Corinth House Explained

Based On:the play by Pamela Hansford Johnson
Director:Bill Bain
Country:Australia
Language:English
Runtime:60 mins
Company:ABC
Network:ABC
Released: (Sydney)[1]
Released2:[2]

Corinth House is a 1961 Australian TV movie based on the play by Pamela Hansford Johnson and directed by Bill Bain. It was sold overseas.[3]

It was the ABC's first live drama of 1961.[4]

Plot

Set in a private hotel in London. One of its residents is Miss Malleson, a retired headmistress living out the rest of her days. She is visited by an ex pupil, Madge Donnythrope, who sixteen years earlier Miss Malleson disciplined publicly. Madge is determined to get revenge on the headmistress by convincing others she is insane.

Cast

Reception

The Australian Woman's Weekly called it "excellent".[5]

The Sydney Morning Herald said "The outstanding and positive thing about this play is its utter suitability to the medium of television" starring "two actresses of exceptional power."[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sydney Morning Herald . February 15, 1961. TV Guide. 15.
  2. News: The Age. Debut for a Radio Legend. 9 March 1961. 14.
  3. News: LIVE DRAMA AND MUSIC ON ABC TELEVISION. . . 11 December 1962 . 5 June 2015 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Sydney Morning Herald . February 12, 1961. TV Merry Go Round. 99. Valda. Marshall.
  5. News: JIMMY EDWARDS HERE SOON . . Australia . 1 March 1961 . 4 February 2020 . 61 . Trove .
  6. News: Sydney Morning Herald. "Corinth House" on ABN. February 16, 1961. 7.