Uneasy Paradise

Uneasy Paradise is a 1963 Australian television film directed by William Sterling. It is a 60-minute drama set in Melbourne about a gambler married to Sally. He loses much money at a club run by Paolo.

Uneasy Paradise
Ad in The Age 26 Jun 1963
Written byLaurence Collinson[1]
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Release
Original release26 June 1963 (1963-06-26) (Melbourne)
3 July 1963 (1963-07-03) (Sydney)[2]

Australian drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Premise

Neville is a gambler married to Sally. He loses much money at a club run by Paolo.

Cast
  • Peter Aanensen as Neville
  • Terri Aldred as Sally
  • Syd Conabere as Billy
  • Edward Howell as Paolo
  • Jules Caffari as Gambler
  • James Lynch
  • Douglas Kelly
  • Ian Boyce
  • Roly Barlee
  • Ron Pinnell
  • Stewart Weller
  • Lewis Tegart
  • Ray Angel[4]

Production

The show was written by Melbourne writer Laurence Collinson. It was based on a true story and was written as part of a challenge by Sterling at a UNESCO conference in Adelaide.[5] William Sterling decided to treat the subject matter "neo-realistically".[6]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the plot "carried a spell of authenticity which was broken only by a contrived and comfortable ending" in which Sterling's production "exploited camera angles and action scenes vividly enough to make the-television medium, seem eminently suitable for an effective if somewhat sordid play that took all the tricks except the final, one of a satisfactory, ending."[7]

The Age criticised the writing saying, "every development could be telegraphed."[8]

See also

References
  1. "TV Guide". The Age. 20 June 1963. p. 27.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 13.
  3. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. "GAMBLING PLAY BY MELBOURNE AUTHOR". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 578. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 July 1963. p. 29. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Challenge accepted". The Age. 20 June 1963. p. 17.
  6. "Gambler's Story as TV Play". The Age. 20 June 1963. p. 10.
  7. "ABN Drama On Gambling". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1963. p. 9.
  8. Televiewer (4 July 1963). "Teletopics". The Age. p. 12.


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