My Three Angels (film)
| My Three Angels | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Written by | Noel Robinson |
| Starring | Brigid Lenihan |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 19 December 1962 |
Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
My Three Angels is a 1962 Australian television adaptation. It was based on the play My Three Angels by Samuel and Bella Spewack which in turn was based on the French play La Cuisine Des Anges by Albert Husson. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[1]
Plot
On Christmas Eve in French Guiana, Felix and Emillie Ducotel struggle to maintain a small shop and the arrival of Felix's unpleasant cousin, Henri (Owen Weingott). They have a daughter, Marie-Louise (Anna Volksa).
Three convicts (Gordon Chater, Richard Davies, Murray Rose), decide that, as a Christmas gift to the family, they will set everyone's problems to rights.
Cast
- Gordon Chater
- Murray Rose
- Richard Davies
- Laurie Lange as Felix
- Nancye Stewart as Emilie
- Owen Weingott as Henri
- Anna Volska as Marie-Louise
- Olive Walter
- Scott Tyler
Production
The show marked the acting debut of swimmer Murray Rose.[2][3]
It was also the TV debut of Anna Volska.[4]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "moderately successful" because it did not manage to treat the material "so whimsically and delicately that its rather dubious morality remains in the realm of fantasy." However he did think that "on its own rather obvious terms it [the production] was efficient enough." The critic added that Murray Rose was "amiable and decorative and obviously did everything the producer had told him to do; but it would be overcharitable to suggest that he did it with any conviction or distinction."[5]
The Sun Herald said Rose's performance was "neat, workmanlike and competent" adding that Gordon Chater "was superb."[6]
See also
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Murray Rose In Acting Debut". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 412. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, retrieved 22 March 2019
- ^ "Murray Rose's New Role". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 December 1962. p. 16.
- ^ "Adaptation of Stage Comedy", Sydney Morning Herald, December 20, 1962
- ^ "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 1962. p. 38.
External links
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