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release5 March 1957 (1957-03-05) (Sydney, live)[1][2]

Three Cornered Moon is a 1957 Australian television play starring James Condon.

Plot

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The play is set on the Duke of Mall’s yacht at Cannes years ago. Lenora, the Duke's wife, leaves her philandering husband. The Duke seeks solace in Lenora's identical twin sister in Paris.[3]

Cast

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Production

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Costumes were done by Thelma Afford.[5] Desmonde Dowling did the set design. The play was broadcast live in Sydney.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 February 1957. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 March 1957. p. 5.
  3. ^ "TV-Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 2 March 1957. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Ordered to Assassinate". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1961. p. 11.
  5. ^ "RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 13. Australia. 4 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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