Gaslight (1958 film) explained

Director:William Sterling
Starring:Beverly Dunn
Country:Australia
Language:English
Cinematography:Frank Few[1]
Runtime:75 minutes
Company:ABC
Released: (Melbourne, live)
Released2: (Sydney, taped)[2]

Gaslight is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation based on the 1938 play Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton. It starred Beverley Dunn.[3]

It was one of several Patrick Hamilton adaptations done on Australian television.[4]

Plot

Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman, Bella Manningham, moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.[5]

Cast

Production

William Sterling came down from Sydney to direct. It was the eleventh play to be performed live on Melbourne television – the others were Roundabout, The Twelve Pound Look, Holiday in Biarritz, Fair Passenger, The Right Person, Dark Brown, The Duke in Darkness, The Sound of Thunder and Killer in Close Up.[7]

It was one of a number of TV performances given by Dunn, others including Roundabout, The Lark, The Small Victory and Fair Passenger.[3] [8]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said the "production was well received by viewers and critics in Melbourne."[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Age. 2 January 1958. Names in TV, Radio. 19.
  2. News: Sydney Morning Herald . TV Guide. March 3, 1958. 10.
  3. News: From School Plays to Success on TV. The Age. September 19, 1958. 20.
  4. Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Reflections in Dark Glasses. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. March 20, 2021. August 2, 2024.
  5. "GASLIGHT" on TV . ABC Weekly. 26 February 1958. 33.
  6. News: The Age. Advertisement. 3 March 1958. 9.
  7. News: The Age. Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast. 2 January 1958. 8.
  8. Book: Lane, Richard. The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. 2000. 132–134.
  9. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1958. 13. "Gaslight" from Melbourne.