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| Seagulls Over Sorrento | |
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| Screenplay by | Bruce Stewart |
| Directed by | Alf Potter |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Production company | Crawfords |
| Original release | |
| Release | 27 March 1960 (Melbourne)[1] 12 June 1960 (Sydney)[2] |
Seagulls Over Sorrento is a 1960 Australian television play. It was based on the popular stage play Seagulls Over Sorrento and was produced by Crawford Productions for Melbourne's HSV-7, airing on 1 May 1960.[3] It screened on TCN-9 in Sydney on Sunday 12 June.[4]
It was the first full length TV play made by an independent production company in Australia, in his case Crawfords.[5] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]
A kinescope recording of the production exists.[7]
Cast
- Bill Hodge as Badger
- Brian James as Petty Officer Herbert
- Stuart Wagstaff
- Frank Taylor
- Peter Anderson as Lofty
- Carl Bleazby
- Don Crosby as Hudson
- Mark Kelly
- John Norman
Production
It was the second time live drama had appeared on HSV-7. The first was The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.[8]
Hodge, James, Taylor and Bleazby had appeared in the 1952 J.C Williamson production of the play.[9] Hodge came out of semi retirement to star. It was reportedly the 594th time he had played the part.[4]
Reception
A critic from the Sydney Morning Herald "thought it came off pretty well as a TV show" with an "excellent cast".[10]
The critic from The Age said "it was adequately presented but lacked atmosphere. The players were scared of the TV cameras for the first half hour."[11]
References
- ^ "Radio and TV". The Age. 3 March 1960. p. 15.
- ^ "TV guide". Sydney Morning Herald. June 12, 1960. p. 75.
- ^ "Green Guide: 'Seagulls Over Sorrento". The Age. 5 May 1960. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Channel Spot". Sydney Morning Herald. June 6, 1960. p. 25.
- ^ "IT'S A FAMILY VERDICT". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 5. Australia, Australia. 4 July 1962. p. 2 (Television). Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Title No: 19490, Title: 'Seagulls Over Sorrento'." National Film and Sound Archives. Retrieved: 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Videotape of Seagulls". The Age. 29 April 1960. p. 32.
- ^ "Advertisement: 'Seagulls Over Sorrento'." The Age', 18 June 1952, p. 20.
- ^ Marshall, Valda (19 June 1960). "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 87.
- ^ Janus (5 March 1960). "Seagulls Unworthy of Revival on TV". The Age. p. 27.
