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'''''Dark Under the Sun''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play. It was written by Brisbane author, Chris Gardner, who also wrote ''[[A Private Island]]'' (1964). |
'''''Dark Under the Sun''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play. It was written by Brisbane author, Chris Gardner, who also wrote ''[[A Private Island]]'' (1964). 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=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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It was aired on [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama on Racial Problem|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 April 1960|page=15}}</ref> |
It was aired on [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne<ref>{{cite news|title=Drama on Racial Problem|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 April 1960|page=15}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:56, 16 January 2020
| Dark Under the Sun | |
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| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Written by | Chris Gardner |
Production company | |
Release date | 27 April 1960 |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Dark Under the Sun is a 1960 Australian TV play. It was written by Brisbane author, Chris Gardner, who also wrote A Private Island (1964). Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[1]
It was aired on ABC and ran for an hour on Wednesday 27 April 1960 at 8.30pm. It was produced in Melbourne[2]
Plot
A university-educated half-aboriginal man, Jim Robertson, falls for a white woman, his childhood playmate, Julie Handford. Social and family problems begin when they decide to get married. The play is set at a homestead near a Queensland banana plantation.
Cast
- Edward Brayshaw as Jim Robertson
- Moira Carleton as Grannie Hill
- Elizabeth Goodman as Julie Handford
- James Lynch as Les Holland
- Berys Marsh as Beryl Parker
- John Norman as Dave Handford
- Joyce Turner as Mr Handford
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Drama on Racial Problem". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1960. p. 15.
External links
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