Sixty Point Bold
Sixty Point Bold is a 1959 Australian television play which aired on ABC. It was produced by the Sydney station of the network, ABN-2, and was kinescoped/telerecorded for showing in Melbourne on ABV-2. It was the second 90-minute live television play produced by ABN.[3] It was written and produced by Royston Morley and aired July 16, 1959 for 90 minutes.[4]
Sixty Point Bold | |
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Written by | Royston Morley |
Directed by | Royston Morley |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 90 mins |
Production company | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 16 July 1958 (Sydney, live)[1] 24 September 1958 (Melbourne, taped)[2] |
Plot
Set in a fictional South American country, it concerned a newspaper magnate Andre Charvet who clashes with the president of the nation, whose democratic government has replaced a dictatorship. Charveet brings a foreign correspondent called David back to the country to campaign against the President.
Cast
- Kevin Brennan as Andre Charvet
- James Condon as President Ortega de Riverda
- Dinah Shearing as Maria Charvet
- Bruce Beeby as Paul Crevel, Maria's lover
- Harp McGuire as David, a foreign correspondent
- Charles Tasman
- John Alden
- Owen Weingott
Production
It was the third in a series of plays dealing with a man in political power.[5] Advertising called it "the story of political intrigue, violence and romance in a Latin America state".[6]
References
- "Looking Ahead on Channel 2, ABN". ABC Weekly. 16 July 1958. p. 33.
- "Radio and Television Supplement Program Alteration". The Age. 24 September 1958. p. 44.
- "Live newspaper Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1958.
- "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. p. 16.
- "Leading Cast for Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1958. p. 5.
- "Advertising". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1958. p. 9.