Last Call (1958 film)

Last Call is a 1958 Australian TV play set in a South American country. It was directed by Christopher Muir.[4]

Last Call
Advertisement from 17 Oct 1958
Written byDonald Fraser
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins[1]
Production companyABC
Release
Original release19 October 1958 (1958-10-19) (Melbourne, live)[2]
4 January 1959 (1959-01-04) (Sydney)[3]

Plot

General Zaguerro is the President of a fictitious South African republic. He has to decide whether to lead his army against the enemy or stay at his headquarters and defend his niece's honour.[5]

Cast

Production

It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas that were shown every fortnight on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were The Governess, The Last Call, The Rose without a Thorn, The Lark, Citizen of Westminster, and Enemy of the People (the last of "the season").[6]

Some outdoor scenes were shot at Moorabbin Airport.[7]

Judith Thompson later appeared in another South American set drama, You Can't Win 'Em All.[8]

See also

References
  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 1959.
  2. "TV Guide". The Age. 17 October 1958. p. 32.
  3. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1959. p. 59.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (21 October 2022). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Last Call – when Richard Pratt did television". Filmink.
  5. "All the TV Programmes". ABC weekly. 31 December 1958. p. 35.
  6. "Line Up of TV Dramas for Sunday Night". The Age. 26 September 1958. p. 24.
  7. "Untitled". The Age. 17 October 1958. p. 25.
  8. Vagg, Stephen (24 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: You Can't Win 'Em All". Filmink.


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